Canadian Author and Activist
Mark Carney labeling the assassination of two Israeli diplomats “antisemitism” highlights how unhinged from reality discussion of the subject is. Canadian politicians and the media constantly reference antisemitism but are unwilling to discuss the standing of the Jewish community. In response to two Israeli diplomats being killed in Washington Wednesday evening Prime Minister Mark Carney... Continue Reading →
The defeat of Pierre Poilievre has insulated Canada from the worst of the authoritarian Zionism sweeping the US. But Canadians promoting Israel’s final solution in Gaza continue to attack liberal democratic norms. In recent days B'nai Brith and Honest Reporting Canada have called on the Canada Border Security Agency to block Irish rap group Kneecap... Continue Reading →
Benjamin Netanyahu is openly throwing his weight behind Pierre Poilievre. But few are pushing back against this flagrant interference in Canada’s election. On Friday the Israeli prime minister posted, “Canada has always sided with civilization. So should Mr. Carney. But instead of supporting Israel, a democracy that is fighting a just war with just means... Continue Reading →
Which ‘oppressed’ identity should leftists prioritize as the self-declared Jewish state seeks to ethnically cleanse non-Jews from Gaza while labeling critics antisemites? Recently longtime peace activist Matthew Behrens criticized a video in which I questioned an arch Zionist MP and former Liberal party president. I posted, “Amidst huge RCMP presence outside Mark Carney’s hotel yesterday... Continue Reading →
Heather Reisman funding armed forces committing a holocaust is the real crime. Recently the prosecution withdrew charges against three individuals accused of posting social justice messages on an Indigo bookstore in Toronto 17 months ago. Seven out of the “Indigo 11” have now seen their charges dropped despite the police raiding their homes early in... Continue Reading →
Find IDF Soldiers has elicited a significant backlash. But there’s been little discussion of the website’s indictment of the legal exceptionalism given to Israel in Canadian political culture. Find IDF Soldiers lists 85 Canadians who have fought in the Israeli military. It has been covered by The Jerusalem Post, Ynet, Jewish Onliner, Jewish Press, Israel... Continue Reading →
An extreme Jewish supremacist activist convinced the police to arrest me for criticizing her racist posts. She’s likely acting as a front for a vast Zionist ‘lawfare’ initiative hostile to embarrassing Canadian leaders. Over the past 16 months I’ve annoyed many among the Jewish Zionist establishment. My writing, social media commentary and reporting on protests... Continue Reading →
NGO Monitor seeks to demonize groups opposed to apartheid and genocide and cut off government funding for any groups or individuals who dare challenge its pro-Israel narrative. Ironically, this extremely anti-Palestinian organization receives government subsidies through the tax system to help pay for its anti-free speech bullying. This should end. Recently a formal complaint was... Continue Reading →
Elizabeth May believes the memory of Jews killed in Europe eight decades ago is more important than living Palestinians. The Green leader’s Jewish supremacism is a stain on her legacy, the party and Canadian left. Last week supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv FC yelled racist slogans, ripped Palestinian flags, destroyed taxis and beat individuals before... Continue Reading →
Score a significant victory against apartheid, genocide and Canada’s most significant contribution to Palestinian dispossession. The powerful Jewish National Fund of Canada has reportedly had its charitable status revoked. Under pressure from Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) and others the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) instigated an audit of the JNF in 2018. JNF Canada was eventually... Continue Reading →
The leader of the Ontario NDP caved to a genocidal Jewish supremacist organization amidst Israel’s horrors in Gaza. It was disgraceful but may still reflect progress. After attending a recent Taste of the Middle East event Marit Stiles posted four photos to X alongside the statement, “From beautiful Palestinian embroidery, to young entrepreneurs, to savoury... Continue Reading →
Below is a Foreword Yves Engler wrote for Peter Eglin's just released Analysing the Israel Effect in Canada: A Critical AutoEthnography Israel is the outgrowth of a European colonial movement sponsored by the British Empire. Born in ethnic cleansing, the country oversees a long-standing illegal occupation and siege of the Gaza Strip. The oppression... Continue Reading →
According to a Parliamentary Commission Jewish students are feeling “unsafe” on Canadian campuses. Last week a House of Commons justice committee hearing instigated by Liberal MP Anthony Housefather heard from a half dozen students about how difficult life has become as their peers criticize Israel’s holocaust in Gaza. As the Grind’s Dave Gray-Donald pointed out,... Continue Reading →
Canada’s liberal political establishment are echoing Kahanist fascists in their smears of internationalist, anti-genocide, activists. On Monday evening thousands marched through downtown Toronto against Canada’s complicity in Israel’s assault on Rafah. The emergency protest began at the Israeli consulate on Bloor Street, marched towards the US consulate on University Avenue and ended at Yonge &... Continue Reading →
The calls for Selina Robinson to be removed from the BC provincial cabinet keep growing after she called Palestine before European colonization “a crappy piece of land with nothing on it”. A group of 18 BC mosques and Muslim associations published a letter Sunday saying NDP MLAs were unwelcome in their space until Robinson is... Continue Reading →
“Justin Trudeau is and always has been an antisemite”, according to Canada’s former ambassador to Israel. While Vivian Bercovici has staked out an extreme position, other commentators have expressed some variation of this perspective since the PM expressed opposition to killing of babies. In a statement in which he repeatedly condemned Hamas and failed to... Continue Reading →
Why is Canada’s Jewish establishment almost completely unwilling to criticize Israel? In “American Jews are loudly protesting Israel’s anti-judiciary law. In Canada — not so much” Andrew Cohen instigated an important discussion. The Ottawa Citizen columnist points out that prominent anti-Palestinian US-based groups such as the Anti–Defamation League, Jewish Federations of North America and Democratic... Continue Reading →
Questioning Canada’s contribution to NATO’s proxy war is “hate” that must be shut down according to some Ukrainian groups mimicking Zionist organizations by promoting an identity politics laced cancel culture. A Ukrainian student group sought to cancel my talk at Kings College in London, Ontario, on Thursday. In “Western Ukrainian Students’ Association Statement on The... Continue Reading →
Has the extreme right gone mainstream in Canada’s pro-Israel community? A number of prominent figures in Toronto’s Jewish establishment have rallied to support a “settler colonial NGO” set up by a racist homophobe. In so doing Bernie Farber and others aligned with the fascistic Jewish Defence League (JDL). On Saturday 15 rallied in front of... Continue Reading →
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs’ recent attack against Elizabeth May is farcical. Canada’s leading mouthpiece for Israel criticized the Green Party leader for saying she takes her direction from the representative of the Palestinian Authority, which actually serves as the subcontractor for Israel’s occupation. At an event marking International Day of Solidarity with... Continue Reading →
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