{"id":217121,"date":"2026-03-15T22:10:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T02:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=217121"},"modified":"2026-03-15T22:11:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T02:11:01","slug":"elephantintheroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/elephantintheroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen Up! The elephant in the room | Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes it is necessary to speak up, even when it might hurt or offend some people. That is not the intent of what I write today, but I do believe there is a serious issue that needs to be addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday night, Ontario Premier Doug Ford sought an injunction to stop a rally and protest in Toronto called Al-Quds Day. This rally, organized by a militant pro-Palestinian group which critics have long maintained is affiliated with Iran&#8217;s IRGC, has been an annual gathering in Toronto for several years, as it has been in many countries around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Toronto Star, in Ford\u2019s view, \u201cThis demonstration is nothing more than a breeding ground for hate and antisemitism. It celebrates terrorism. It has no place in Ontario. It has no place in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Court did not grant the injunction, and the rally proceeded this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The concern for Premier Ford and some Toronto councillors is that, as a result of recent events in the city, there is an increasing risk of violence and clashes between factions with strong, conflicting viewpoints. They believe the rally fosters hate speech, which is contrary to Canadian law.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent days, at least three synagogues have been attacked and vandalized in Toronto. As well, the United States Consulate has been fired upon in that city. One Toronto veteran told me recently that for years, a story about gun violence would hit the headlines periodically. Now, she opined, the top two stories every day seem to be about gun violence in the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto the Good has changed. It has long been a thriving multi-cultural municipality where citizens could celebrate and share their cultures and still have strong Canadian values and identity. There was no attempt to change Canada. The rule of law was sacrosanct. There have been few special demands, and for the most part, people have been able to live peacefully within the Canadian mosaic and still be who they are.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly, not anymore.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now there are factions against factions. There are demands for special rights. There is an intolerance of different points of view, and there is the intention of some to impose their culture and practices on everyone else. Antisemitism is at its highest level in decades, and violence is growing by the day. There is a real danger of Sharia law raising its ugly head in Canada, a concept that promotes male dominance and the subjection of women.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not only a Toronto issue, of course, but it is a good example of what is happening globally and how it is beginning to affect life in Canada.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now we come to the elephant in the room, and that is the need for immigration reform. Most people do not want to talk about it, and some will call it racism. But it is not that. Racism is the belief that people of one race are inherently superior or inferior to those of another and that those differences justify discrimination or exclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I accept that definition. I strongly believe in the equality of humankind, black, white, brown, or whatever. I am also an advocate of equal opportunity, something that is lacking in our society today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the exception of First Nations people, Canada is the product of immigration, and we should never be prejudiced against people because of where they were born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But we can, in my view, expect people who want to come to Canada to live to do so because they respect Canadian values, and not because they see this country as a platform for activism to remake Canada according to the political or cultural norms from whence they came.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With all due respect, I believe that the current immigration practices, probably once adequate, have led, at least to some degree, both in Canada and elsewhere in the world, to an atmosphere of conflict, a challenge to institutional traditions, and at times to violence. This belief is based not on who people are but rather on what they want to do when they get here.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether we like it or not, immigration issues have fostered concern and real anger in many parts of the world. Immigration reform in the United States is what brought Donald Trump to power, in spite of his complete inability to work within constitutional norms to accomplish that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We never want to see this in Canada, but the seeds are present. Toronto, as it is today, is a loud and clear clarion of that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada should always welcome immigrants. But the criteria to get here must, in my view, reflect traditional Canadian values and not dilute them. We need their skills. We need their ideas, and we need their active participation in national life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada is certainly not perfect, but our immigration policies should not allow people to become citizens whose fundamental goal is to change who we as Canadians are.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know that is controversial. I also believe it is something that needs to be both said and addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Before it is too late.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hugh Mackenzie<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/Hughs-new-photo-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-216742\" style=\"width:327px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/gFDFGblP-Hughs-new-photo-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/Hughs-new-photo-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/Hughs-new-photo-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/Hughs-new-photo-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/Hughs-new-photo-346x432.jpg 346w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/Hughs-new-photo-750x938.jpg 750w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/Hughs-new-photo-630x788.jpg 630w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2026\/03\/Hughs-new-photo.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Hugh Mackenzie has held elected office as a trustee on the Muskoka Board of Education, a Huntsville councillor, a District councillor, and mayor of Huntsville. He has also served as chairman of the District of Muskoka and as chief of staff to former premier of Ontario, Frank Miller.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hugh has also served on a number of provincial, federal and local boards, including chair of the Ontario Health Disciplines Board, vice-chair of the Ontario Family Health Network, vice-chair of the Ontario Election Finance Commission, and board member of Roy Thomson Hall, the National Theatre School of Canada, and the Anglican Church of Canada. Locally, he has served as president of the Huntsville Rotary Club, chair of Huntsville District Memorial Hospital, chair of the Huntsville Hospital Foundation, president of Huntsville Festival of the Arts, and board member of Community Living Huntsville.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In business, Hugh Mackenzie has a background in radio and newspaper publishing. 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