Gaza: The Canadian Blowback.

I want to say that the death of civilians, whether that happens in Gaza, Israel or anywhere else, should always be condemned. The IDF says its operations are done in accordance with international law. I hope so but tell that to the families of the three hostages killed by the IDF.

Meanwhile, Gaza is now way beyond a humanitarian crisis. I don't know what the answer is, but what I want to see is aid coming in for civilians to the greatest extent possible. People are quite literally starving, and most of them are neither Hamas terrorists nor other combatants. 

What I'm not OK with is demonstrations on behalf of Palestine that are not peaceful in nature. This level of intimidation and threats is not acceptable, period. Police are often there but act like bumps on a log. Not acceptable either. 

To my mind, it has come to this: we need to enforce not only the Criminal Code provincially, but also the Immigration Act federally for those who use threats and intimidation as political tactics. Those who do that and happen not to be citizens need to be investigated and ultimately deported to their home countries. Enough is enough. This is Canada, not some undemocratic totalitarian state, and it's time that we stand up for our democratic values and the rule of law. No one else can do it for us.