As presently outlined, we believe course CHG38M will expose Canadian youth to incomplete and biased information and the extent of racism that Canadian children of Turkish descent already experience will increase.

Today, multiculturalism is a global reality and our concept of fairness and justice must be even-handed to avoid extremism and discrimination against any nationality.

Members of the Canadian Turkish community, including children, have experienced racism in Canada from members of the Armenian community, of which too many too often feel justified in their hatred as they right "old-world" grievances.

In the extreme cases of hatred, Armenian terrorists have killed, attempted to kill or maimed Turkish diplomats and their families here in Canada. In some cases, the guilty parties have yet to be caught.

We, the undersigned Canadians, recognize that in our nation of immigrants, we may all benefit from our mutual historical inheritances but only when shared with candour and without prejudice. We are deeply disturbed, therefore, with the Armenian claims of "genocide" circa 1915 and of their complete innocence.

Numerous respected scholars with expertise in Ottoman history refute such claims as one-sided narrative completely ignorant of Turkish suffering. Therefore with respect to TDSB's Grade 11 history course "Genocide: Historical and Contemporary Implications", we demand that any references to the Armenian claim of genocide be removed.