Jason Cherniak

Husband, father, lawyer & business owner. RH Library Director, Past RH Rotary Pres, former Chair RH Board of Trade & past Ont. Lib. candidate in A-OR-RH

[Jason Cherniak @Cherniak]

Ontario has its first female speaker of the legislature, so the Toronto Star wrote an article about how she decorated the residence. Yuck. #onpoli

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

Donna Skelly is the first woman to hold this position in Ontario’s legislature, and she’s given its living quarters a feminine touch. https://t.co/ajOjeyADii

[Jason Cherniak @Cherniak]

Imagine being a woman in politics, dealing with sexism and misogyny into your 70s, and then attacking another woman in politics with dog whistle language about how she would leave again. Now you know what it’s like to be Carolyn Parrish.

I know there is some connection to Bonnie leaving as mayor and then coming back, but there are ways to say that without it being sexist. This is not one of them and I am confident it was a choice. #onpoli

[Mayor Carolyn Parrish @carolynhparrish]

Mississauga should not be treated like someone's political backup plan!

[Mark Marissen @marissenmark]

I know it’s unusual for me to be this quiet during a provincial election.

I supported David Eby in the last election. But I’ve been deeply disappointed by his record as Premier and his performance throughout this campaign.

Frankly, he’s given British Columbians very few reasons to re-elect him.

I voted for him last time because there was no real alternative for Liberals, and I supported his government's pro-housing policies. The BC Conservatives, after all, were campaigning against Liberals as much as they were against New Democrats.

The BC Conservatives look considerably more credible than they did just a few months ago. But I remain deeply concerned about how far to the right many of their MLAs are. There are still people in that caucus who clearly admired Donald Trump and his way of doing politics.

One of my biggest concerns about a BC Conservative government is the possibility of a prolonged and entirely unnecessary confrontation with First Nations. That would be a terrible setback for reconciliation, economic development and the future of our province.

We need to be building partnerships, not picking fights. If the Conservatives win, I hope they send an early signal that they intend to approach these relationships seriously and constructively, rather than through an ideological lens.

Given the recent municipal election results, I also worry about a Conservative government picking a fight with the City of Vancouver, where I live. In particular, I worry about possible cuts to supportive housing that could leave even more people homeless. Vancouver has enough challenges without the provincial government making them worse.

The Greens have become too radical, OneBC are racists, and Centre BC hasn't punched through.

So I find myself dissatisfied with the choices before us.

More than anything, I hope British Columbia will one day have a credible, centrist, Liberal-branded alternative that believes in economic growth, social progress and bringing people together.

We certainly need one.

[cbcwatcher @cbcwatcher]

CBC deliberately inverted the story

They opened with: “Israel has closed off the West Bank after Israeli soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians near Hebron.”

The actual sequence—that two armed men from Hebron drove up, got out of the car, and opened fire on the checkpoint, triggering a 20-minute gun battle in which the attackers were killed—was buried nearly two and a half minutes in. Only then did viewers learn about the large quantity of weapons and ammunition, Israeli officials saying the pair were planning a major attack on civilians, and Hamas praising the “high-impact operation” while calling for more violence.

BBC, CNN, The Washington Post, and The Times of Israel all led with the attack itself. CBC chose not to.

This is not neutral sequencing. Leading with the Israeli response while delaying the fact that the dead men initiated a terrorist attack is a classic framing choice that makes the aggressors look like victims—days before Israel’s election @brodiefenlon

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

NEW: Education Minister Paul Calandra tells me he's "very excited" to have Stan Cho on his team, and that the "quality of his work since he's been an MPP is literally second to none."

Premier Ford announced Cho will be joining Calandra’s team as a parliamentary assistant — just three months after Cho resigned from cabinet for charging taxpayers $16,000 in Toronto hotel stays.

The new role comes with a $22,500 pay bump. Ford declined to comment. Story: https://t.co/17FJwRaFm6

[Jason Cherniak @Cherniak]

@tylerbanham @BonnieCrombie Not just that, but full on sexist.

