Gatineau city councillor Nathalie Lemieux has issued an apology for comments she made about Muslims and quit her job as the city’s deputy mayor. Her apology for “offending or hurting anyone” didn’t stop there. She punished herself before the anti-Islamophobia brigade could attack her for offending Muslims and Islam.
There has been a brouhaha in Quebec over the idea of implementing a national “Islamophobia Day” in response to a mosque shooting rampage in Quebec in January 2017. Alexandre Bissonnette pleaded guilty to six counts of first-degree murder. The murders were found not to be terrorism, because no doctrine or ideology was underlying the attack. Bissonnette’s hatred was the underlying factor. The Premier of Quebec, Francois Legault, in response to the idea of declaring a national “Islamophobia Day” stated that there would not be a day against Islamophobia in Quebec because it wasn’t an issue.
Enter councillor Nathalie Lemieux.
“’This word doesn’t even exist for me’, Lemieux said of the term Islamophobia. ‘Quebecers aren’t as racist as people would have you believe. When a group of people wants to integrate, they do. And this group doesn’t. These people do a lot of bad things, with their trucks and things. It’s normal to be scared of them.’”
There is a bigger problem here than Lemieux offending Muslims. The question is why has legitimate public concern about jihad terror not been adequately addressed by mainstream Muslim groups such as the National Council of Canadian Muslims (formerly CAIR-CAN), which has been pushing for the national “Islamophobia Day” and which also defined “Islamophobia” as “fear, prejudice, hatred or dislike directed against Islam or Muslims, or towards Islamic politics or culture.”
Note how many variables are jumbled together in this definition. It is wrong to hate Muslims simply because they are Muslims, but it is not wrong to dislike the aspects of Islamic theology and law that mandate that apostates must be killed, women are inferiors, women must be fully covered (Quran 24:31) or face abuse (Quran 33:59), and that fear must be struck into the hearts of disbelievers and to “strike upon the necks and strike from them every fingertip” (Quran 8:12), etc.
The more these issues are covered up, the more fear will spread, in accordance with the Quranic command to strike fear into the hearts of disbelievers. After fear has been struck into hearts of disbelievers, Islamic supremacists call those disbelievers “Islamophobic” and shut them up in accordance with Islamic blasphemy laws.
Instead of quitting, Natalie Lemieux should have stood for truth and offered a more detailed and comprehensive explanation. She also should have been given a full chance to explain why she said what she did, and her opponents should also be given the chance to refute her. Her opponents, as is so often the case, would be stumped if they tried to refute her statement on factual grounds. But such dialogue and discussion has been all but removed from the public square out of fear of Muslims, the fear to offend them.
“Gatineau councillor apologizes for saying ‘it’s normal to be scared’ of Muslims,” by Taylor Blewett, Montreal Gazette, February 5, 2019:
Gatineau city councillor Nathalie Lemieux apologized Monday for comments she made last week about Muslims and said she was stepping down as the city’s deputy mayor.
Lemieux took to Facebook to issue an apology for offending or hurting anyone with her words, explaining, in French, that doing so was not her intention.
In an interview with Le Droit last Friday, Lemieux applauded Quebec Premier François Legault’s opposition to designating an anti-Islamophobia day in Quebec, and said fear of Islam is a problem invented by Justin Trudeau’s federal Liberals. The comments came days after the second anniversary of the deadly attack on a mosque in Quebec City.
“This word doesn’t even exist for me,” Lemieux said of the term Islamophobia. “Quebecers aren’t as racist as people would have you believe. When a group of people wants to integrate, they do. And this group doesn’t.
“These people do a lot of bad things, with their trucks and things. It’s normal to be scared of them,” Lemieux told Le Droit.
Her comments were met with a demand from Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin that Lemieux retract and apologize for her comments.
In her Facebook post, Lemieux said she found it unfair that she was being judged on a few words published in a newspaper that did not accurately represent her beliefs…..
somehistory says
And the “mayor” is the one forcing an apology. moslims make the claim that we all “fear” them and are “afraid” of islam, but no one likes it when someone says the same thing…in truthful words.
Too bad she was made to apologize. Perhaps she could go live in Hungary, or Poland and freely say what she thinks. She could come South to the U.S., but the pressure to hold back on speaking the truth about islam would still be on her. Much like the young woman in Hallandale, Fl.
