The principal of a Toronto-area high school has apologized after an Arabic version of “O Canada” was played at the school on Oct. 7, the second anniversary of the Hamas attack in Israel.
The Hamas terrorist group attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 and taking about 250 hostages.
Steve Yee, the principal of Earl Haig Secondary School, described the playing of the national anthem in Arabic as an “unfortunate incident” and said it was “not done with any ill intent” in an Oct. 9 letter. The school is located in the borough of North York and is part of the Toronto District School Board….