[Stephanie Bowman @stephaniebowman]

In July, when asked about his frivolous use of taxpayer funds for unnecessary hotel stays, Premier Ford described then-minister Stan Cho’s behaviour as “totally unacceptable.” Today, he gave him a new title — and a $22,500 raise.

What changed, Premier? And what does accountability actually mean to you?

[Siobhan Morris @siomoCTV]

NEW: Stan Cho, who resigned as tourism minister in July over a hotel expenses scandal has been named parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Education
(pic from June)

[Stephanie Bowman @stephaniebowman]

Thanks to the hosts of Race to Replace (@airquotesmedia) for digging into my health care plan.

After years of Doug Ford’s cuts, Ontarians are waiting too long for too little care. They need a real plan, and I’m putting in the work, and building a team to put change into action.

In the next election, and when we form government, our team is ready to fix what he has broken.

Read my plan: https://t.co/o3mGzsxmqS

[Jason Cherniak @Cherniak]

This was within 4 days of Donald Trump endorsing Netanyahu. #cdnpoli #Midterms2026

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

US embassy accuses Canada of election meddling ahead of midterms https://t.co/cq8OqQ422c

[Stephanie Bowman @stephaniebowman]

I understand how the economy really works, and I know how to bring people together to solve the complex problems holding us back.

Watch my full video at: https://t.co/8xWVMoObR7

[Jason Cherniak @Cherniak]

Provincial politics in Alberta and BC make the best argument for middle-of-the-road, pragmatic political parties in Canada. Once those disappear, the moderates split between right and left, and, too often, the extremists run the show on both sides. #cdnpoli #onpoli

[Jason Cherniak @Cherniak]

@yeshbreirah @gary_srp @nccm At least you admit it.

[Jason Cherniak @Cherniak]

When is “denying the Jewish people the right to self-determination” not antisemitic? Imagine anybody at all arguing that you can deny the right of Arabs or Muslims to self-determination - that person would be rightly cancelled in a heartbeat. I’ve known @gary_srp for a long time and I cannot believe he wrote this. Very disappointing. #cdnpoli

[NCCM @nccm]

After significant community concern and advocacy, including much engagement by many Canadians, including NCCM, the Government of Canada has clarified in a response letter that anti-Zionism is not inherently antisemitic, reaffirming Canadians’ right to engage in open, respectful, and lawful debate about Israel, its government policies, and any political ideology.

In its response to NCCM on October 16th, the Minister of Public Safety reaffirmed that the Report is not intended to suggest that all criticism of Zionism or Israel is antisemitic, nor to limit or discourage lawful political expression and public debate.

While this clarification is a step in the right direction, many in our community remain concerned about the IHRA definition and how it may be applied in practice to chill legitimate political speech, even though the federal government states that it is non-prescriptive guidance and does not restrict Charter-protected freedoms.

Many Canadians have lost their jobs for innocuous statements critiquing Israel. We’ve taken many of these cases to court to protect their rights and have won.

We will continue to advocate for the protection of civil liberties, freedom of expression, and the right of all Canadians to engage in legitimate political debate without fear of having their views unfairly characterized.

[Jason Cherniak @Cherniak]

Whomever came up with the idea of moving things around in grocery stores every once in a while to force people to pay more attention is evil.

[Jason Cherniak @Cherniak]

@yeshbreirah @gary_srp Opposing Jewish self-determination means opposing it whether Israel exists or not. I don’t think that makes it any better.

[Jason Cherniak @Cherniak]

@beholdthetweet @nccm That remains debatable, but it still leaves open my question.

[Jason Cherniak @Cherniak]

This is the man who said that Jews don’t have Canadian values. And Olivia Chow welcomes him.

[Mohamad Fakih, C.M. @mohamadfakih8]

I know that we can count on Olivia to stand up for people, and their human rights and their dignity and wellbeing. It's so important that everyone gets out to vote on Monday October 26th Olivia. Or we could get stuck with a mayor we do not want and cannot afford. Brad Bradford will say anything to get elected. He flip flops. He cant be counted on. We can't trust him. We know who @oliviachow Chow is. So please make sure you go and vote for Olivia. A Mayor we can trust.