Everywhere moslims are accepted as “normal” citizens, they prove they are not and someone forces apologies for the truth being told.
christianblood says
I believe she should not have resigned for speaking what is factual and commonsensical but then would force her out, wouldn’t they? In the Western world today anyone that speaks the Truth is demonized by the pro-islamist globalist establishment that is running the West. No one can say the Truth anymore in the Western world. It is crazy and very bizarre what is going in the West!
gravenimage says
All this is true, and very troubling.
But this is not the only part of Dar-al-Harb that is appeasing Muslims–this happens all the time in Russia, as well.
christianblood says
gravenimage
Stop projecting your political-correctness disease to the rest of the free world like Russia! Russia is a Christian country and it openly states so.
U$ and the West are “secular liberal democracies” that are anti-Christ, pro-islamist and pro-LGBTQ! Big difference!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFLv4zAeXaE
Henry says
gravenimage, stop posting the russian propaganda here showing how they invaded Ukraine. This is disgusting. Besides all these priests carry the FSB (former KGB) titles. The whole world knows that.
gravenimage says
christianblood keeps posting this. But the fact is that less than half of Russians identify as Christian.
And his constant claims that this means–somehow–that Russia can hence appease and enable Islam–even allowing a Shari’ah state to operate on her own soil without consequence is bizarre.
But christianblood has said many times that failing to murder gay people is far worse than Jihad. *Ugh*.
gravenimage says
Henry wrote:
gravenimage, stop posting the russian propaganda here
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Henry, you are mistaken in believing that I am the one posting Russian propaganda here. That would be christianblood.
BC says
What she said exactly is it was normal to be afraid of those who do not want to integrate and do ‘bad things’
There is nothing wrong with that it is just common sense.
CogitoErgoSum says
So ….. looks like the Muslims and their useful idiots scared her into resigning. As she said, it’s normal to be afraid of them. I think they like it that way.
somehistory says
CogitoErgoSum,
That’s what terrorism is all about…striking fear in order to force change. They forced her out of office, and forced her to apologize. They want people to be afraid of them, afraid of speaking the truth. Afraid to stand up to them and fight back; afraid to resist.
And if they can cause the authorities to be afraid, they get more of what they want because the authorities will do some of their fighting, some of the threatening, for them.
Savvy Kafir says
It’s normal to be afraid of Muslims, or pissed off and wary.
Prophecy says
I find this story troubling. As a political activist in Northern Ireland told me, we Canadians really must get a backbone when it comes to Islamic issues. I so wish Nathalie had stood firm and NOT resigned but I suspect she caved to pressure. Pity. Here’s hoping she tore into her bosses on her way out the door.
Westman says
In what types of nations are people punished by government for speaking the truth?
Watto35 says
They are called ‘dictatorships’.
gravenimage says
Yes–places like Canada are, grimly, less free all the time.
gravenimage says
Peter, I *hope* Canadians vote out Trudeau. The last PM was actually quite sane about Islam. When we had Obama here and Harper in Canada I very much envied our northern neighbors.
infidel says
Why this cowardice!! and that too in her own backyard Canada? WHY WHY WHY this backing down to a feral intolerant ideo like Islam that takes no prisoners…. It is Westerners like these that drive the air of out any budding legit movement and fight against this pestilence….It pains me to no end when I see Canadians like this buckling down to a bully …and that too in their own motherland…. God does not help cowards my dear Councillor..and I thought that many Hindus in my country lacked spine against Jehaad.
Rarely says
It’s easy to say that “someone else” should stand up and fight the battle. This is especially so for those of us who comment on this site protected by anonymity.
Q: What are YOU doing to improve the situation? How are YOU standing up?
PABLO says
The someone else had a forum and she blew it by resigning, instead of of defending her position, which was quite easy to do. She turned tail and ran. Don’t try to be holier than thou an over used flawed indignation rant.
Terry Gain says
Rarely made a very good point, whoever you are.
PABLO says
I can’t respond to Terry Gain as the system does not afford me a Reply Button, so I am replying to myself.
