“The people who want to play morality police and decide who does or doesn't get to speak, they're not qualified arbiters of anything.” - Caryma Sa’d
December 9, 2024
The Backbench
#105 UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, the Canadaland Interview
Last week, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese landed in Canada, setting off a firestorm of controversy…
November 12, 2024
Short Cuts
#1053 Is There a “Palestine Exception” in Newsrooms?
An essay in the Toronto Star suggests there’s a rule in Canadian newsrooms that limits the coverage of Palestine.
November 6, 2024
A response to Canadaland’s interview with Israel’s Ambassador to Canada
In response to today’s post of an interview with the Israeli Ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed, Canadaland journalists Cherise Seucharan and Noor...
October 7, 2024
By Noor Azrieh
The Backbench
#99 Canada’s Gutless Palestine Policy
While world leaders meet and Israel’s war on Gaza spreads, Canadian MPs are at odds over recognizing a Palestinian state.
October 1, 2024
CANADALAND
#1029 Trudeau to Canadians in Lebanon: Good Luck, Babe!
Canada’s former ambassador to Israel, Norman Spector, joins to unpack the narratives and larger geopolitical context of the current conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
September 25, 2024
Short Cuts
#995 34 Trump Street
Trump’s 34 felony convictions made history in the U.S., but will his efforts to undermine the Rule of Law have an effect on Canadian attitudes towards the legal system?
June 6, 2024
Wag the Doug
Queen’s Park and Gaza
When the Speaker decreed that keffiyehs were verboten at Queen’s Park, even Doug Ford agreed that that was a bad call. But that came in the midst of a hotly-contested by-election in the 905 — and now that it’s finished, so is his party’s long nightmare of uncharacteristic open-mindedness.
May 15, 2024
Short Cuts
#985 No Cop Crackdowns on Campus
Campus protests have migrated to Canada and McGill is asking the cops for help.
May 2, 2024
Détours
#34 Journalisme cathartique
Comment amener les gens à s'intéresser à ce qui se passe dans le reste de la planète ? How do you get people to care about what is going on in the rest of the planet?