Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel-Garner has profusely apologized for being privileged and white..“Yes. I humble myself and ask forgiveness, and seek to make things right,” she stated in a June 8 Tweet..“I have privilege; I am cis/straight/white. But I am also a woman who works in a system dominated by white maleness. But no excuses. I will do what I can. That is all I can do, but it is much.”.Cis…on this side…what side is that?.Well, in the Tweet just before that to Amira Elghawaby, Rempel-Garner referred to the “London terror attack and Islamophobia in Canada.”.Who is Amira Elghawaby? She’s a board member of the Trudeau-funded, hard left Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN) and she promotes censoring free speech..Elghawaby, a professed journalist and human rights advocate (activist) would have you believe Canadian society is saturated with seething Islamophobics ever on the prowl for victims..Elghawaby once wrote: “Along with heeding community calls for a national summit on Islamophobia (which should be broadened to include all forms of hatred), and dismantling white supremacist hate groups, the federal government must also introduce legislation against online hate that it has long promised.”.But back to Rempel-Garner, one of many Conservative MPs who serve Canadians well. Her tenacity and dedication to holding the Liberal government accountable have earned her admiration and respect..It is her right, albeit bewildering, to react to the London, Ont. tragedy as she did. .Four members of the Afzaal family, innocents out for an evening walk, were killed when Nathaniel Veltman, 20, allegedly ran over them with his truck. Mercifully, a nine-year-old boy survived..Veltman was charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and terrorism. Police have not revealed why they believe this was a pre-meditated hate crime..“This killing was no accident. This was a terrorist attack,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared in a speech in the House of Commons..Said NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh: “They were all targeted because of their Muslim faith. This is happening here, in Canada, and it has to stop.” .Official Opposition leader Erin O’Toole called for all parties to work together to “end hatred and violence.”.Whether it was or wasn’t a hate crime is for the courts to decide. .But why bother waiting for a trial? .With stunning speed, the court of political and public opinion reached a verdict..Meanwhile, many circling like sharks use opportunities like this tragedy to promote insidious agendas. .High on a few agendas is the desire to crush this thing called white privilege which is increasingly, conveniently, blamed for heinous acts committed by sick individuals. .Confused about what white privilege is?.“The unquestioned and unearned set of advantages, entitlement, benefits and choices bestowed upon people solely because they are white. Generally white people who experience such privilege do so without being conscious of it,” explained American activist Peggy McIntosh. .Why exactly Rempel-Garner felt compelled to apologize for being a privileged white is uncertain. She wasn’t available for comment..Should every Canadian who self-identifies as white be required to apologize? .If so, who goes next?.Maybe the privileged white seniors tucked away in homes and lodges, their bodies worn and frail from labouring to build this country that welcomes immigrants and people of all faiths with open arms?.When they immigrated to Canada, they weren’t afforded the opportunities now available to immigrants to obtain things like health care and education. .Too many white privileged seniors must rely on paltry pensions that don’t begin to match assistance now available to newcomers..Who’s next? Definitely white CEOs or owners of companies who worked 14-hour days to get where they are. .Surely the privileged white janitor who never gets proper sleep because he/she works the night shift had better jump on the apology tour..How about Saskatchewan’s Const. Shelby Patton, 26? .Well, he can’t apologize for the white privilege he had when he went to work to protect the public Saturday..He was killed when he stopped a suspected stolen truck that mowed him down..Should all policemen, firemen, teacher, nurse, every person in every profession that works to serve Canadians of all skin colours and faiths apologize for their white skin?.There are those who absolutely expect that..They are racists. Hard core racists..And anyone who apologizes for being white and privileged walks into their devious, hateful trap..Enough already with the cries and hand wringing about white privilege. Shame on everyone who so eagerly manipulates and twists the actions of one evil individual into something bigger..This does no justice to the murdered members of the Afzaal family. Their memory deserves more respect. .If it turns out Veltman is indeed guilty of a hate crime, no one else but him bears the guilt of that sin. .He was the only one driving that truck..Slobodian is a Western Standard columnist based in Manitoba.,lslobodian@westernstandardonline.com,
