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Canada's Support for Status Quo in Israel (Canada Silent on Israel Misconduct)

As published in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: October 2023

As Canadian politicians praise the current Israeli government’s retreat from its judicial reforms, they quietly accept Israel’s gradual annexation of the occupied Palestinian territories where over three million Palestinians endure martial law. Gaza’s two million residents exist in a similar state of Israeli military control over all land borders, coastal regions and airspace. Canada is equally silent on this situation.

Price-Fixing Predictable Result of 1985 “Competition Act”

Hill Times: 28 June 2023

A Post Media columnist’s recent call for public outrage over the ongoing Weston/Maple Leaf price-fixing assumes that collusion should surprise Canadian consumers. The following contextual information weakens this hopeful assumption about Canada’s corporate nobility.

Anonymous Shareholders Benefit from Canadian Taxpayer-funded Subsidies

The Hill Times: 24 May 2023

As the governments of Ontario and Canada compete to subsidize manufacturers of electric car batteries and other so-called clean technologies, there is scant discussion of private profit at public risk.

THE HILL TIMES

May 10, 2023

Examine Monarchy’s Ideological and Political Role

As prince Charles’ coronation approaches, we ought to examine royalty’s ideological and political role before pomp and ceremony eclipses reality.

Canada silent on Israel’s misconduct

Ottawa Citizen: 15 April, 2023

As Canadian politicians praise the current Israeli government’s retreat from its reactionary judicial reforms, they quietly accept Israel’s gradual annexation of the occupied Palestinian territories where over three million Palestinians endure martial law.
Gaza’s two million residents exist in a similar state of Israeli military control over all land borders, coastal regions and airspace and Canada is equally silent on this situation.

Canadian Legislator Harden’s Israel Comments not anti-Semitic

Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: March/April 2023

Taps Always Open for Private Profit at Public Expense

As published in the Hill Times: 14 Dec. 2022

I noticed this Toronto Sun editorial comment at the end of a Nov. 23 reader’s letter on worker’s wages:

“(With government, expanding constantly, and offering more and more services we cannot afford, the money has to come from somewhere)”

There is one service that government eagerly subsidizes: private profit at public risk and expense. Perhaps the editors are unaware of the following information.

Monarchy is Archaic

Individual monarchs not racist but institution different story

As published in the Guardian 15 Nov. 2022

Unfortunately, Bloc Quebecois leader Yves Blanchet correctly describes the British monarchy as a “racist” and “archaic" institution. That admission does not support his separatism or validate his presence in Canada’s parliament.

Remembrance Day 2022

War Remains a Permanent Feature of Human Existence

As published in the Hill Times: November 16, 2022

In addition to protecting Canada’s land and maritime areas the Canadian Forces (CF) are active around the world. This includes NATO operations, marine patrols and the provision of military training.

The fact that Canada is not officially at war does not lessen the danger to CF personnel, especially UN peacekeepers in active conflict zones and contested areas.

Israel Obstinately Rejects Legitimate Criticism

As published in the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: Nov. / Dec. 2022 Vol. XLI, No. 7

A recent article by Abraham Global Peace Initiative (AGPI) CEO Avi Benolo is titled: “Israel Strong in the Face of Growing Progressive Obstinacy”. Unfortunately, the piece offers shaky assumptions and lacks historical context to balance its strident appeal to emotion. For example, Benolo’s AGPI wrongly assumes that Israel represents the interests of all Jews.