Ishtar TV. com / Majid Aziza - Canada /Translation: Atour Michael
The Chaldean Syriac Assyrian Popular
Council /Canada branch, participated in the Christmas festivity that was held
by Mr. Jason Kenney, Minister of Canadian Labor at the parliament building in
the capital of Ottawa, and which was attended by a number of Christian
organizations’ representatives from Pakistan, India and Lebanon in addition to Iraq.
Mr. Kenny gave a speech in which he stressed on his support for the Iraqi Christians
and Yazidies who are persecuted in Iraq by the Islamic State, where he said that
“The message of Jesus Christ, which came out to the world is a message of love and
sacrifice and tolerance.”
Mr. Madloum Marouki representative of
the PC also gave a speech in which he confirmed that “The year 2014 brought a
lot of difficulties for the Christians of Iraq”, and then he thanked the Canadian
government for its supportive position for Iraq, and for taking part with the
coalition countries to fight Daesh, so as to end its existing in the Iraqi and Syrian
territory, and he wished a Merry Christmas and a year of blessing for all the Canadians
and for everyone who stands with the oppressed in Iraq and throughout the world.
After that, everyone sang Christmas hymns.
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