Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed strong concerns about protests in Canada against India to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, according a statement by India.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed strong concerns about protests in Canada against India to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, according a statement by India.
This is laughably dumb. Does he think there is a federal bureau of parade floats? Some idiots in Brampton made an inappropriate float. A year prior, some idiots in Sundre made an inappropriate float that was discriminatory towards towards Sikhs. The federal government, and the country at large, didn’t sanction or approve of either float. (You’ll also note the lack of complaints from India about the Sundre float, despite India’s large Sikh population.)
Both are considered embarrassing and the municipalities should have stopped both. What it doesn’t call for, is a draconian federal government that inspects every last bit of speech and expression for potential violations. Hate speech will be treated as every other crime—complaints will lead to charges, the courts will try the crimes, punishments will be dealt.