Canadian Tamils protest outside Sri Lankan consulate 
Members of Toronto's Sri Lankan community are trying to raise awareness of what they call genocide taking place in their home country.
Hundreds of Tamils gathered outside the Sri Lankan consulate at Yonge and St. Clair to make their message heard.
Earlier Tuesday, a Sri Lankan health official said more than 300 civilians are wounded and scores feared killed by artillery shells fired into a government-designated 'safe zone' for ethnic Tamil civilians trapped by fighting between the government and Tamil rebels.
The health official said Tuesday that it remains difficult to obtain a full account of the casualty toll in the 35-square-kilometre area near Mullaittivu.
He did not say whether he believed the shelling came from the rebel side or the government side.
Journalists are barred from the war zone.
Source: 680news
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at 09:07 on May 26th, 2009
"NOT POLITICALLY CORRECT!!"
I am completely pissed with this disruption by less than 3% of a city's population and every one a foreigner wanting the country they adopted to solve the problems of the country they left.
Round up every Tamil protester, provide transportation and send them back to "help out." Sort out your own mess. Don't blame the country you chose to live in because that country will not devote massive resources to your cause.
Go back home and speak out there against the atrocities that you see happening and help fight it from there. Sacrifice yourself, your sons, your daughters and your wealth, as little or as much as that might be. Put your money where your mouth is not our money and our families where your mouth is!!
Our ancestors stood up to carve out a way of living that we enjoy today. They did not go to your country, accept your hospitality then disrupt your way of life & demand you fix the injustices that they themselves would not address.
Accept responsibility for allowing your country to fall into the chaotic state it is in today!! Don't shirk your own part and think we will arbitrarily shoulder your social debts.
I will vote for any politician/political party with the gonads to stand up and put a stop to this foolishness.
Don Warnell
RCAF/1St Cdn Sigs Regiment/Airborne/4yrs attached to RCN east coast
Also, if you disagree with this tirade, respond and give me a different slant.
Sick and tired of being politically correct to the point of losing my Canadian identity and it takes a lot to piss off a Canadian!!!!
at 09:16 on May 26th, 2009
Now the fun starts..! Diasporans...over to you..!! Got any answers..?
This is NFB - not a flame bait. I believe that some serious points are raised by this commentator.
.Agent.