The Media Accountability Project  

"Though the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza does not distinguish between civilians and combatants using those specific terms, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) relies on data from the Gaza MoH to provide detailed breakdowns by gender and age in its official reports." Continue reading

"As your story reported, Israel’s brutal military assault in Gaza and the denial of humanitarian aid is having dire consequences for pregnant women, their fetuses and their newborns. The consequences are not only on the individuals in the present but will impact the demographics and health of the Palestinians for generations." Continue reading

"The article also presents a balanced perspective in a number of areas. It acknowledges that incidents of anti-Palestinian and anti-Islamic hate crimes and hate speech have increased alongside incidents of antisemitism in Canada since October 7, 2023." Continue reading

"Given the above, I am concerned that this column, despite its careful tone, unintentionally reinforces a reductive view of Jewish political affiliation in Canada. In doing so, it risks misleading readers and flattening a politically diverse community into a simplified narrative." Continue reading

"Your op-ed also rightly noted the tactics proposed by Pierre Poilievre, who has pledged to introduce harsher laws—including measures targeting acts of vandalism—framed as public safety initiatives and efforts to combat rising antisemitism. In practice, these proposals serve a more insidious purpose: to suppress legitimate criticism of Israel, an apartheid state, by conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism." Continue reading

"I particularly commend your decision to center the lived experiences and concerns of demonstrators, including their chants, symbolism, and expressions of grief and outrage at the ongoing genocide and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza. By including direct quotes and outlining their motivations, you offered readers an authentic understanding of why so many Canadians are demanding that Palestine be treated as a core election issue. This is critical journalism that resists the silencing of Palestinian narratives." Continue reading

"This misrepresentation constitutes a serious failure to adhere to the Canadian Association of Journalists’ (CAJ) ethics guideline on accuracy, which states that journalists must be 'disciplined in verifying facts” and must distinguish “between assertions and fact.' Even in the context of an opinion article, this piece falls short of being 'based in fact.'" Continue reading

"Political philosopher Leo Strauss, in On Tyranny, warns us that the suppression of free thought can emerge even in liberal democracies, not always through overt authoritarianism, but through more insidious means. Perhaps Strauss was right. Liberal democracies can, and do, take on tyrannical traits—and we are witnessing it now." Continue reading

"Your article beautifully expressed how the Pope’s calls were a beacon of hope for the Palestinian Catholics living in Gaza. The passing of the Pope is the loss of a voice that reflected the wishes of 1000’s of Canadians; that our government demand an immediate ceasefire, that humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza be restored and that the remaining hostages be released." Continue reading

"I took exception to the section of the article that discussed Hamas and  the UNRWA. Claims and statements were made in that section without citing any of the evidence that has disproved many of them." Continue reading