It's unclear why, in the face of such extreme violence, Canada continued to enforce deportations to the state.
Historically, Canadian multicultural policy developed as a way not of welcoming immigrants but of mitigating the impact of biculturalism – the long-standing tensions between French-speaking Quebec and the rest of English-speaking Canada that have provoked violence and come close to tearing the nation apart.
The National Post, a conservative newspaper edited in Toronto, made a link last week between what it called Canada's "winking at Palestinian violence" in its United Nations vote and the fact that "anti-Jewish attacks in Canada have skyrocketed".
"The reason Canada is breaking out with brand new gun violence has nothing to do with the United States and guns," McDaniel said.
According to trans rights advocacy group Egale Canada, Bill C-279 would help address widespread discrimination and violence against trans people in Canada.
The UK, the US and Canada issued travel alerts last Friday warning of possible violence and unrest.
Jewish spokesmen complain that a United Nations resolution approved by Canada on Oct. 7 exclusively blamed Israel for the violence in the Middle East.
Unlike in the US, Canada doesn't uncover many large scale right-wing plots to commit violence, Scrivens noted.
"Canada stands with the Libyan people in their struggle to defeat terrorism and violence, restore the rule of law, and build a free, prosperous and democratic society".
The show, which wrapped up its cross-Canada tour this week, features an unlikely blend of personal stories of sexual violence and comedy, challenging performers and audiences with a deceptively simple question: can a rape joke ever be funny?
