Opinion

By Howie Silbiger, Editor-in Chief Statements and tweets will not stop bullets. They will not put out fires or stop knives from cutting into worshippers. Politicians rush to social media with polished lines after…

By Howie Silbiger, Editor-in-Chief Trump and Netanyahu strutted into Washington and announced a peace plan like they were unveiling a new product launch. Twenty points, a shiny press conference, and no questions. On paper…

Rosh Hashanah begins tonight and Jews are entering the new year with the weight of violence and hatred pressing on us. It should be a celebration of life and renewal, but there is no…

Mitchell Brownstein is running for re-election as Mayor of Côte Saint-Luc. At the same time, he remains Chair of the Mount Royal Federal Liberal Association, the very body that fuels the Liberal machine in…

By Howie Silbiger, Editor-in-Chief Charlie Kirk wore his evangelical Christianity openly and he wrapped Israel inside it. He told anyone who would listen that visiting Israel “changed my life” and “made the Bible pop…

By Howie Silbiger, Editor-in-Chief Opinion Here is what I know. Debate is supposed to be the safety valve. Words let us spar without drawing blood. We take a punchline instead of a punch. We…

Canada has never been a safe country for Jews. It wasn’t during the Holocaust and it isn’t now. The chant of globalize the intifada isn’t just echoing through the streets, it’s being carried out…

Member of Parliament Anthony Housefather has long cultivated the image of a steadfast guardian of the Jewish community in Ottawa, ever present at synagogue commemorations and always ready with a statement. But beneath the…

By: Howie Silbiger, Editor-in-Chief The 2025/26 Concordia Student Union handbook is out. On the surface, it looks like a standard spiral bound planner. Bold type proclaims “Made for students, by students,” and the cover shows protesters…