What I find interesting is that of course the racists and white supremists are quiet on this one.  I guarantee if these people were of a different race or religion, they would be in big trouble.

What happened in Courtenay is a disgrace and apparently not uncommon or unusual there.

The government should send a clear and strong message to white supremist groups that this will not be tolerated.  They should be given the maximum punishment, what Mr Philips and others have gone through should never happen again.

You know the story would be told much differently and handled differently by the police and government if people of a different race or religion were behind this attack.

I am also tired of seeing open racism and hate against particular groups of people by religious and racially motivated fanatics.

It's funny that when a white supremist does something, they can say anything they like under the veil of "free speech".  When someone from a different ethnic group or religious background wants to speak, or stand up against hate and racism, they are accused of all kinds of things and called names.

The racism in Canada has to stop, but in my view the government has always tolerated white supremist hate against others.

The reason is because they've never apologized to all the minorities who have been and are still being abused.  Until we see an apology for the abuse of minorities in Canada within Parliament and until we see equal reporting and treatment of non-supremists this issue won't be resolved.

Tolerant and civilized people of all races and religions should condemn this and demand our government take a stand against this, because their silence (particularly Stephen Harper's) only proves this is a long standing policy of complicity in this behavior.