Thursday, May 10, 2018

Prime Minister Apology


Canada’s Prime Minister Apology is at it again. This time he is apologizing for a 1939 incident that saw Canada refusing to admit a ship carrying 907 German Jewish passengers attempting to flee Nazi Germany. While no one disputes the fact that this was an injustice, these ongoing efforts to offer amends for the decisions taken decades earlier by others does not alter what was done. Even Justin Trudeau’s father, former Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau, stated that apologies do not erase past injustices and that attempts to rewrite history can be a never-ending process. Perhaps Justin should have paid more attention to the words of his father. What’s next? Our PM, joint in hand, apologizing to everyone that got arrested for possession of marijuana. Don’t laugh. It is not beyond the realm of possibilities.

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