Rarely made a good point for the weak and uninformed. At the first sign of trouble she waved the white flag. Turning tail and running is not a sign of courage.
infidel says
Ps do not comment if U do not know what I do or not do… Please… People like me live in far more dangerous areas than U.. where Muslims live in huge numbers and where one slip means Ur head comes off Ur body… regardless we still fight on… we do not want U to end up in the same helpless place where we are now!!!
infidel says
Rarely,,, Keep speaking like this and end up in the same place where we are… Listen, I do not get any advantage if Canada supplicates to Islam or not….I do not even live there nor do I want to nor have I any interests there… It is Ur land… Do as U please..but do not say that U weren’t warned ahead in time.
infidel says
And to add.. just 2 days back, a friiend’s friend…..(U have already read it on this site) got brutally hacked to death by these Muslims…. So it hits very close to home for us here and U could very well be reading about me in JW that I got brutally slaughtered…. So just do not open Ur silly mouth b4 U are actually aware of what is my situation. Every day and every move is a minefield in a viper’s pit here and many times U get betrayed by Ur own fellow Hindus who play the dhimmi to a sickening perfection… Rarely… U are a really ignorant person….
gravenimage says
Agree with Rarely–at least this woman spoke up to begin with. We *all* need to take a stand, as much as each of our particular situations allow.
Ashley says
I agree with Rarely, but found the delivery of his/her comment unnecessarily harsh.
There are many ways to “take a stand”, Rarely. Judging others here isn’t particularly productive.
Robert Spencer requires bodyguards to protect his and his family’s very lives. GI spreads the word via her comments and artwork. Undaunted warns us all to self-protect. Terry Gains calls a spade a spade and doesn’t mix words (and, I would venture to guess, uses his/her real name.) Mortimer is generous with his insight. Infidel is in a living hell. Wellington, somehistory, thebigW and countless others offer perspectives that impact. PABLO made a point as well.
It isn’t your business how I or anyone else on this forum opts to take a stand against the scourge of Islam.
I appreciate your contributions here but take exception to your “This is especially so for those of us who comment on this site protected by anonymity” sleight.
The very fact that I am here and eager to learn is a testament to my hunger for knowledge and understanding.
Please don’t judge me because I exercise a different stroke in my approach.
gravenimage says
Fine post, Ashley–I agree. We all do what we can here to oppose Jihad.
mortimer says
Islam WANTS dirty kafirs to be in fear of Muslims … that’s what Mohammed says. Mohammed is the expert on Islam.
Mohammed said that Muslims are ‘garbage’ if the kafirs do not fear them:
“Prophet Muhammad said; It is expected that the nations will call other nations to share them against you (Muslims) as the eaters call each other to eat from the food in front of them in a large wooden plate A person asked, Will that happen because of our small number on that day? The Prophet said, No. Your number will be great, but you will be rubbish like the rubbish of flood-water. And certainly Allah will REMOVE FROM THE HEARTS OF ENEMIES THE FEAR OF YOU and surely Allah will throw Wahn in your hearts. A person asked, What is Wahn, O Messenger of Allah? The Prophet said, Wahn is to love this world and to hate death.” – Abu Dawud 4284
CogitoErgoSum says
Muhammad took those who believed his lies for garbage from the beginning. He (in the guise of Allah) was the greatest of all deceivers … and the most cynical character in all of history.
elee says
Applause for Mortimer’s post, above. Koran 3:150, 8:12. Oh and also 33:28.
Clare Maloney says
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Clare Maloney says
Well written essay again Christine. I’ve followed the story and until now was confused by Lemieuxs original stance to her capitulation. Hopefully she’ll rerecant and return to her council.
Tom says
“fear, prejudice, hatred or dislike directed against Islam or Muslims, or towards Islamic politics or culture.”
Fear, dislike, against Islam or towards Islamic politics? Just those words alone included in The definition of Islamaphobia are contrary to our Charter rights under the Canadian Constitution.
As Canadians we are free to fear or dislike anything, anyone, or any group we want to, as long as our fears or dislikes do not turn from feelings to violent actions.
The definition is clearly contrary to our freedom of thought, expression or speech.
As for fearing Islam or Muslims, we should not fear them, but we must oppose the violence and intolerance that is clearly promoted from within Islamic doctrin, and from those within the Muslim community that follow the ways of hatred and intolerance.
