Markham, Ont., rejects proposal to end hoisting foreign flags outside City Hall

The Globe and Mail ^ | FEBRUARY 12, 2020 | Steven Chase

[HK_Kai_Chung]

The flag of the People’s Republic of China will still be permitted to fly outside City Hall in one of Ontario’s fastest-growing municipalities after a proposal to ban the hoisting of foreign flags on special occasions was defeated.

Markham city council voted 5-8 Tuesday evening to reject a motion to end the practice of temporarily raising foreign flags after six hours of debate featuring submissions from more than 70 speakers.

The proposal arose from a backlash last October after the red-and-yellow Chinese flag was raised to celebrate National Day in China and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China by Communist revolutionary Mao Zedong. Attendees included Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti and Han Tao, China’s consul-general in Toronto.

[Pontiac]

The proposal arose from a backlash last October after the red-and-yellow Chinese flag was raised to celebrate National Day in China and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China by Communist revolutionary Mao Zedong.

Even if you accept the premise of celebrating holidays of a friendly foreign nation, why would you celebrate the founding of a nation that systematically murdered 20 million of their own citizens?

[FreedomPoster]

Rummel puts the number at north of 75 million.

https://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/20TH.HTM

[wetgundog]

Is this CANADA, or What?

Or What.

[HK_Kai_Chung]

The city’s website, citing 2016 census findings, said 67 per cent of Markham residents identify as having an Asian ethnic background and the two biggest mother-tongue languages after English are Mandarin and Cantonese.

It is unfortunate that Canada has been letting the Communist's spies and brainwashed immigrants into their country for the sake of diversity.

Similar incident last year in Boston:

Communist China’s flag raised above Boston City Hall Plaza, Philly; supported by elected officials

[Gay State Conservative]

Ten bucks says that the US flag isn’t one of the flags being raised. I wonder if ISIS’s flag...or the PLO’s flag...are being raised.

[HK_Kai_Chung]

Only the ChiCom flag is allowed in that sorry place.

[virgil]

Maybe we shouldn’t be sharing intelligence with Canada.

[max americana]

You know when you go to an ATM and it’s either English or Spanish. The first 2 choices are English then Mandarin i kud you not. These are ATMs in the city.

[HK_Kai_Chung]

Put this shirt on if you want to get accepted in Vancouver.

[max americana]

In Richmond which is a city in vancouver, yes.