And Macklemore called on Robert Kraft to match the donation. It's a brilliant move – if he doesn't, you've called him on his bluff that he "directs resources to Palestine," and if he does end up matching the donation, that's an extra million going to Palestinians
NEW: Here’s a list of Canadians who signed an open letter denying the genocide in Gaza.
It includes people associated with Canadian institutions as well, such as professors.
https://t.co/3wRJxfxKvW
Le PLQ devrait mettre à la porte Valerie Assouline. Mais bon qu'une candidate déteste les musulmans ça les dérangent peut être pas. C'est après tout un parti qui ne dénonce pas le génocide sur les palestiniens, qui sont à 93% des musulmans. #polqc
https://t.co/KIMu0E6WPU
Casey Wasserman’s booking agency represents Coldplay, Kendrick Lamar, and Ed Sheeran.
He is featured in the Epstein Files and has been thanked publicly by Benjamin Netanyahu for his support of Israel.
This is far bigger than Macklemore, Ed Sheeran, and one tour.
@PhilipeBoudreau On peut-tu le nommer aussi que cette femme est une juive suprémaciste? Ou la religion vient en jeu seulement lorsqu'il s'agit de personned musulmanes? Plusieurs politiciens de confessions juives ont tenues des propos absolumeny haineux sans qu'aucun médiad les questionnent.
Today, I engaged in an act of civil disobedience by putting up two signs: one with the slogan “Vote Green” and the other reading “Bonjour-Hi.”
While the CAQ cuts French-language courses, it then complains that people do not speak enough French. This approach makes no sense.
At the Green Party of Quebec, we propose a simple solution: make French-language courses accessible to everyone who wants to learn.
We also believe that learning languages is an asset. If elected, we will amend Bill 101 so that all elementary and high school students can receive 25% of their education in a second language—English, French, an international language, or an Indigenous language.
Learning another language is not a threat. It opens doors, helps people communicate with one another, and benefits society as a whole.
Let’s defend French without being afraid of other languages and without rolling back rights.
The RCMP has detained a man allegedly involved in the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda & have charged him with 16 *immigration* related charges 👇
If he was involved in genocide, prosecute him for it.
Canada has the laws to do so & is obligated to do so under the Genocide Convention.
In occupied Palestine, burning an Israeli flag is a crime that can get you detained for decades. In occupied Palestine burning a toddler to death can get you a seat in the knesset.
3 judges with the International Criminal Court filed a lawsuit in a US federal court against Trump and his administration, challenging the sanctions against them and calling it a "financial death penalty."
The judges bringing the lawsuit are:
- Kimberly Prost (Canada)
- Solomy Balungi Bossa (Uganda)
- Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini-Gansou (Benin)
Trump placed sanctions on the judges over their judicial decisions regarding investigations into war crimes by Israel and the US.
The judges argue that the sanctions are extrajudicial measures meant to punish and coerce them. They say the restrictions cut them off from banking, online platforms, travel booking, and sometimes health insurance.
This should be much bigger news.
His name was Major Paeta Hess-von Kruedener of Kingston, Ontario, an infantry officer with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.
He was serving as an unarmed United Nations military observer with the UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) when he was killed on July 25, 2006, during the Israel-Hezbollah war in Lebanon.
He was stationed at Patrol Base Khiam, a long-established UN observation post in southern Lebanon. The site had been built in 1948 and was clearly marked. Both sides in the conflict had the coordinates of the compound. It was a white concrete structure emblazoned with "UN" in large black letters and flying a UN flag.
On the day he died, the post came under sustained Israeli bombardment over roughly six hours, beginning around 12:11 pm. According to the UN, the post called an Israeli liaison officer at least 14 times throughout the day to call off the bombardment much like the sailors of the USS Liberty did, and an Israeli official promised to halt the bombing each time.
The UN force commander famously radioed the Israelis that "you are killing my people." Around 19:30, the post was destroyed when the Israeli Air Force dropped a massive bomb on the site, a 500-kg satellite-guided 'bunker-buster' bomb that killed Hess-von Kruedener and three other UN peacekeepers from Austria, China, and Finland.
The aftermath was politically charged. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said he was "shocked and deeply distressed by the apparently deliberate targeting by Israeli Defence Forces," noting the attack came despite personal assurances from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that UN positions would be spared. As The Globe and Mail reported Israel expressed regret, denied targeting the UN, and attributed it to an "operational error", though it never fully explained how the error occurred. Much like they did during the "accidental" bombing of the USS Liberty...
Within Canada, the response drew criticism. Prime Minister Stephen Harper expressed doubt that Israel would intentionally target a UN post, and even suggested the peacekeepers bore some responsibility by remaining at their post...
His widow, Cynthia, rejected the "accident" explanation and believed her husband may have been targeted because of his role observing and reporting on the conflict. Following a Department of National Defence Board of Inquiry, the full report was quietly removed from the department's website
The Centre for International Governance Innovation leaving mainly a news release described the incident as a "tragic accident".
In 2007 he received a posthumous decoration for "outstanding performance and dedication to duty" while serving at the observation post, for staying at his post until his death
Liberals have violated workers’ Charter right to strike, refused to take action on unpaid work in the airline sector & are scheming behind closed doors to weaken unions’ collective bargaining position. Meanwhile, unemployment is high and workers are struggling to make ends meet.
I just cant understand how this report is barely making ripples politically. A UN inquiry found Israel is *still* committing genocide against *children*.