The Media Accountability Project  

"This piece clearly demonstrates how manipulative AI can be in the media and the dangers we face in Canada and globally from propaganda efforts, both now and in the future."

"I appreciate that the article highlights how the BC conservatives want to protect institutions that promote Israeli ethnic cleansing and genocide under the guise of opposing anti-Semitism. Meanwhile, those protesting genocide are deemed “terrorists” and therefore fall outside the purview of the law. There is no mention of anti-Palestinian racism or Islamophobia"

On August 21, 2026, CJPME media advocate Debbie Hickey was published in the Kingston Whig-Standard and Napanee Guide. She responded to an op-ed by Geoffrey P. Johnston highlighting the killing of children in Gaza and the comparatively limited media coverage of their deaths.

In her letter, Hickey welcomed Johnston’s focus on Palestinian children, while arguing that the article should have been more forthcoming about Israeli forces’ responsibility for these deaths. She also highlighted concerns that Canadian military components and supplies continue to reach Israel through indirect channels despite Canada’s stated restrictions on arms exports to Israel.

The letter to the editor is available to read here

"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."

It was refreshing to read an article that met these basic journalistic standards, which are too often cast aside when writing about Palestine and Israel.

Overall, your article is a much needed, human portrait of Canadians relationship to the ongoing impacts of violent imperialism in the Middle East.

"They don't have a problem with genocide, in fact they are happy to support it. When I write  genocide I include daily massacres of civilians (462 days now), starvation, dehydration, torture, arbitrary imprisonment not unlike hostage taking, killing medical personnel, killing journalists, killing aid workers. And that is the short list."

I believe the authors could have further benefited from deeper contextualization of the lived experience of Palestinians, particularly in relation to the enduring impacts of colonialism and apartheid. The history of the Nakba, the ongoing displacement of Palestinians, and the structural inequalities perpetuated by Israeli policies are essential to understanding the roots and persistence of this long conflict.

It is unusual to read such a thorough account of a Palestinian perspective in Canadian media. That said, this article helps balance a media environment that rarely platforms Palestinians, except when covering their suffering.

"CJPME appreciates your coverage of the McGill encampment in support of Palestine. Once again, student media like The Daily provide a necessary outlet for Palestinians and their supporters, who are too often dehumanized or unjustly labeled as terrorist sympathizers in mainstream media."