As the anniversary of October 7 approaches, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have decided to escalate their anti-Israel messaging while also adopting the ludicrous position of overtly supporting terrorists. It’s a strange way for Canada to treat an ally — but not surprising considering the facile and simplistic response of the Liberals to events in the Middle East. The anniversary of the terror attack should be about many things: remembering the grotesque acts of violence, for instance, or feeling sorrow for the victims, or fearing for the safety of the 97 hostages still held by Hamas thugs.
But that would show too much humanity. Instead, the anniversary will almost certainly be characterized by clown politics and self-engrossed performance art of the type shown by numerous Liberals, union leaders, academics, students and protesters in the past year. Within hours of the butchery that killed 1,200 people in Israel last year, protesters in Canada were taking to the streets in pro-Palestinian rallies that openly celebrated the slaughter.
Shortly afterwards, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario leader Fred Hahn praised the act of “resistance” in a tweet. He later apologized, but his stunt moved the focus away from where it should have been — on an appalling and evil tragedy. Soon it was thought acceptable in Canada to tear down posters showing Israeli hostages.
Large-scale protests erupted on streets and university campuses, and Jewish businesses, synagogues and.