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[Larry Maher @larrynmaher]

So the University of Toronto wants us to believe the dean of dentistry had "limited knowledge" of antisemitic imagery and theories to go with. Come on.
The same lecture, with the same images, had been given to second-year students for several years as noted by the Jewish Medical Dental Association of Ontario as reported by CTV. That's not a slip. He picked those cartoons, put them in his slides, and kept using them year after year. One of them was a beak-nosed caricature sitting in a tub of money, which is about as old and recognizable as this hatred gets. So I'd like someone to tell me what, exactly, Dr. Kishen thought he was looking at. What did he think that image depicted? What "visual analogy" was he drawing? The provost's letter never says. It just asks us to take "limited knowledge" on faith, and I won't.
And who gave him this antisemitism training? The letter says he "has undergone training" and "learned a great deal." Learned from whom? How long was it? Who vouched for it? Without that, it's PR dressed up as accountability.
Then there's the line that he'll "remain a tenured faculty member" and be back to full duties in 2027-28. Who cares that he's tenured? Tenure exists to protect academic freedom, not to shield a man who put classic Jew-hatred in front of students, Jewish students among them, calling it a learning experience. He should be terminated. The university's own letter admits the slides contain antisemitic imagery and that the Faculty is deeply divided over it. Giving him a quiet year off and a comeback is not a consequence. A resignation from a job he already stepped away from in February isn't a sanction either.
Let's not call this a win against antisemitism. It's a university protecting its own. Jewish groups, the Jewish dental community included, shouldn't thank anyone for this. They should demand his removal from the institution entirely, and accept nothing less.
And here's what should concern everyone, not just Jews. If this is the standard, a few training sessions, a "limited knowledge" excuse, and a comeback after a year off, then that's the standard for everyone. Any other religion or culture that finds itself targeted by a faculty member at U of T shouldn't expect anything more than this. No firing, no real consequences, just a letter about "learning" and "healing." The university has now shown exactly how far it will go, and that's the bar it has set for every community on campus.

[Exigent Foundation @exigentimpact]

Just wrapped up Delegation #11. Over several days, we spoke with leading professionals and visited sites of historic and present-day significance to understand the roots of extremism and radicalization in the Middle East, and how they shape the world far beyond it, especially Western society. We dug into the intertwined history of Jews, Arabs and Christians, along with the cultures and religions that define the region. Education through reading and talking is one thing. Education that comes from walking through the pages of the Bible, while facing the region's issues and the root causes of hostility toward Jews and Christians around the globe, is another

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A pleasure to host and speak with @dor_shachar a man of courage, faith and resilience.
@MatthewTaub Unapologetically Jewish podcast

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From @StandWithUsCA Beyond the Headlines with @CharKorchak

Alumni only · 7 PM ET · Online
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Nov 9 · Israel, Zionism & Jews
Nov 16 · Antisemitism: From Left to Right
Nov 23 · Grill the Expert

Register: https://t.co/iAxULXPoAG

[Dean Baxendale @DMCBaxendale]

Phil Gurski on the October 7th attacks and the threat by Jihadi terrorists globally.

join us at the Albany Club on October 22nd

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An important address by the author of 9/11 The Unfinished Battle

We are at the Canadian War Museum attending

25 Years After 9/11
Terrorism Security and the Changing Canadian Landscape

Phil Gurski author of 9/11, The Unfinished Battle providing some opening comments along with The US Ambassador’s representative (Jack Bethke) also addressed the audience.

Lest We Forget

@opibooks @mindingottawa @stevenchase @scoopercooper @MIGSinstitute @kylecmatthews @itsrobroberts @exigentimpact @brianlilley @GarryClement2

@CPAC will cover the 11:15 panel

Has Canada’s Security & Intelligence architecture changed enough to meet the threat?

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From my amazing friend and @exigentimpact colleague @larrynmaher.

https://t.co/tAwidHpeXO

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One of the most comprehensive articles to come out of the @exigentimpact program. Dan Donovan from @ottawalifers does an honest, in depth discussion of his recent trip to Israel. Please read, absorb, and share.

https://t.co/ml6KYsO0me

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WHEN INFORMATION CONFLICTS, WHAT CAN WE TRUST?

Meet five voices from @exigentimpact's broader fellowship, each bringing a different perspective to the issues shaping Canada.

@CoryBMorgan connects international conflict to its consequences for Western Canada and Canadian civic life.

@AdamZivo examines where political alliances collide with human rights, democratic values and geopolitical realities.

@CarymaRules documents protests as they unfold and adds legal context to questions of civil liberties and public order.

@finkledusty (Melanie Bennet) investigates how ideology influences education, public policy and Canadian institutions.

@DMCBaxendale examines foreign influence, transnational repression and their implications for Canadian sovereignty.

Their work provides the evidence, context and firsthand perspectives Canadians need to assess competing narratives.

