How can we tell the difference between legitimate criticism of Israel and antisemitism?
According to the @TheIHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, adopted by both the Canadian and Alberta governments, one indication is "Applying double standards by requiring of (Israel) a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation." https://t.co/Ww8EQFm1Ku
By this standard, hard left Edmonton councillor Michael Janz is flirting with antisemitism by calling for the Israeli pavilion alone to be banned from the city's Heritage Festival.
He didn't call for the Chinese pavilion to be banned, despite the PRC's ongoing genocide (recognized as such by Canada's Parliament) of Uyghur Muslims, the cultural wreckage of Tibet, and one of the world's worst human rights records.
He didn't call for the Afghanistan pavilion to be banned, despite the Taliban's inhuman mistreatment of women and girls, including the prohibition on female education.
He didn't call for the Cuba Pavilion to be banned, despite Cuba's decades of brutal repression, thousands of political prisioners, and the worst human rights record in the Western hemisphere.
He didn't call for the banning of pavilions representing countries who punish homosexuality with imprisonment or death (Somalia, Uganda, et al)
He didn't call for the banning of the Sudan pavilion, despite that country's appalling human rights record, including a 25 year campaign of violence against non Arab minority populations.
He didn't call for the banning of the Iran pavilion, despite that country being the biggest global sponsor of terrorism and of mass murderers like Assad; and being responsible for killing dozens of Edmontonians on board UIA flight 252 in 2020, etc.
Am I suggesting that Canadians from these and other repressive countries should be held accountable for the actions of governments in their countries of origin?
Of course not. Many of the volunteers staging these pavilions are refugees and political foes of those regimes.
So why are leftists like Janz so quick to ascribe their cartoonish vilification of the state of Israel to Edmontonians of Israeli origin?
Why would a leftist like Janz never think to ostracize those other countries or their diaspora communities in Canada, but obsessively single out Israel for opprobrium?
I think the answer is found in the Third Worldism that has taken hold in much of the contemporary left, a view that holds developing countries to radically lower moral and legal standards, often excusing their deficiencies as the consequence of western imperialism and capitalism; and an actual sympathy with Communist regimes like Cuba and the PRC. After all, you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs, amirite?
The toxic Third Worldism of the contemporary left also reflects a unique hatred for the only Jewish state in the world, a country that represents the dream of an ancient indigenous people to recreate their historical homeland as a refuge following centuries of persecution and displacement, culminating in the Holocaust.
Much of this hostility is based on the caricature of Jews as avatars of capitalism; or because many Jews are white-presenting, and are therefore privileged oppressors in the bizarro world of intersectionality / critical race theory.
Regardless of the reasons, Janz has given us an object lesson in how hatred of Israel is a uniquely powerful pathology in much of the contemporary left.
BREAKING: A Palestinian woman was caught setting multiple fires, attempting to trigger a wild fire in Israel.
If it was truly their land, they wouldn’t try and burn it down.
Remember that after nearly 3 years, there is not even ONE clear video of an Israeli soldier intentionally killing a civilian.
There are hundreds from Oct 7 of Hamas barbarically killing civilians.
A senior Hamas official just said it on live television: "We Palestinians are not indigenous of this place. Half of us are actually Egyptians, and the other half are Saudis. We are not from here."
This isn't an Israeli claim. This isn't Zionist propaganda. This is a Hamas official, on camera, telling the truth by accident.
Hi.
I live in Alberta and I’m a Forever Canadian who will be voting to stay.
Because Canada is thriving….
It doesn’t bother me that 59% of Canadians are now saying they’ll never retire.
And yes, I’m aware that homeless encampments have increased 303% across Canada since 2018 - it’s really not that big of a deal, we have beautiful summers.
And I have heard that 10% of Canadians are living in poverty - could we do better? I guess - but at least it’s not 20%.
And so what if roughly 100,000 Canadians have already been laid off in 2026 - maybe they should’ve chosen a career path that was a little more stable.
And I think it’s totally fine that 42% of Canadian manufactures are planning to move to the US. They should move. They’re likely racist bigots - the US can have them.
I mean, anyone who questions the government is a racist bigot - and that makes up most of the separatist movement.
They don’t even care about the colour of peoples skin. But they should care because people of colour need to understand that they’re victims and can’t succeed without government handouts and if you’re white - it’s your job to tell them. The same applies to First Nations. That’s why we have DEI.
Separatists also don’t care about the sexual orientation of others. Who wants to live in a country where sexual orientation doesn’t matter? I don’t. I mean, 2SLGBTQIA+IBUPROFEN people deserve special treatment. And I normally don’t support public nudity - but I do if it’s at a Pride parade. They have to know that we will not question them. And I don’t think sexual orientation will be celebrated in an independent Alberta on a daily basis. And that’s not right. Sexual orientation is everything these days.
And when it comes to the government - it’s not their job to be honest or look after the country. It’s our job to accept what they do. I mean, can you imagine living in a country with a responsible government? Not me - I wouldn’t want that. Government officials became government officials so they can do whatever they want and spend our taxes however they choose - even if that means funding other countries while Canadians go hungry.
And some people have asked me how I feel about the debt being passed down to future generations - my answer: I don’t care. I won’t be around then. Not my problem. I mean sure, I love my children and grandchildren - but their future isn’t really my concern anymore.
It’s their future. Not mine.
Anyways, that’s why me (and my friends) are voting to stay.
Because Canada is amazing.
Elbows up!
Blame Trump!
And free Palestine!
Shuv Majumdar just flusters David Cochrane live on air
Cochrane keeps pushing the Liberal script: “Why is Canada the one dilly-dallying? Trump’s the problem everywhere. Mexico’s different...”
Shuv calmly dismantles it:
* Points out Canada’s own failures: no strategic critical minerals reserve, no unlocking resource projects, no Auto Pact 2.0, carbon tax still strangling industry, ministers jetting to Beijing instead of building leverage in the U.S.
* Notes Mexico actually engages Washington on borders, Chinese transshipment, and forced labor — while Canada sends incomplete notes.
* Highlights the pattern: Trudeau-era wait-and-see approach is still running the show under Carney’s same cabinet.
Every time Cochrane tries to deflect to Trump’s unpredictability or “we’re not the problem,” Shuv brings it back to Canadian worker anxiety, domestic strength, and the need for a serious North American strategy instead of ad-hoc bridge toll excuses
Cochrane gets visibly flustered, doesn’t like the answers, and wraps it up quick. Classic case of a host who can’t recognize his own Liberal bias when it’s staring him in the face
Conservatives are offering build strength first, then negotiate — not more weakness and finger-pointing. Canadians are watching and realizing that Carney isn't the master negotiator with Trump that he claimed to be @shuvmajumdar
@ryangerritsen It becomes clearer day by day why Trump wanted Carney to win and Pierre to lose. Trump read the average Liberal mind like a master and deals with them like a puppeteer