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Topic 5 – Article 2http://www.torontosun.com/2015/06/23/trudeau-says-hed-soften-how-canada-deals-with-isisTrudeau NETWORK says he'd soften how Canada deals with ISIS BY ANTHONY FUREY, POSTMEDIAFIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2015 09:41 PM EDT | UPDATED: TUESDAY, JUNE23, 2015 09:52 PM EDTThe sickness and depravity ofthe Islamic State terroristsknows no bounds. This muchshould be obvious to everyone.But apparently it isn't to JustinTrudeau. The Liberal leadersays that if he's elected, he'llsoften how Canada deals withthe terror group.On Tuesday, two major storiesabout ISIS made headlines inCanada. The first, fromReuters: "ISIS blows up ancienttombs in Palmyra, 2,000-yearoldheritage site in Syria."Palmyra is a city ISIS seized back in May. They blew up the tombs because they consideredthem sacrilegious -- not consistent with their perverse radical views.The second story -- much more shocking -- was summarized by Postmedia Network as follows:"The Islamic State has once again displayed the depths of its brutality by releasing a videoshowing the executions of prisoners by drowning in a cage, wearing exploding necklaces andbeing locked in a car and shot with a rocket."So what did Trudeau have to say about this? How will the man vying to become Canada's nextprime minister respond to this shocking display of inhumanity?The Liberal leader appeared on CBC's Power and Politics Tuesday evening and his comments onthe Islamic State were nothing short of reckless.Trudeau told host Terry Milewski: "We'd move away from the CF-18 (bombing) mission."Milewski later asked: "But if you don't want to bomb a group as ghastly as ISIS, when wouldyou ever support real military action, as opposed to just training?"Trudeau went on to essentially say he prefers talk over action: "I truly believe that Canada has atremendous role to play on the world stage -- including with our military -- but also arounddevelopment and diplomacy."25

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