The ’soundbite machine’ is at it yet again. On November 21, 2023, federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre ordered his Conservative Members of Parliament to vote against a bill modernizing the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement. Why? Because the Agreement endorses cooperation between both countries to “promote carbon pricing and measures to mitigate carbon leakage risks,” Never…
5 Broken Cameras – Fireside Film Night
Despite worldwide calls for a ceasefire, the Israeli-Hamas war persists and all of us continue to be terribly distraught about Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza’s unarmed civilians. While this violence will come to an end sooner or later, it is bound to be repeated if we do not address the underlying reason for this conflict…
Israel’s Attack on Gaza is a War Crime
As Israel continues its relentless aerial bombardment of the defenseless population of Gaza, the death toll continues to grow at a horrifying rate. Since commencing its attack on Gaza, Israel has killed over 11,100 individuals. Over 4,600 of the dead were children. Women and children make up 67% of reported fatalities. Every part of Gaza’s…
Calling for an Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza
As I write this blog on Sunday November 5th, the situation in Gaza is increasingly tragic and heartbreaking. Israel’s massive bombing campaign on this totally defenseless population continues, wiping out families, destroying communities, and repeatedly collapsing Gaza’s telecommunications infrastructure, leaving residents under siege unable to call for help, keep in touch with relatives, or communicate…
Warsaw and Gaza
The situation in Gaza is so dire it is beyond comprehension. Entire blocks of residential apartment buildings are being totally destroyed by Israel’s massive and unprecedented aerial bombardment. The health care system in Gaza is no longer on the brink of collapse – it is now collapsing. As you read this blog, surgeons are performing…
When the Caged attacks the Cager, Are They Guilty or Innocent?
Imagine that you are on the jury. You must either convict or acquit ‘the accused’ who is charged with committing horrendous acts of violence against an unarmed and defenseless ‘victim’. At the time of committing the acts of violence, ‘the accused’ was not suffering any mental illness that would have resulted in not knowing the…
These Are War Crimes
On the morning of Saturday October 7, 2023, I awoke to appalling news. It flooded all airwaves as the lead item, sometimes the only item on every newscast. The day after the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, Hamas had launched a most audacious military operation from Gaza – literally invading the apartheid state…