Exclusive: CUPE’s “action plan” – leaked
CUPE Ontario is undemocratic, unrepresentative and unhinged, say some of its own members. And, increasingly, the union leadership’s animus towards Jews is getting worse, they say. CUPE Ontario’s 2025 draft…
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“Bootlicker.” Here’s why Mark Carney should pay attention to Lloyd Axworthy
Lloyd Axworthy stirred. The Manitoba Liberal MP looked around the paneled boardroom in 409-S, the office of the Leader of the Opposition, in Centre Block. “I think I am going…
A post about Mark Carney that will make you mad, or make you sad, or make you say: it’s Canada Day, who cares about politics
Carney did cave on the digital sales tax. And he may do so again when Trump goes after supply management. Is it fatal? Don’t think so. My sense is people…
Carney gets Trumped
Swing, batter! Full disclosure and I confess: I campaigned for the Democrats. Now, not every Democrat lacks a soul. Many of them are decent. But a quite a few of…
My latest: the Noa Argamani story
In a week of terrible news – antisemitic protests getting worse in Toronto and elsewhere, an Israel-hating candidate coming first in the New York City Democratic primary, polls showing a…
What is it like in Israel right now? Mark Berlin tells us.
What’s it like living in Israel, right now? When this writer was there last month, there were lots of sirens and alerts, but not much in the way of anxiety.…
My latest: when a union loses its mind
Full disclosure: I’ve been a member of a union. I’ve advised unions, for many years. I believe unions play a critical role in protecting workers and their families. But what…
My latest: why israel had no choice
We were beside the border with Gaza, in Israel’s South, when the artillery shell hit. The explosion was pretty big, and it landed behind where I was standing. I was…
A documentary about the truth
What began as an investigation into antisemitism and bias led us to something much bigger: A coordinated, well-funded global effort to distort the truth about Gaza, demonize Israel, and push…
My latest: stop that policy thief!
“Pierre Poilievre, call 911. A banker has broken into your place, and is stealing all of your ideas.” It’s a bit of an exaggeration to make a point, of course…
Mr. And Mr. Negative: my latest
Long, long ago, in the prehistoric times before the Internet, I was a reporter at a fine Postmedia paper, the Calgary Herald. I’d work there on weekends during law school,…
Barring someone because they’re from Israel? What?
An Ontario farm that has received federal funding is being taken to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario – for allegedly refusing to hire a man because he is an…
My latest: words can kill, and do. Ask a Jew.
Words. In Washington, D.C., two Israeli embassy staff were gunned down in the street on May 21. They were assassinated as they were leaving the Capital Jewish Museum by a…
My latest: it’s like pro wrestling but less entertaining
I’ll let you in on a little secret: they’re lot friendlier than you know. Members of Parliament, that is. Partisan differences notwithstanding, durable friendships persist behind the scenes. And evidence…