An Ontario NDP MPP whose statement on the Israel-Gaza war garnered condemnation from Jewish groups and calls for her resignation by Premier Doug Ford has apologized.

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    1 year ago

    Ahh yes, the “now is not the time to talk about gun control” argument that rears it’s ugly head after every school shooting in the US.

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      It’s not even remotely equivalent

      It’s akin to the argument of “x” being a criminal so he deserves to die that people bring up after every cop killing

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        It must be nice to just completely avoid all the history and abuse and just focus on the here and now, I bet it makes everything incredibly black and white.