When claims collide, trust what holds up.

Explore the Voices Hub:
https://t.co/k2DKcPOmy6

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@larrynmaher
@Debrakwinter
@LisaLuluLewis

[Warren Kinsella @kinsellawarren]

So, this is cool. "Winners of 2026 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards revealed - Quill and Quire" https://t.co/fMrwaSXzdj

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9/11 was terrorism. CBC’s policy meant its journalists could not say so in the network’s own voice—even 25 years later.

@kinsellawarren exposed the memo. CBC defended the policy, then created an exception after public backlash.

Why did it take pressure to name the obvious?

Read the analysis: https://t.co/qU8nQ5I23B

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Firsthand experience can reveal what distant debate often misses.

Exigent Witness Fellow @CarymaRules reflects on a memorable visit to Jerusalem’s sacred sites—and the questions and restrictions that shaped it.

[Caryma Sa'd - Lawyer + Political Satirist @CarymaRules]

My personal highlight of the trip was visiting sacred sites in the Old City.

I was the only member of my group permitted to enter the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque— subject to a pop quiz testing my knowledge of Islam.

📸 Jan 22, 2026

#Jerusalem #VoteSad

https://t.co/SjXB6JXgmv

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5Pillars called homosexual acts immoral and urged gay Muslims toward conversion therapy.

It then dismissed critics as racist—and argued that Muslim homophobia must be tolerated.

Some progressives downplayed it.

@AdamZivo's warning for Canada: https://t.co/OWiy0YFmwl

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The useful test is the uncomfortable one: would we condemn the conduct if the person responsible were on our own side?

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Would you condemn the same conduct if it came from your own side?

@kinsellawarren examines partisan double standards and what they do to judgment, accountability and democratic credibility.

Read: https://t.co/qT6zeBdQ4S

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Would you condemn the same conduct if it came from your own side?

@kinsellawarren examines partisan double standards and what they do to judgment, accountability and democratic credibility.

Read: https://t.co/qT6zeBdQ4S

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@kinsellawarren argues that Canadian coverage of the Montreal shooting last month gave limited attention to antisemitic language in the attacker’s manifesto.

Watch his analysis. Compare the coverage.

Decide what responsible reporting should include: https://t.co/fl14gbw8x0

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Canada is not insulated from events abroad. Narratives, influence and extremist movements can reach our institutions and communities.

Larry Maher explains why Exigent starts with firsthand insight—not recycled headlines.

Watch the full interview: https://t.co/RONnLPFREk

[Exigent Foundation @exigentimpact]

Canada is not insulated from events abroad. Narratives, influence and extremist movements can reach our institutions and communities.

Larry Maher explains why Exigent starts with firsthand insight—not recycled headlines.

Watch the full interview: https://t.co/RONnLPFREk

[Larry Maher @larrynmaher]

My latest @nationalpost

[Dean Baxendale @DMCBaxendale]

Having just returned from Israel, where I investigated multiple dimensions of this conflict firsthand, I came away with a far deeper and more sobering understanding of what is actually unfolding. Claims of genocide dominate Western discourse, yet they are often amplified by advocacy narratives and Hamas-aligned propaganda that many foreign journalists absorb uncritically and largely because they lack open, unmediated access to ordinary Palestinians in Gaza.

Those voices exist. They are people who want stability, dignity, and the ability to live their lives in peace and economic security alongside Israel. They are rarely heard, not because they are few, but because Hamas and its sponsors do not permit pluralism, dissent, or transparency. What reaches Western audiences instead is a curated reality, shaped by intimidation, coercion, and information warfare.

What became unmistakably clear is how sophisticated and deeply embedded proxy operations by Hezbollah and Hamas have become; operations strengthened not only by Iranian funding and training, but by Western failure. For years, we transferred billions of dollars into Gaza and affiliated structures with virtually no chain of custody, no meaningful transparency, and no enforceable accountability. We assumed intent without verification and substituted moral signaling for operational rigor.

The result was predictable.

Resources meant for humanitarian relief were diverted into tunnels, weapons, command structures, and propaganda ecosystems. Aid did not produce a pathway to peace or governance reform; it entrenched armed actors whose strategic objective is perpetual conflict. This was not merely naïveté, it was systemic incompetence, repeated despite mounting evidence.

If there is a lesson here, it is that good intentions without controls do not produce peace. They produce capture. And until Western governments are willing to confront how their own policies enabled these proxy networks to thrive, we will continue to misunderstand the conflict, misdiagnose its causes, and finance outcomes directly opposed to the lives and aspirations of the very civilians we claim to defend.

Understanding how these operations are effectively funded is also a key to disrupting their ability to kill at will for no good reason other than a cult with a fanatical ideology steeped in hatred.

Good journalism requires an investment in both time and direct experience in the field.
I along with others gained those insights.

Never Forget, our pledge to, Never Again and yet our reaction post October 7th we have.