Monsef: ‘Our brothers’ comment is a ‘cultural reference’

Aug. 24: Federal minister Maryam Monsef says her mention of the Taliban as 'our brothers' is a 'cultural reference.'

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22 comments

  1. Fellow MPs: “Our colleagues”
    Other Muslims: “Our brothers”
    Could it be an accidental overstep? Sure. Could it be a very revealing view of her mindset? Also sure.

  2. We should be resettling them in neighbouring countries with similar beliefs, stop importing them here. Canada certainly doesn’t need anymore of this in our communities!

  3. This is the face of privilege. “I have absolutely no qualifications but I lottery won this plum job.” What an absolute bum and bad example for anything.

  4. Our brothers lol , if there your brother then I’ll personally pay for your one way flight to Afghanistan

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