Doorstep Postings: Doug Ford scarfs it down after a smattering of his party members support the house speaker keeping keffiyehs out of Queen’s Park
This is a special edition of Doorstep Postings, the periodic political commentary column written by Josh Lieblein for The CJN. It’s a shame that our pro-Palestinian friends have spent so much time and gotten so good at pointing out the contradictions that underlie and undermine our political systems. I say it’s a shame because they never […]
Doorstep Postings: What’s so scary about an antisemitic vampire cartoon in a Quebec newspaper?
This is a special edition of Doorstep Postings, the periodic political commentary column written by Josh Lieblein for The CJN. Leaving questions unanswered serves no one. And so let me address the question: why are we so upset about a cartoon depicting Benjamin Netanyahu as a bloodthirsty vampire with claws for fingers when so many Gazans […]
Doorstep Postings: Struggling to make sense of the bizarra backlash against Liberal MP Ya’ara Saks
This is a special edition of Doorstep Postings, the periodic political commentary column written by Josh Lieblein for The CJN. If there are to be any protests outside Anthony Housefather, Ben Carr, or Rachel Bendayan’s offices after Monday’s watered-down, non-binding motion about Palestine, they won’t be of the pro-Israel variety. There will be no honking trucks from […]
Doorstep Postings: Victims or victors? Consult your local Jewish riding association for the answer
This is a special edition of Doorstep Postings, the periodic political commentary column written by Josh Lieblein for The CJN. This week, do your fellow Jews a kindness, and do not ask, “How is this fair? How is this legal?” after reading how protestors came to our neighbourhoods and imposed their will at synagogues, at Jewish […]
Doorstep Postings: Touching grass, or touching the grassroots? Don’t ask the keffiyeh-wearing NHL anthem singer to understand Canada
This is a special edition of Doorstep Postings, the periodic political commentary column written by Josh Lieblein for The CJN. There’s no formal name for it, so, for the purposes of this column, I will call it the astroturf vs. grassroots problem. But rest assured: it is the most difficult problem in Canadian politics, and has […]
Doorstep Postings: Divestments and derangements abound as Israel at war remained a trending topic in Ottawa throughout January 2024
This is a special edition of Doorstep Postings, the periodic political commentary column written by Josh Lieblein for The CJN. Justin Trudeau, to his credit, has done a seemingly impossible thing and united Israel’s allies and its enemies on a crucial point. Both sides absolutely can’t stand him! Could this prime minister actually bring about peace […]
Ya’ara Saks is settling into Parliament Hill after a very virtual year
Just days after she first rose to speak in the physical House of Commons, after a year on the electronic Liberal backbench, Ya’ara Saks was named to the job of parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development. The appointment makes sense, as Saks, 48, has worked in the social services field […]
Melissa Lantsman has completed the leap from Thornhill to Ottawa
When the new session of Parliament started in late November, the job of asking the first question in the House of Commons after the Speech from the Throne was given to Melissa Lantsman, the rookie Conservative MP from the riding of Thornhill. It put a new spotlight on the former political strategist, even if she […]
Doorstep Postings: A different kind of Canadian federal election view from Josh Lieblein
Let’s begin by explaining the name of this column.
