The riots in Montreal are a sign of growing antisemitism
Since the Hamas attacks in October 2023, there have been more than 400 ugly demonstrations against the war in Gaza on the streets of Montreal.
Seeking bluer pastures
In the great social-media migration, Bluesky is offering a respite to users sick of hate.
Difficult deliberations ahead as MPs look to avoid ‘watered-down’ harassment policy
Despite recommending against adopting a formal policy, Tory MP Michelle Rempel Garner says ‘that doesn’t mean … that we shouldn’t have something.’
Sanewashing, denial, and hate-mongering: the new normal in the U.S.
About half the voting populace seems ready to cast a presidential ballot for a criminal who has trod on every notion of decency in American public life.
D’Entremont denies he was pressured by Conservative MPs to sanction Grit MP Baker in the House
Liberal MP Yvan Baker also alleges a ‘double standard’ in the House after Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre’s single-day sanction for refusing to apologize over language deemed ‘unparliamentary.’
Who has the right to safety?
Safety is an imperative for societies to function, and to ensure participation in civic life—but it’s not equally applied.
Poilievre says Conservatives ‘go around’ Hill media, alleges ‘anti-conservative bias’ after ending CTV News boycott
CTV News dismissed two staff over altering a soundbite from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, which the union says it’s looking into. Meanwhile, Poilievre says the Hill media is ‘largely state funded or has indirect reasons to suck up to the federal government.’
Release the names
The best way to counter Russian propaganda is not to be silent, but to tell the whole truth. That’s what the Library and Archives Canada should be giving us regarding the Galician Waffen SS Division in this country.
This isn’t the halcyon era of heckling
We have moved from the days of parliamentary plays to an environment rife with true personal animus, and collective disdain.
‘The gamesmanship leaves me feeling cold’: Frances Lankin reflects on eight years in the Senate
A founding member of NSICOP, Senator Lankin says its reports on foreign interference should be mandatory reading for parliamentarians, who need to step up and move beyond partisan ploys.
