Annamie Paul talks about why she resigned from the Greens—and what’s next
Former Green Party Leader Annamie Paul broke her silence after a federal election campaign plagued with party infighting and allegations of racism, sexism and antisemitism, at a virtual event Nov. 30 where she discussed the incidents that led to her resignation from the party. “It was painful for me and I’m betting it was painful […]
Doorstep Postings: Justin Trudeau’s bridge too far for Canada’s ‘far-left’
L’chaim! This is the 18th in a series of opinion columns on the 2021 Canadian federal election (and its aftermath) written by Josh Lieblein for The CJN. Before we get to Justin Trudeau’s speech at the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism, and the online backlash that followed, here’s a pop quiz: Where […]
Annamie Paul resigns; as a candidate for Green leader, she chose to convert hate to ‘teaching moments’
Annamie Paul resigned today (Sept. 27) as leader of the Green Party, less than a year after winning the post. The party remained at two seats after this month’s federal election, and Paul lost to the Liberals in her Toronto riding. The first Jewish woman and first Black woman to lead a federal party, Paul […]
Jim Carr held on to his seat in Winnipeg—but the race in Marty Morantz’s riding remains too close to call
Antisemitism and Israel played a small role for a few Jewish voters in the riding of Winnipeg South Centre in the election, but most were interested in the issues of the community at large. That’s the view of Liberal Jim Carr, who was re-elected in the riding with 22,214 votes to Conservative Joyce Bateman’s tally […]
Liberals retained all of their seats in Montreal ridings with significant Jewish populations
There was no change in Montreal-area ridings with significant Jewish populations where Liberal incumbents were re-elected by wide margins. In Mount Royal, Anthony Housefather, first elected in 2015, captured 57 percent of the vote, a touch more than in 2019. His closest challenger was Conservative Frank Cavallaro who received 24 percent. Liberal since its creation […]
York Centre, once a safe Liberal seat, is now a close race
We interviewed the three main candidates to hear their stances on Israel, antisemitism and more.
Rachel Bendayan has been making gun control a key issue in Outremont
Rachel Bendayan, the Liberal incumbent in Montreal’s Outremont riding, set her sights squarely on Erin O’Toole during the campaign, censuring his stance on gun control. She accuses the Conservative leader of contradicting his party’s platform on military-style firearms and of misleading voters, warning that his government would take Canada in the direction of U.S. policy. […]
Two NDP candidates have resigned after the surfacing of past Twitter comments about Israel and Auschwitz
Two candidates for the New Democratic Party in next Monday’s federal election have resigned after their social media posts said Israel was to blame for missing COVID vaccines and another that questioned the existence of Auschwitz. On Sept. 15, the NDP confirmed that Sidney Coles, the candidate for Toronto-St. Paul’s riding, and Dan Osborne, the NDP […]
Going to the candidates’ debate: The CJN and CIJA hosted an ‘E-lection’ parley
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) joined forces with The CJN on Sept. 13 to host the first-ever “E-lection Debate.” Some 1,250 participants were online to hear issues of concern to the Jewish community. Panelists were Marco Mendicino, the Liberal minister of immigration who’s seeking re-election in Eglinton-Lawrence; Michael Chong, Conservative shadow critic […]
Winnipeg South Centre federal election candidates met for a tense Jewish community debate
Antisemitism, support for Israel, the role of Iran in causing international insecurity and anti-Israel sentiments at the United Nations were among the questions of concern candidates addressed during a Sept. 13 online election debate in the riding of Winnipeg South Centre. The debate featured Liberal and current Member of Parliament Jim Carr, Conservative Joyce Bateman […]
