
How Liberal Ministers Are Reacting to Pro-Hamas Attack Chants in Ottawa
Published on April 22, 2024
Senior Liberal ministers have echoed the prime minister’s apparent condemnation of chants in Ottawa this weekend celebrating the Hamas Oct. 7 massacre, but others avoided commenting directly. “October 7 is proof that we are almost free. Long live October 7! Long live the resistance! Long live the intifada! Long live every form of resistance!” said a protest participant using a loudspeaker on April 20. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacted the day after on social media. Without specifically pointing to the protest, he said it’s “unconscionable to glorify the antisemitic violence and murder perpetrated by Hamas on October 7th.” The statement on the X platform was re-posted by senior members of his cabinet....
