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Steven C. Wernick

Jun 12, 2026, 8:03 PM

We Are Not Grasshoppers

Last Sunday, sixty thousand people filled Bathurst Street in Toronto — parents and students, Holocaust survivors in wheelchairs, clergy from communities not our own. The sound of Am Yisrael Chai rose over the city. I felt something I had...

Jun 12, 2026, 6:43 PM

How the Canadian Government Should Have Responded to Combat Antisemitism

Antisemitism has been rampant in Canada since October 7, 2023. In 2025, B’nai Brith Canada documented 6,800 incidents of antisemitism, which is by far the highest volume of antisemitic incidents ever recorded. Marc Carney, who has been the Prime Minister of...

Jun 12, 2026, 6:28 PM

Canada Has A Problem And A Good Man Is Dead

A Good Man Is Dead. Are We Taking Hate and Extremism Seriously Enough? An opinion piece — the way I see the situation. The death of Toronto Police Constable Marc Pinizzotto is heartbreaking. A good man, a police officer, a husband, a...

Gordon Louis Aronoff

Jun 9, 2026, 6:42 PM

When Antisemitism Becomes ‘Political Discomfort’

Avi Lewis at the podium after securing the leadership of the NDP on March 29, 2026. Image retrieved with permission from https://x.com/BenNephrology/status/2038286722086375731/photo/1

In May 2025, the Canadian Jewish News published an op-ed I wrote in response to a letter signed by forty academics who invoked their Jewish identity to demand the resignation of then-Quebec Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry. The Quebec...

Jun 8, 2026, 7:27 PM

Send Support For Israel In These Difficult Times

Howdy and shalom. I was taking a break from my TOI Blog, but of course my heart is with my friends in Israel during these difficult times and resumed rocket attacks, and my thoughts and prayers are with all...

Jun 8, 2026, 6:33 PM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup–Group B/C/D Previews

(Dear Reader(s): If you read far enough in this lengthy post, you will find a bonus Bob Dylan quote.) Group B Every World Cup features a first-round group known histrionically as “The Group of Death.” The title is applied to...

Michael Zoosman

Jun 5, 2026, 3:19 AM

From Death Penalties to Hanging Effigies: Executions Feed the Cycle of Violence

The hanging effigies of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and President Donald Trump on display at a recent pro-Palestinian rally in Montreal serve as the latest nauseating reminder that calling for executions only...

Jun 5, 2026, 3:01 AM

Prime Minister Carney, YOU failed Canadian Jews AND you failed Canada

On June 1st, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech about antisemitism in Canada. He correctly identified the extent of the hatred directed at Canadian Jews, but he still failed miserably, not only Canadian Jews but all of...

Jun 3, 2026, 3:05 PM

Media Fallout From Carney’s Antisemitism Speech

I don't really see myself as a media outlet, but rather as an ordinary Jewish Canadian living in extraordinary times and facing extraordinary pressures. I hope that my arguments and experiences are somehow informative and representative of yours. And...

Jun 3, 2026, 5:57 AM

We Were Right to Leave Canada

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It happened in the middle of an unremarkable Ontario Walmart, in the back-to-school section, under the fluorescent lights. My four-year-old son was trying on a bright red backpack for his first day of kindergarten. It was much too large for...

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