Associated Press,  Thu Jan 19 18:48:39 EST 2006

    Bruce Cheadle

OTTAWA (CP) _An internal party email obtained by The Canadian Press indicates the Conservatives moved to placate Tamil voters around Toronto on Thursday after an ill-timed reminder of the party's tough line on the Tamil Tigers organization.

The missive makes it clear the Conservatives are learning the hard lessons of ethnic politics in this country.

The email says Tory candidates in Toronto's east end complained after Deputy Leader Peter MacKay publicly reiterated a proposed ban on Tigers _ apparently not realizing the Conservatives had agreed not to discuss the ban during the election.


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- The Academic

I have never voted in Sri Lanka or Canada. But I will be voting in Canada - of course not Conservative. Banning an orginzation, even if it is LTTE, is not going to solve anything. There is no solution without LTTE, and sooner the solution it will be good for all Sri Lankans be it Sinhala, Tamil, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim or Christian.

Sri Lankan politics in Canada - God bless Canada!!!!


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agro

My concern is what ever the position of conservatives. internationalisation of tamils isuue. MR, JVP and JHU should understand this fact. unless peacefull solution is found international politics  is going to play a role. That means others will use it for their own benefit.

 The Logic is if party A supports LTTE party B will oppose and vice versa. that means either party A or party B going to support LTTE. hence there is certainity that funds will reach LTTE either through party A or party B. all they want is funds. Hence LTTE will loose nothing.

did any body understand this simple logic?

I urge SLFP, UNP, JHU, JVP and all other politiciens to take a lesson of logic if you dont understand the above.

Hence urgent need is we as srilankans must find a way to live together as brothers and sisters before being exploited for others benefit.


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unless we solve TAMILS ISSUE peacefully tamils and sinhalese as children of mother Lanka will be loosers. Mother lanka will suffer serious injuries. I beg all politiciens to understand this.

Conservatives are not going to win. They are jumping around in panic just like what the UNP did at the last moment where Moragoda said things about breaking up the LTTE etc.

Conervatives, NDPs or Liberals, when they come to power they will govern as CANADIAN. Thats the beauty of this country. What will happen is Canada will follow the international currents with regards to the Sri Lankan situation. The rest of the bickering and pampering is trying to solidfy their respective political bases.

Who is taking for all Sri Lankans for a ride, i.e. Tamils and Sinhalease, is India. The sooner all Sri Lankans realize that its the better.

How funny....

The whole of Canada's political future is depend on the 300,000 odd Tamil population who had come to live from either SL or INDIA.

This is what has happend to SL with the Up Country voters, This what has happend to Malasiya, Singapore, UK, Australia etc....

AndyR wrote:

. What will happen is Canada will follow the international currents with regards to the Sri Lankan situation.  .

Not really, canada had lot pressure from USA & UK to ban LTTE but they did not. Canadians always make their own decisions. Canada is different from other countries when it comes to sri lanka tamil problem. It has a 350 thousand tamil population & most of them are canadian citizens with middle income & lot of biz clout.

AndyR,

I believe the Conservatives are going to form the next govt ... not sure if it's going to be minority or majority govt. Even if the Liberals were to get elected the LTTE ban would come ... it'll come if the war breaks out. But with Conservatives the ban would come sooner.

-Thilagan

I don't mind who get's elected, as long as these Tiger terrorists are banned.

boogieman wrote:

I don't mind who get's elected, as long as these Tiger terrorists are banned.

boogieman

They won't be banned in Canada.. that vote is just too tasty for any politician to pass up.. reardless of their political stripe. If the Liberal's stay in power, nothing will change. If the Consevatives come to power, still nothing will change.

Anyway, most Canadian media is very pro-LTTE with the exception of the Naional Post. Judging by the swift back-pedalling by the Conservatives, that may be short-lived as well.

Who really cares about a bunch of Tamil-whatsits and Sin-whatsits butchering each other in the back of beyond, anyway ? And if they want to contribute toward the continuation of the butchering, well, let 'em....

Ultimately Canada also got into this .. politics.
GOD BLESS CANADA

boogieman wrote:

I don't mind who get's elected, as long as these Tiger terrorists are banned.

When Boogi will wake up from his Dreams? What will happen If Ltte got banned in Canda? NOTHING

There is 1000 ways to give money to Tigers  n Canada (Like how Tigers raising money in US). After UK,US, Australia & India banned only LTTE over ran Katunayake & Elephnat pass camp including all vanni camps.
This problem only sorted out by Agreeing Tamils aspirations

I think what all of us should worry about is peace in our own land. People can live in peace & harmony without fear from anyone & execution of justice. It is a shame on people to wish either way. Whether the LTTE is banned or not in Canada, it will not make much difference in SL. It is down to us to solve this. Whether there is a ban or not, it is not something we should get excited about.

At the end of the day no one can solve our problem unless we want to.

Peacelover wrote:

I think what all of us should worry about is peace in our own land. People can live in peace & harmony without fear from anyone & execution of justice. It is a shame on people to wish either way. Whether the LTTE is banned or not in Canada, it will not make much difference in SL. It is down to us to solve this. Whether there is a ban or not, it is not something we should get excited about.

At the end of the day no one can solve our problem unless we want to.

LTTE should be banned in Canada and freeze their bank accounts . Canada should be vigilant on their fund raising events for LTTE. If not for the LTTE supporters in Canada, US, France ,Australia and Norway LTTE would not be able to exist.

bweera wrote:

Peacelover wrote:

I think what all of us should worry about is peace in our own land. People can live in peace & harmony without fear from anyone & execution of justice. It is a shame on people to wish either way. Whether the LTTE is banned or not in Canada, it will not make much difference in SL. It is down to us to solve this. Whether there is a ban or not, it is not something we should get excited about.

At the end of the day no one can solve our problem unless we want to.

LTTE should be banned in Canada and freeze their bank accounts . Canada should be vigilant on their fund raising events for LTTE. If not for the LTTE supporters in Canada, US, France ,Australia and Norway LTTE would not be able to exist.

Go on. Keep begging all nations in the world. Get excited by what one says in favour or against. JRJ begged US & when it didn't work, then India. GOSL has been begging for the past 23 years. Who cares if the innocent suffer?