Author: Peter Larson

Large crowd attends vibrant Palestine Day on Parliament Hill

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A somber crowd filled a Parliamentary Hall on Thursday, June 13th for “Palestine Day on the Hill”, organized by the Association of Palestinian Arab Canadians (APAC) in Ottawa under the slogan “From Nakba to Genocide”. Representatives of the NDP, Liberal Party of Canada and Green Party voiced their support for the Palestinian people and called for an end to the genocide. Read more.

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Want to broaden your news sources on the Israel/Palestine conflict beyond just mainstream media?

If you want to go beyond mainstream media, who can you trust to provide reliable information on the Israel/Palestine conflict? Here are some digital sources CTIP finds well informed and trustworthy. Some are pro-Palestinian, some are just “independent” and some are well, hard to classify. But all are interesting and in our judgement, reliable. Check them out….

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Listening to Bruce Cockburn; thinking about Gaza

The Bruce Cockburn concert at the NAC in Ottawa last week was delicious. He played many of his best loved songs and lots of new ones too. A real treat. But while we were listening to him, I couldn’t stop wondering how many people Israel would kill in Gaza that same night. (I found out the next morning). Read more…..

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Who is shooting at Jewish schools in Canada? A call for a serious investigation rather than race-baiting

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, centre, delivers remarks while flanked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, right, during a news conference in Toronto on May 30, 2024.

Standing on a panel with Prime Minister Trudeau (l) and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow (r), Ontario Premier Doug Ford implicitly fingered “immigrants” as the culprits in a recent shooting at a Toronto girls school. While he didn’t mention any specific immigrant communities, it was clear he was pointing to Arab/Palestinian/Muslim Canadians. This a police issue that should be treated seriously. Read more…

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