Tamil Protesters Block Toronto Street for Fifth Day

Of course, Agent.  The protest wasn't the problem, it was more or less peaceful, as most protests in Canada are.  

The location - in a high traffic, very condensed area, was the problem.  Of course, having the U.S. Consulate downtown is a problem in itself.  All the buildings around it have to have more than normal safety/emergency measures in place at all times. 

Besides the overt inconvenience of the protest and the blocking of a major roadway I'd actually be fine with the protests if the genuine concern of the protest were for the civilians trapped in the fighting.

Sadly this is not the case. If you listen closely and take a better look at the placards and posters you can see the unconditional support for the LTTE are the underline basis for these protests. The LTTE are the ones who have brought this humanitarian crisis upon the Tamil people in northern Sri Lanka, by holding them as human shields on a beach to protect their defeated leadership. They are eagerly awaiting foreign intervention of some sort to cut them a break so they can fight another day. For years the supporters of the LTTE here in Toronto have funneled money, logistics and smuggled weapons into Sri Lanka to fight a brutal war all for a selfish mono-ethnic separate state on an island the size of West Virginia. So in the past year the recent government said "enough is enough" and stepped up their military efforts to go after the LTTE and with enormous success as you can see they are trapped in a 12 sq km stretch of land. Additionally governments around the world proscribed the LTTE as a terrorist group and effectively put a halt to the terrorist funding. So for the past 4 months this pro-LTTE crowd have gone on a two faced protest demanding foreign intervention for the battered tiger unit, as they clearly know that every ceasefire the LTTE have regrouped/rearmed to fight a bloodier war. They use terms like "Genocide" (clearly not knowing the meaning of the word), use of cluster bombs, phosphorus weapons and rape to get sympathizers to their cause.

Even you Tamiya, use utterly false terms like "Genocide" loosely to describe an internal civil war. Let me explain to you that a Genocide is a complete extermination or expulsion of an ethnic group from their land. If you take a look at Sri Lanka's demographics, a substantial amount of Tamil people live among the Sinhalese in the southern areas. Not only that, Tamils are actively working in high level government positions, have equal opportunities at education and have the tamil language listed as an official language in the constitution. Additionally when the army recently blew up a LTTE made earth barrier, 10000 crossed over to government lines. A bit strange for the victims of a supposed 'Genocide' to run to their perpetrators don't you think? Contrast that with the LTTE who have ethnically cleansed the north-east of Muslims and murdered anyone (including India's Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi) who opposed their rule. Prolonging this war will only see results of the slaughter of thousands more. Imo a democratic government is a far, FAR better alternative to a terrorist group that has perfected suicide bombing and use of child soldiers as a means of achieving their goals.

Canadians including me have every right to be pissed at these protest as they aren't genuine, they are a disgrace to actual protests about actual genocides that are occuring in the world and their methods are highly disruptive & reckless.

It is absolutely offensive to state that "Canada has not accepted immigrated Citizens as well as it portrays to be". Canada has, is and always will accept immigrants (like me) who will treat it like its their new home to prosper and enrich -- not as a staging ground for a separatist war in a foreign country. Perhaps you should be saying that some immigrants have not accepted Canada as their new home as they clearly portray in these protests.

"The only thing I can see from the reaction is that Canada has not accepted immigrated Citizens as well as it portrays to be!!!"

So, are these immigrated "Citizens" planning to leave Canada in protest ? Like there was a call to boycott Sri Lankan Airlines and such? 

Just curious to know.. ;)

.Agent.

On another note I'd like to say as far a the concerns of the Natives go, they haven't recruited suicide bombers, child soldiers or driven truck loaded explosives at civilian infrastructure. Instead they used words and peaceful protests so its gotten them far more than the LTTE have ever gotten.

I doubt much of your population in Texas or in the United States as a whole for that fact would have been happy if other nations put pressure on the U.S. to observe a ceasefire with Taliban/Al-Qaeda after the 9/11 attacks. 

We dont want more of your community we canadians wants all tamoul to be deported back to where they came from.

Natt Anly these 50% , remaining 5000% too contributed to the economy and the host society (very important. Economy without any socio-cultural contribution does not lead anywhere).Whenever write anything never see that part - always write "Dumeel."

Natt much of the immigrants have contributed more to terrorism like this particular group. Barring the Khalistan terrorists - bombed a plane in the midair killing 300+ people - the biggest terror attack in Canadian history. But that terrorism was already put to rest and how strange.! - same fate is waiting for LTTE terrorists too. The similarities do not end there either. Like Khalistan terrorists, LTTE also going to be inactive in the originated country. But an adamant, but gradually decaying Diaspora with fuming minds will remain for some time  (say for another 20 - 30 years) only go into oblivion.

Old terrorists never die, they just fade away.

I see only equality here. All terrorists and their supporters are treated like vermin by Canadian society - god bless the country and the people..!

By the way, read the latest UNSC decision not to block Sri Lanka's loan from IMF?

:-))


.Agent.