Thoughts on BC Politics and More

Permit me to share a confession — not one born of guilt, but of a long-suffering heart. I, a seasoned newshound with a nose for nonsense, now find the daily news cycle nearly unwatchable. Not for lack of stamina, but because the rickety scaffolding of truth that once held journalism upright has collapsed under the weight of its own duplicity. Once upon a time, the media were adversaries of power. Today they are its stenographers, whispering sweet falsehoods into the ears of an unsuspecting public.  The latest chapter in this Orwellian fable? The crescendo of manufactured outrage over Israel’s alleged “genocide” in Gaza. Yes, Israel — the only nation in the Middle East that could be accused of too much restraint ... CLICK HERE for the full story

Dozens of people showed up to protest outside a BC NDP caucus retreat in Surrey on Monday, demanding Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson be removed from her role, following her comments last week that Israel was founded on a “crappy piece of land.” In her initial comments, made in an online panel discussion hosted by B’nai Brith Canada, Robinson also equated the generations-long battle between Jews and Palestinians to a fight between the Tsleil-Waututh and the Squamish First Nations over land . . . CLICK HERE for the full story

Queen’s University’s gender studies department, which issued a statement of solidarity with Palestine that denounced Israel as a “settler colonial state,” is staying mum on Palestine’s brutal treatment of LGBTQ people. The department has ignored several requests from True North asking if they condemn Palestine’s treatment of LGBTQ people, and if they support Israel serving as a safe haven for the LGBTQ in the Middle East ...   CLICK HERE for the full story