Canadian Cabinet Member Catches Blowback for Referring to Taliban as ‘Our Brothers’ During Press Conference
A Canadian Cabinet member has received blowback for referring to the Taliban as “our brothers.”
Maryam Monsef, the minister for Women and Gender Equality, said this during a news conference on Wednesday, according to video posted on Twitter by Toronto Sun reporter Bryan Passifiume that has since gone viral.
“I want to take this opportunity to speak to our brothers the Taliban,” said Monsef, who was born an Afghan citizen. “We call on you to ensure the safe and secure passage of any individual in Afghanistan.”
Maryam Monsef just referred to the Taliban as “our brothers” pic.twitter.com/KEL5UYa3HO
— ????? ?????????? (@BryanPassifiume) August 25, 2021
Monsef later clarified, “In terms of the terminology, if you go to masjids across the country, Muslims refer to each other as brothers and sisters. Rest assured I continue to believe deeply that the Taliban are a terrorist organization.”
Despite Monsef’s clarification, verified Twitter users slammed her for referring to the Taliban, which is a Canadian-designated terrorist organization, as “our brothers.”
Trudeau’s minister of women and gender equity calls the Taliban “our brothers.” #cdnpoli #AfghanistanCrisis #afghanistanwomen https://t.co/tz8yZJab1x
— Brian Lilley (@brianlilley) August 25, 2021
SHOCK: Trudeau’s Minister for Women and Gender Equality refers to the Taliban as “our brothers”. pic.twitter.com/5dyiWwTWEl
— Ezra Levant ? (@ezralevant) August 25, 2021
No one should be surprised that Maryam Monsef considers the Taliban ‘our brothers’. Her boss admires China’s dictatorship and Castro. He’s turning into a wannabe tyrant.
It’s just another proof that today’s woke Left has an authoritarian mindset.
pic.twitter.com/N2CysAgVMi— Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier) August 25, 2021
Thank you @MaryamMonsef for putting the Taliban on notice. If we force them to take gender equity courses, we can rehabilitate them to being male feminists.
— Gad Saad (@GadSaad) August 25, 2021
“Our brothers”?!!!?? A Canadian Liberal minister calls a terror group “our brothers” good bloody grief. https://t.co/5kj4LfiZL8
— Alex Pierson (@AlexpiersonAMP) August 25, 2021
?? Canada’s Minister for Women & Gender Equality calls Taliban “our brothers.”
That’s why I’m so worried the Taliban will get Afghanistan’s seat on the U.N. Women’s Rights Commission.
158 Canadian soldiers died fighting the Taliban. Thousands wounded. Taliban not our brothers. https://t.co/9NvWVTFgOM
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) August 25, 2021
How low can you go. Sky is the limit. https://t.co/jAQjM8zIQp
— Stephane E. Roy (@StephaneERoy) August 25, 2021
Can you believe that? https://t.co/rxPnKyyaXO
— Ahmad Batebi (@radiojibi) August 25, 2021
Whoever wrote that screwed up big time.
And Monsef screwed up by saying it.
The hesitation before saying it makes it worse. She could’ve been caught by surprise in the moment, but still said it. In which case, inexcusable lack of prep.Completely unncessary screw up. #cdnpoli https://t.co/E6CM1Goo5p
— Lucas Meyer (@meyer_lucas) August 25, 2021
How’s a 3p Eastern time apology press release written by a communications assistant sound? https://t.co/kLDKJBThIf
— Greg Brady (@gregbradyTO) August 25, 2021
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