Saskatoon Mayor Calls for a Ceasefire in Gaza

Far too many innocent lives have been lost already on all sides.

 

I join with other voices supporting Canada and the International community to do everything possible to bring about a humanitarian cease-fire, to secure the release of all hostages and get humanitarian aid to families in desperate need.

 

As the war has escalated, I know this is having deep impacts on our own community. I have heard from people here how the rise of anti-Semitic and Islamophobic attacks on schools, Synagogues, Mosques across North America leaves people feeling vulnerable in their every day lives.

 

In Saskatoon we have a strong history of building bridges across communities. I feel the tension growing with this war, and the strain being put on these community connections. We must continue to stand together against acts of hate and dehumanization. Now is a time to find ways to support one another in our neighbourhoods, workplaces, schools and stand together against Islamophobia and anti-Semitism.