Jason Kenney has officially labeled the church burning spree “terrorism,” a charge that other politicians have fallen short of saying.
“It is so wrong on so many levels, burning down the spiritual and historic heart of a community and risking human lives to make, apparently, some kind of a perverse political point,” Kenney lamented to Postmedia columnist Rick Bell.
Kenney says that causing fear is the primary goal of these criminals.
“That’s what terrorism is about.”
Emergency crews were called to the historic Morrinville Catholic Church on Wednesday at 3:20 a.m. following the sixth arson attack against churches this week.
Less than 8 hours later, the mayor of Morinville announced the town would concede to the terrorists’ demands and cancel Canada Day festivities.
The mayor of Morinville (seated left)announced that Canada Day festivities have been canceled for tomorrow due to the church fire. #morinville #morinvillefire #catholicchurch @CityNewsYEG pic.twitter.com/5UeNLfyPOe
— Rod (@rodmaldaner) June 30, 2021
Cancelling the nation’s birthday has been a rallying call for left wing extremists across the country, and so far, several Canadian cities have agreed to submit, the latest municipality being the small town of Morinville.
Alberta’s Premier Jason Kenney issued a statement following the rapid attacks against Christians in his province.
“Today in Morinville, l’église de Saint-Jean-Baptiste was destroyed in what appears to have been a criminal act of arson. This historic church was in the heart of Morinville and a key part of the spiritual life of Alberta’s Francophone community.”
While the Premier fell short of calling it “terrorism,” he had strong words of condemnation. “This is unacceptable in Alberta. It is unacceptable in Canada. These attacks targeting Christian churches are attempts to destroy the spiritual sites that are important to people of faith across Alberta, including many Indigenous people,” he said.
He followed up by announcing a special grant program to protect churches through the Alberta Security Infrastructure Program, issuing “$2 million annually to help protect churches and other targets of hateful vandalism and violence.”
The left-wing terrorists behind the attacks have still not been caught, and Christians in British Columbia and Alberta are fearful that their church may be next.