Terry Gain says
On my Facebook Page
Dear Ms Lemieux
Every Canadian who is aware of Islam’s supremacist and totalitarian doctrine and history of conquest is afraid of Islam. Your forced resignation for telling the truth is one indication of why such fears are justified.
Save Europe says
Agreed Terry ?
Terry Gain says
As Canadians we are free to fear or dislike anything, anyone, or any group we want to, as long as our fears or dislikes do not turn from feelings to violent actions.
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Actually we are no longer free, as this story demonstrates. You are confusing today with the days before we permitted Muslim immigration. This is the new order.
Tom S. says
Normal people will remain afraid. Silent, but afraid. I generally remain silent, but am also quietly arming up along with millions of other Americans. Follow Matt Bracken. We will not go down the way the Phalange militias did in Lebanon. Americans are a sturdier breed.
gravenimage says
Tom, you should speak up, also. It is easier to try to salvage a semi-free nation than hope to fight the army of a tyranny.
Save Europe says
Tom –
As a Limey, please let me say this – you live in a country which has a far greater freedom of speech; in my own, it is increasingly lessening. Believe me, EVERY Western European country has this vile problem.
However – speak up! Even I do, but in a controlled way, and I have yet to suffer in England, as a result. It’s about out-debating those who disagree, with superior knowledge, and with courtesy. The Leftist globalists always lack both those qualities, in my experience.
My best regards to you Sir ?
Ashley says
Hold on to your hats. This sent chills down my spine:
https://www.foxnews.com/world/former-far-right-dutch-politician-and-islam-critic-announces-surprise-conversion
Ashley says
This photo is tough to stomach. Geert must feel blindsided…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/dutch-leader-geert-wilders-ally-converts-islam-190205175958375.html
thebigW says
I think guy Klaveren already left Wilders party back in 2014, because he didn’t like the way Wilders was supporting the people who wanted “fewer” Moroccans allowed into the Netherlands. So already in 2014, this Klaveren guy was having his pc feewings hurt by an anti-Moroccan chant. That’s the kinda person who can end up jumping ship like him.
https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2014/03/unrepentant_wilders_refuses_to/
Ashley says
Thanks for that link, thebigW.
FYI says
He has proven himself to be an idiot.He even looks like an imbecile:if his eyes were any closer he would be a mutant.He should be sectioned and taken into a care facility.
Sometimes idiots in the far-right convert to islam.It really is no surprise.
{Meanwhile ..intelligent people born into islam are abandoning the cult..}
Let’s see:he has found a god allah{“the best of deceivers” k3:54} who is antisemitic,antichristian k9:30,misogynistic,author of a book that contains 40+ scientific errors,Theology howlers{allah thinks christians are polytheists,mary is part of the Trinity and the Jewish Prophets Moses and Jesus are muslims}.allah’s prophet muhammed was a mass-murdering {Abu dawud 4390}camel pee drinking,cross-dressing,polygamous pederast who had a magical winged flying horse buraq{nobody saw it},famously split the moon in half{nobody saw it}and received the koran in a cave from jibreel{“The Enemy of the Jews”{{nobody saw it}He has joined a religion that subscribes to al walaa wal Baraa,hatred for all non muslims
islam:it attracts the blind ,the ignorant,the theologically challenged and the foolish…
The koran CURSES Christians for believing in Jesus Christ K9:30 and falsely claims allah gave the Gospel to Jesus k4:56{which is logically impossible:the Gospel could not have existed until AFTER Jesus..}:the koran curses his family!
An ex-Christian who converts to islam has failed in his Christianity and has done so in a fashion explained by the winnowing mechanism of 2 Thessalonians 2 v 10-11.
It is not the case if a Christian becomes a muslim that he can assume salvation:allah is the BEST OF DECEIVERS.That’s NOT the Judeo-Christian Biblical God.
If the choice is given to convert to islam OR be an atheist:Be an atheist.
At least then ,one is not likely to be lead astray by following the example of islam’s “prophet”
Given all the information out there,including warnings from ex-muslims,former converts,JW and the internet,it takes a spectacular level of imbecility to convert to islam.
The Darwin Award of the Century must go to …Joram van Klaveren.
