Town of Swastika

My heart goes out to Amie Archibald-Varley. The Confederate flag has been denounced as a hate symbol and is popular among white Supremacists.

By the same token, a town near Kirkland Lake is called Swastika.

For many, especially Jewish people, this name represents the Nazi party and hatred. Some may argue that is a religious symbol for religions, like Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. However, the Nazi symbol is banned in Germany for good reason

My problem is that the government is hypocritical and selective in what is allowed and what is not. If Mayor Eisenberger says take the flag down that’s fine, but we should also disallow Swastika as a town name.

We do, however, have a Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Perhaps an independent judiciary should decide.

Sima Aronowicz, Dundas