The Canadian government has announced that Canada will not attend the United Nations conference on racism next year in Durban, South Africa as it's shaping up to be another anti-Semitic hate fest. Ynetnews.com has the details of the Canadian decision:
The so-called Durban II conference ''has gone completely off the rails'' and Canada wants no part of it, said Jason Kenney, Canada's secretary of state for multiculturalism and Canadian identity.
''Canada is interested in combating racism, not promoting it,'' Kenney said. ''We'll attend any conference that is opposed to racism and intolerance, not those that actually promote racism and intolerance.''
The 2001 World Conference Against Racism in Durban turned into ''a circus of intolerance,'' Kenney said, when Arab and Muslim countries criticized Israel. Israel and the United States walked out in protested, but the former Liberal Canadian government remained to speak up for Israel.
With Libya elected to chair the next gathering, Cuba appointed vice-chair, and anti-Israel rhetoric and actions building, Kenney said his government was left with no choice but to abandon the preparatory process for the followup meeting.
Hopefully the United States and more open European nations will follow in the decision.