No doubt the silly beard and the adopted Arabic name will follow…….
somehistory says
Ashley,
He didn’t listen to his own advice. Drinking “poison” will lead to death and so he has chosen his destiny.
gravenimage says
Just repulsive, Ashley.
thebigW says
“Her opponents, as is so often the case, would be stumped if they tried to refute her statement on factual grounds.”
Not if her opponents say “most Muslims in Canada aren’t doing anything bad so stop tarrin’ all Muslims with the same brush.” What does the Counter Jihad have to say back to that, eh? I know what I got to say back to that. We got the right to make assumptions about ALL Muzzies based on what some of them have done, based on the same damn Islam all of em believe, and based on the lies the so-called moderates tell every time someone asks them good questions.
Salome says
‘Islamophobia’ is a snarl word. Call it out every time. Use the left’s vocabulary against it.
Islamaphone says
It is normal to be scared of Muslim motorists yelling ‘Allahu Akbar’ as they drive a truck thru a crowd of infidels.
David Munson says
Scared and watchful is synonymous with Moslems. Never trust a MODERATE MOSLEM.
ntesdorf says
All normal people are afraid of Muslims when they really meet them and the Muslims like to keep it that way. The Qur’an, Sharia and Muhammed agree that this is the correct way.
gravenimage says
Canada: City councillor apologizes, resigns after saying “it’s normal to be scared” of Muslims
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Nathalie Lemieux is quite right. Who wants to be raped or murdered by Muslims, or to have this happen to their loved ones? Who wants to live under brutal Shari’ah law, which most Muslims want to impose on us?
Kudos to Nathalie Lemieux for speaking out. I wish she had not succumbed to pressure to apologize and resign.
Meturaf says
And by apple polly logies and resigning she has proved her statement to be true.
UNCLE VLADDI says
That’s weird – the local leftist rag “The Ottawa Citizen” said she’d been FIRED, not that she resigned, and even quoted her on it.
Elizabeth Thorne says
Imam Zaid Shakir said in front of 18,000 peoplekind, who attended the annual Muslim-American Conference, that the American Constitution is inferior to the Islamic Sharia law. Will he resign?
No Muzzies Here says
I see that stating truth gets you fired not only in the USA but in Quebec as well. So, truth is now a crime. Falsehoods are official policy.
jedothek says
Continuing Robert’s remarks: the reaction of “progressives” here exhibits again their lack of interest in the truth. Did any of them ask themselves whether the fear in question is natural? Let’s see. Members of a certain religion have repeatedly killed innocent people , by their own testimony in obedience to their religion. They have not changed their views: therefore they are likely to kill again. It would seem to be natural for other people to be afraid. I invite any response from any party.
Elizabeth Thorne says
Speaking of firing, let’s make sure in this election year we fire, JUSTINE TRUDEAU, IQRA KHALID, OMAR ALFHABRA, MARYAM MONSEF, Salma Zahid, Majid Jowhari, Arif Virani, Ali Elsassi, Yasmin Ratansi, Marwan Tabbara, AHMED HUSSEN, MELANIE JOLY–bff of Irqa Khalid, CHRYSTAI FREELAND, Chris Bittle, CLIMATE BARBIE , Hedi Fry, all the Liberals and all the NDP for supporting M-103………………………….MAKE CANADA GREAT AGAIN!
ninetyninepct says
She is accurate in her pinion. Islamophobia means a justified fear of Islam, a fear of being run over by a truck or stabbed with the Muslim weapon of choice, a knife.
Elizabeth Thorne says
The truth shall set you FREE.
Dave Johnson says
Hey, let’s state the facts and face up to them.
I-slime is the devils ideology. Allah is satan and anyone following this disgusting cult is not only satan’s minion but also your enemy. Warfare, as it has always been with muslims, will prove inevitable.
The West’s reticence, acquiescence and capitulation to this evil ideology has grown steadily with our own desertion of our Judeo-Christian foundations. In the past Western civilization has always stood firm against the onslaught of this ghastly mind disease and its armies. Now they simply walk into our neighborhoods in their Nikes with their kids and cell phones, welcomed as “refugees” instead of the invaders they really are.
The passage of time will see how the slow acid drip of this devil doctrine eats the soul out of all democratic nations who have been stupid enough to open their doors to such an evil, evil intruder. I, for one, am armed and ready. I know for a fact I am not alone. The Gates of Vienna had better be in your town too.