There, I Said It

This year, although not entirely in the Christmas mood,

I did say, more than ever before,

"Merry Christmas"

I think I was, in a way, rebelling against the multiculturalism

 oversensitivity that Toronto has become.

Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with multiculturalism.

I do however, as controversial as it may seem,

feel that new immigrants to Toronto need to

understand that for me, being born here, I have the right

to wish people a Merry Christmas without them

getting their knickers in a twist and claiming racism or intolerance.

In all our Toronto TV, radio and print media, we note and celebrate:

Black History Month

Chinese New Year

Passover

Ramadan

Eid

Rosh Hashanha

Yom Kippur

Diwali

Hanukkah

Kwanzaa

So, being born here, why can I not say

without being made to feel like I am an intolerant white supremacist?

Seriously.

Political correctness and the Canadian need to be polite

and sensitive to everyone over myself has really pissed me off.

Everyone in Canada has the right to their own beliefs.

Mine include wishing people a Merry Christmas.

There, I said it.