Alex Paterson 🌲🖤

Israel, as a sovereign state, legislates its own laws. Canada is intervening in the midst of a sovereign state’s legislative process. Israel is facing murderous and brutal terrorism on a scale unmatched anywhere in the world. Palestinian terrorism is fueled by payments from the Palestinian Authority, as well as by abductions that lead to shortened prison terms for terrorists. Israeli law already permits capital punishment, and under the proposed new law, discretion over its application will remain with the courts. Canadian double standards: Canada repeatedly singles out Israel - we haven’t seen a tweet like about this when it comes to capital punishment in the United States, Japan, India, Egypt, or other countries.

HAPPENING NOW: Union activist and NDP leadership candidate Rob Ashton suggests we "eat the damn rich" to thunderous applause at the party's convention.

Harsha ‘Burn-it-all-down’ Walia enthusiastically welcomes Avi Lewis’ win as federal NDP leader.

I’ll be generous by assuming this line came from a speechwriter, and that the Premier didn’t know that it’s verbatim Iranian regime propaganda, widely used as an antisemitic dog whistle. But he degrades himself and his office by turning the murderous nature and genocidal intent of the Islamic Republic into a cheap political punchline. Does he think the regime’s advanced efforts to build nuclear weapons and use them to “turn the little Satan (Israel) into a ball of fire” is a joke? Does he understand the regime is detested by the overwhelming majority of the Iranian people, who desperately hope that this military campaign will accelerate the end of the Mullahs’ reign of terror? Does he have zero understanding of the decades of violence and terror spread by the regime’s proxies across the world, from the hundreds of thousands murdered by the Iranian backed Assad regime, to the decades violent Jew hatred of Hamas & Hizbollah? Does he think it is a mere distraction to stop Iran from building 100 ballistic missiles every month, some with a range that can strike Europe? I’ve had high regard for Premier Kinew, despite our political differences. I hope this was just a monetary lapse in judgement. But I fear it reflects the Canadian left’s brain dead embrace of even the worst regimes if they are opposed by Israel and the United States.

Israel calls on UNICEF to speak out and unequivocally condemn the Iranian regime’s deliberate missile attacks on civilians, including children. Iran is launching ballistic missiles armed with illegal cluster munitions, spreading indiscriminate harm - and children are among the victims. So far, 18 children and infants have been wounded by Iranian missiles. A 5-year-old girl is in critical condition. A 10-year-old and a 12-year-old were severely injured. Three siblings, aged 13, 15, and 16 - were killed.

For those of you clutching your pearls over my Liberal party convention guest list snafu, a reminder that this post is still up, 2 years later.