"'It is the right and duty of citizens in any free state to engage in
constructive non-violent peaceful criticism of state actions and
behaviours,' says Patti Talbot, a senior staff member at the UCC.
The church sees itself as anti-racist and progressive, which is why
it was horrified by the government's description of its advocacy as
anti-Semitism, and worried by the declaration of zero tolerance.
'How is [zero tolerance] going to manifest itself?' asks Talbot. 'It
could be directed against the United Church, it could be directed at a
gamut of individuals in Canadian civil society. People of goodwill.'"
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