The Editor,
Re. “Rice cartoon on Jewish refugees misses the mark” (Letters, The Tri-City News, May 23).
I’m not an apologist for Ms. Rice but after reading Mr. Dyrkton’s letter, I think another opinion on how her cartoon was perceived is necessary.
Since Trudeau’s coronation as prime minister of Canada, there has been a litany of apologies emanating from his office.
Then we have his never ending proselytizing while on his many trips to foreign countries, lecturing on his perspective of human rights and injustices he thinks need to be righted. It seems Trudeau is all talk but little action when it comes to apologies.
I think Israelis would be a little surprised by this apology, given the fact that former Prime Minister Stephen Harper made it one of his priorities to establish diplomatic, humanitarian and foreign relations with Israel. He was well received and applauded when he spoke at the Knesset. Because of him, Canada is looked upon as one of Israel’s closest allies. These efforts go a lot farther in mending relations than these seemingly endless, self-aggrandizing efforts on the part of Trudeau.
Rice’s cartoon just lent credence to the fact that Trudeau does more apologizing and global travelling than actually being our leader and dealing with the issues effecting Canadians.
I’m not trying to minimize the ugliness of the incident, but when you go back 80 years to apologize for a decision made by our forefathers, when does it end?
If Justin Trudeau has a burning desire to make apologies, maybe he should look no further than his father. Papa Pierre burdened Canadians with the largest deficit spending of any prime minister.
Neil Swanson
Coquitlam
