If you won't be brave, at least be honest

Moncton, New Brunswick, caves to extremists and insults our intelligence in the process.

When a municipal council near London (not the city of London itself, as I’ve seen reported on social media, because social media) announced it wouldn’t put up a Hannukah display this year, I knew it was inevitable that a city in Canada would follow its lead.

I didn’t realize that it would be a city right here in Atlantic Canada.

But I did expect that, whichever city it was, they’d use some weasel-word excuse to say why they’re doing it instead of admitting they were intimidated into doing it:

For the first time in 20 years, the menorah will not be displayed outside Moncton city hall during Hanukkah.

Francis Weil, president of the Moncton Jewish Community, says the city's decision not to allow the menorah is a profound "hurt" to the people he represents. 

Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold conveyed the decision to Weil on Monday.

At the meeting, the mayor said "city hall should be neutral as far as religion is concerned," Weil said.

He said the decision was further discussed Thursday, when Arnold met …