The Media Accountability Project  

Describing Iran as Hezbollah’s “masters” strips Lebanese actors of political agency. The term masters is at best a provocative term, and at worst its flatour incendiary. In either case, its usage constitutes a strong expression of slanted personal opinion. The purpose of analysis articles, according to the JSP, is to offer readers insights “based on facts.” We believe this framing sacrifices the intent of analysis in favor of polarizing sensationalism.

"My primary concern is the article’s exclusion of perspectives that are essential for readers to properly assess the report’s claims. Notably absent is any reference to the response from Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), whose critique of the audit has been reporting in the Canadian Press and the Toronto Star."

"The US/Israeli insistence that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon is pure hegemonic racism. The only country on the planet that has used nuclear weapons against a defenceless civilian population - twice - is the US. For that country to declare who is allowed and denied nuclear weapons is beyond hypocritical."

"After reviewing M. Rezaei Madj’s public instagram, it is clear that he is an outspoken supporter of the Iranian monarchist movement, praises Israel, MAGA and openly supports Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s former Shah."

"The article does not align with journalistic standards of balance of perspectives and views. Throughout the article, the overwhelming majority of quoted voices are Iranian-Canadians celebrating the attacks, explicitly pro–U.S. and pro–Israel voices, supporters of regime change, and admirers of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. There are no voices from Iranian-Canadians who oppose foreign military intervention, anti-war Iranian diaspora members, international law experts questioning the legality of the strikes, human rights advocates concerned about civilian harm, or scholars contextualizing the consequences of regime change wars."

"The article reports that Canada was not involved in any operations and had no advance notification of the U.S. strikes. However, publicly available reporting from CBC News indicates that up to 18 Canadian Forces members were deployed on exchange with U.S. units in Bahrain and Qatar at the time of the strikes. Former senior Canadian general Denis Thompson stated that, absent explicit restrictions from Ottawa, it is highly likely that Canadian officers embedded with U.S. forces would have been involved at some level in planning or coordination."

"The article reports that U.S. President Donald Trump announced his newly created “Board of Peace” has secured $5 billion in pledges to rebuild Gaza after more than two years of Israel’s ongoing genocidal violence. It repeats his claim that the board will take on a “broader mandate to resolve global crises” and directly quotes his assertion that it will become “the most consequential International Body in History” without offering a counter-perspective."

We urge you to include critical perspectives and essential context regarding Trump’s “Board of Peace” in future reporting, especially perspectives that center Palestinian voices and expose how colonial powers mask intentions of occupation under the rhetoric of peace.

"Levitt’s framing appears to deliberately delegitimize pro-Palestinian advocacy through baseless comments by Steve Paikin and Van Jones made at the Spirit of Hope marquee event."

In addition to genocide, Israel has subjected Palestinians in Gaza to decades of blockade, illegal occupation, and apartheid, as documented by UN bodies and many international and Israeli human rights organizations. The fact that the segment doesn’t mention any of this whitewashes Israel’s war crimes.