http://www.jewishtribune.ca/TribuneV2/index.php/201003162785/NDP-BQ-defeat-motion-to-condemn-Israel-Apartheid-Week.html

OTTAWA - A motion in Parliament condemning Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) was blocked by the NDP and the Bloc Quebecois last week.

Both the government and the Liberals had supported the motion. The NDP defended it as a form of “free speech.”

In a press release following the motion’s defeat, Conservative MP Tim Uppal, who initiated the motion, stated: “I do not understand why the Bloc would object to this motion and it saddens me that they did. However, I am even more troubled by the fact that the NDP chose to publicly defend this hateful event. I find their support for IAW reprehensible.”

Uppal said it is unfortunate that they “fail to see the dangers of Israeli Apartheid Week and fail to support the state of Israel…. Israeli Apartheid Week creates an atmosphere of fear and intimidation on our campuses…. It’s important for Members of Parliament to stand up and publicly condemn efforts to single out one group of people for harsh treatment