Student radicals of revolutionary Iran and Nazi Germany remind us that campus isn’t always a bastion of morality
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Month: June 2024
University students are not always on the right side of history | National Post
Student radicals of revolutionary Iran and Nazi Germany remind us that campus isn’t always a bastion of morality
— Read on nationalpost.com/opinion/dan-pujdak-university-students-are-not-always-on-the-right-side-of-history
Civilian casualties in Israel hostage rescue. But what is a civilian? | National Post
Civilians, in my universe, also do not typically lock up hostages in their homes. Why is the west pretending the terrorists are innocents?
— Read on nationalpost.com/news/there-are-reports-of-civilian-casualties-in-the-israel-hostage-rescue-but-what-is-a-civilian
This Jewish professor has lost his patience with encampment ugliness | National Post
Kelly Sundberg of Calgary’s Mount Royal University sees protesters across Canada calling for intifada — and administrators doing nothing
— Read on nationalpost.com/news/jewish-professor-anti-israel-encampments-antisemitism
Bank of Canada’s divergence from US Fed puts loonie in spotlight | Financial Post
A falling Canadian dollar could stoke inflation, but the Bank of Canada says those concerns a long way off. Read more.
— Read on financialpost.com/news/economy/bank-of-canada-divergence-us-federal-reserve-loonie
Over 50,000 supporters march in Walk With Israel Toronto rally | National Post
Buoyed by the recovery of four Israeli hostages in Gaza, a record-breaking number joined the annual Walk with Israel in Toronto on Sunday.
— Read on nationalpost.com/news/world/israel-middle-east/more-than-50000-march-walk-with-israel-toronto-rally
Pro-Palestinian protesters to surround White House; fencing put up | Reuters
Pro-Palestinian activists demanding an end to the war in Gaza and to American support for Israel plan to surround the White House during a weekend protest, prompting additional security measures, including anti-scale fencing.
— Read on www.reuters.com/world/us/anti-war-activists-surround-white-house-protest-fencing-put-up-2024-06-07/
John Ivison: Freeland budget said deficits were under control. Not so | National Post
Turns out the deficit was actually $50.9 billion, making it much harder to reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio. Canadians may have been misled.
— Read on nationalpost.com/opinion/ivison-federal-deficit-higher-than-freeland-said
US House passes Republican bill to sanction International Criminal Court over Israel | Reuters
The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court over its prosecutor’s decision to seek arrest warrants for Israeli officials related to the war in Gaza.
— Read on www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-passes-republican-bill-sanction-international-criminal-court-over-2024-06-04/
Government won’t commit to releasing names of MPs who allegedly conspired with foreign actors | CBC News
Senior cabinet ministers wouldn’t say Tuesday if the government is prepared to release the names of parliamentarians who are alleged to have conspired with foreign governments and to have consciously shared sensitive information with their agents — conduct that one expert says could amount to treason.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mps-foreign-interference-nsicop-1.7224132