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Jewish CBC journalist Neil Herland faces unspecified disciplinary action from the broadcaster for posting about an anti-Israel protest outside a Yom Kippur event in Toronto. In another story, Sean Ward, who attacked a synagogue earlier this year, was previously involved in legal proceedings against the Canadian military over its COVID-19 vaccine mandate; he sought $1.5 million in damages before being discharged involuntarily. Terry Newman criticizes Concordia University’s student handbook for allegedly promoting anti-Western and anti-police sentiments, while Kumaran Nadesan argues that Canada's reputation for politeness hinders its ability to assert itself globally. Tristin Hopper notes that Prime Minister Mark Carney is encountering resistance from typically left-leaning groups due to his conservative policies.
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Story summary
Neil Herland, a Jewish CBC journalist, is facing disciplinary action after posting a video showing anti-Israel protesters outside a Yom Kippur event in Toronto. The broadcaster has not commented officially, but an activist group complained to the National Post about Herland's post. Critics argue that this treatment contrasts with previous instances where Muslim journalists were allowed more leeway when expressing personal opinions on contentious issues. Meanwhile, Sean Ward, who attacked a synagogue and was previously sued for damages, was involuntarily discharged from the Canadian Forces after defying the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate during the pandemic. A GoFundMe campaign for Const. Jeff Smith, injured while stopping the attack, has raised at least $716,000.
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Jewish CBC journalist faces discipline over comments about anti-Israel protest
The CBC has not commented on its action but an activist group told National Post that it complained to the broadcaster about Neil Herland’s post showing anti-Israel protesters outside a Yom Kippur event in Toronto.
Synagogue attacker was embroiled in lawsuit against military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate that forced him out
Sean Ward was involuntarily discharged from the Canadian Forces after defying the military’s vaccine mandate during the pandemic, court documents say.
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He was seeking $1.5 million in general damages plus additional compensation.
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Meanwhile, a GoFundMe campaign for Const. Jeff Smith, who was badly injured while stopping the Belleville synagogue attack, has reached at least $716,000.
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Terry Newman: Concordia handbook teaches students to hate Canada, the West, police ….
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“Most Canadians probably think that a university education prepares citizens to become valuable, contributing and law-abiding members of society.
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Students, it says, are essentially ‘cash cows,’ educated with the purpose of driving the economy, and they are informed that the university’s ‘primary function’ is ‘to serve the extracative settler colonial project of so-called Canada,’” writes Newman.
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Canada’s politeness problem: How to stop playing nice and assert itself more
Worldwide, Canadians are often described as “nice” or “polite.”
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But author Kumaran Nadesan believes that Canada’s cultural commitment to politeness is holding the country back.
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“Politeness can look a lot like apathy.
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Yes, we have a beautiful country.
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We also have people with incredible talent, abundant natural resources, and critical minerals that the world needs.
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But we aren’t doing as much as we could be with what we have,” he argues.
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Mark Carney’s left-wing enemies
Tristin Hopper writes that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s time in power has brought with it numerous policies typically only discussed in conservative circles.
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As a result, he is “facing the kind of activist pushback that was largely unknown to his immediate predecessor, Justin Trudeau.”
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