None is too many? NON!!! Tamils are human beings. And refugees are refugees.

Read and reflect on your anti-Tamil, anti-refugee hatemongering fearmongering, you depraved sickos. None is too many - you all remember this, right? And how we vowed that we would fight all human rights persecution, right? And we would respect refugees. And the need for a fair process to treat them. We have an expression for the just and right approach in these matters: Never Again. Well said Byers:

After intercepting the vessel, Canada could send it back to Sri Lanka, knowing that the would -- by virtue of having drawn international attention to the human rights situation there -- be at even greater risk than before.

But if that sounds familiar, it's because we -- as a country -- have been here before.

In 1914, the Japanese-registered Komagata Maru arrived in Vancouver carrying 376 passengers from Punjab. The ship was forced back to India without disembarking; on its return to Calcutta, at least 19 of the passengers were shot by police. In 2008, Stephen Harper apologized on behalf of all Canadians for the Komagata Maru incident.

In 1939, the German-registered SS St. Louis arrived in Halifax harbor with more than 900 Jewish asylum-seekers on board, having already been refused landing in both Cuba and the United States. The Canadian government likewise refused entry, forcing the ship to return to Belgium. More than 200 of the passengers were later murdered by the Nazis. Jason Kenney, the minister for citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism, frequently refers to the SS St. Louis as an example of how racist attitudes colored the policies of previous Canadian governments.

Harper and Kenney's statements on these two historical precedents now place them in a quandary. Their contrition with respect to the Komagata Maru and SS St. Louis might be rooted in genuine humanitarianism, or be part of a cynical effort to attract Sikh and Jewish votes.

Either way, it ties their hands with respect to Tamil boat people. The law allows for options; the principle of consistency does not.