TBT (early)
#TBT: the Chretien war room greets him the day after his big win, October 1993.
Musings
My latest: paid Palestine “protesters”
They’re being paid to protest. What many have suspected has now been confirmed by this newspaper and a few courageous Canadians: pro-Palestine – and, increasingly, pro-Hamas – protestors are being…
It is time for you to bear witness.
This is some of what I saw. It is horrible but some of us – perhaps you – are called to bear witness, and act. Here.
Nazis, f**k off!
Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Henry Rollins are of Jewish descent. Joey and Tommy Ramone were Jews. So was Richard Hell and the Dictators. So is Fat Mike of NOFX. Brett…
My latest: it ain’t working, Hamas-fans. At all.
In less than a week, we’ve seen them disrupting the Mayor’s skate party. We’ve seen them scream curses and epithets at the regular folks there. We’ve seen them intimidating an…
My latest: it’s terror.
It’s terrorism. The firebombing of a Jewish business in Toronto last week, that is. The attack on International Delicatessen Foods (IDF) – and the FREE PALESTINE scrawled on its exterior…
Hate has no home here
True story. Went to introduce myself to new neighbor. She opens door, I extend hand. She won’t take it. Invite her to our neighborhood party. She shakes head. Says Israel…
My latest: little guy, big life
Jean Chretien is turning 90 this week. And what a life he has had. Let me tell you one of my favorite Chretien stories, about just one afternoon in that…
My latest: Canada, the anti-Semitic crime gold medalist
What does it take? What does it take for police and prosecutors to do their job, that is. What does it take? Since October 7, when a modern shoah commenced,…
My latest: it’s illegal, and I don’t care who does it
Sorry, partisans, but you can’t have it both ways. January 2022: protestors start blocking Ottawa streets to make a political point. Police are ultimately used to clear them out. Some…
My latest: we don’t need that kind of education
“We don’t need no education.” It’s ironic, and telling, that the author of that 1979 Pink Floyd lyric was Roger Waters. Waters is a musician, but he is also one…
Lorna Lane
This is the last painting of 2023. It is of Lorna Lane, named after my Mom. Some days, I miss her so much, my chest hurts. Like today. The light…
My latest: Hamas’ willing co-conspirators
Two sides. One side hasn’t shot up schools for little kids. It hasn’t firebombed community centers and places of worship. Its clergy haven’t called for a deity to slaughter the…
My latest: 2023’s political winner
Picking the big winner of 2023 is easy. It’s Pierre Poilievre. At year’s end, the fledgling Conservative leader is a winner not simply because he is leading in the polls.…
My latest: ten predictions for Israel/Gaza in 2024
It’s that time of year – when columnists make predictions about the year ahead. The ones found below were written before this writer, and this newspaper, were targeted by an…
My latest: Trudeau and Hamas exchange love notes
Where were you, Mom and Dad, on the day that Hamas thanked the Trudeau government? Agreed: the day that the world’s most notorious terror group offered up video thanks to…
My latest: Montreal, hate city
MONTREAL- What the Hell is happening here? Here, in a city previously known for arts and cuisine and a decided European flair, things have gone from bad to worse.…