No "Christmas" in Toronto
| Buk |
Monday, November 25, 2002 at 4:42 PM |
Toronto city staff created a bit of a controversy last week when they erected a "holiday tree" outside of City Hall. That's right, not a "Christmas tree", but a "holiday tree". Here's the reaction so far...
"Our special events staff went too far with their political correctness when they called it a holiday tree. They were trying to be inclusive and their hearts were in the right place, but you can't be politically correct all the time."
-- Mel Lastman, Mayor of Toronto
"Whatever you call it, it's still a Christmas tree. You're not being inclusive when you try to apply one religious symbol to everybody. You call it what is."
-- Anita Bromberg, B'nai Brith Canada
"I'm not sure what they're trying to achieve. Everyone has the full right to celebrate in their own way."
-- Ahmed Shoker, Canadian Islamic Congress
"It's time to sort of get on with life, accept everybody for who they are and revel in their holidays as opposed to look for ways to deny people's holidays. It's just plain silly."
-- Bernie Farber, Canadian Jewish Congress
