By Howie Silbiger Let’s stop pretending this is normal. An independent ethics investigation runs for fourteen months. It concludes that a sitting commissioner breached the code of ethics during an election. A…
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OPINION: The Crisis Economy of the Jewish World
By Howie Silbiger When Bret Stephens spoke at the State of World Jewry address at the 92nd Street Y, he did not rely on comforting words or empty slogans. Instead, he shared…
OPINION: Ontario’s Teachers’ Union Picks an Anti Zionist Group to Train on Antisemitism
By Joseph Marshall Over the past year and a half, Jewish families across Ontario have found themselves quietly adjusting to a new, uneasy normal. Police cruisers parked outside schools have faded into…
OPINION: Jew Hatred Is Not a Super Bowl Stunt
By Howie Silbiger There is a growing tendency to treat Jew hatred as a branding problem rather than a moral one. As if the right slogan, the right shock, the right viral…
OPINION: Concordia University Isn’t the Problem. It’s the Mirror.
By Mayer Wochyniak The National Post ran a piece this week calling Concordia University a “wretched hive of antisemitic scum and villainy.” It’s a headline built to travel, and it did. People…
OPINION: How Many Ethics Violations Does It Take to Get Re-Elected
By Howie Silbiger I ran in a school board election in 2024. I lost. I didn’t run in the same ward as Julien Feldman, so we were not direct competitors, and for…
Holocaust Memory Means Nothing While Jews Are Targeted
By Howie Silbiger Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. The words “Never Again” are spoken slowly and solemnly…And then the day ends, and the chants begin. This is the contradiction that defines Jewish…
When Leaders Sell Moral Authority and Jews Pay the Price
By Howie Silbiger Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney went to Davos and did something Canadian leaders rarely do in public, he told the truth about the world. Not the comforting fiction of…
Canada Is Failing Its Jews
By Howie Silbiger When reports began circulating that the United States was openly discussing asylum protections for Jews in the United Kingdom, it landed with a dull thud rather than a shocking…
Analysis: What François Legault’s Departure Means for Quebec’s Jews
By Joseph Marshall The resignation of François Legault closes a chapter that shaped Jewish life in Quebec more than many people like to admit. His years in office were not defined by…