Ford government House Leader Paul Calandra just got up in the Legislature over the Keffiyeh ban and really said “I don’t need to take lessons from the Ontario NDP on marginalized people. I’m ITALIAN!” #ONpoli
Italians, the Irish, Poles, Ukrainians......they were all treated like crap in North America until about the 60's. he's not wrong. Pretty much only the Brits, as they were here the longest weren't subject to the abuse pretty much every other nationality was. Pretty similar in the US too.
@_Sam_Hamilton So is pickpocket @PaulCalandra woke or not woke?
@_Sam_Hamilton Good grief. He’s so out of touch.
@_Sam_Hamilton Maybe you should open a history book before you post stuff like this.
@_Sam_Hamilton its 2024, not 1924 ffs. Behave yourself.
@_Sam_Hamilton He's Italian? Was it a LA Cosa Nostra thing when he was strong arming and robbing his mother blind then? When he threatened his sister? Makes sense now. @PaulCalandra
@_Sam_Hamilton He’s right. Canada’s prior treatment of Italians is well documented. pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-r….
@_Sam_Hamilton I hope that comment was followed by the gaffawing it deserved.
@_Sam_Hamilton This is hilarious when taken out of context, but I'm guessing when we see the full context it will look less hilarious I know I count as white now, but my grandparents faced discrimination. I use this memory to motivate myself to be more welcoming to new Canadians today