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The absurd “Zionist Palestinian state” comment

Dear PM Carney, In a recent interview you told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour “what’s needed is a Zionist Palestinian state.” Sir, Zionism is what is wrong with the existing Israeli state: it’s not even possible to have a Palestinian state if it’s “Zionist.” Why would you make recognizing Palestinians’ inherent right to self determination based on their accepting the supremacist ideology that has dispossessed them? How would that be any different than the situation that currently exists? As Craig Mokhiber noted in response to your comment, “calling for a ‘Zionist Palestinian state’ is like calling for a ‘Nicotine-based cure for cancer’ or a ‘Ku klux klan civil rights bill.’”  I beg of you to reconsider what I shall generously assume to be ignorance-driven poorly chosen words. It’s high time Canada get serious about Palestine. For years, Liberal governments have been pledging support for “a two-state solution” meanwhile refusing to recognize one of said states. If you have no intent...
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“Peace and stability in the Middle East”?

A response to this statement, paragraph by disingenuous paragraph: https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2025/06/16/g7-leaders-statement-on-recent-developments-between-israel-and-iran Dear Prime Minister CC: Minister of Foreign Affairs, interim leader of the Conservative party, interim leader of the NDP, leader of the Green Party, leader of the Bloc and my local MP Respectfully, leaders of the G7, your words are worse than utterly meaningless. How can you possibly claim a “commitment to peace and stability in the Middle East” when you continue to sell weapons to the country who is making it unstable? How can you affirm Israel's “right to defend itself” when it is the unprovoked attacker? What about Iran’s right to defend itself? How can we claim to uphold a rules-based order if we only respect the sovereignty of countries we like? (And why we should like Israel remains a mystery: this is not a commentary on the people of the country, only the reprehensible actions of its gov...
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Build a Canada that puts people and the planet first

With thanks to LeadNow, another letter to my MP – who is alright fighting Bill C-5 – with a message to Mr Carney.  While I agree that we must invest in projects to build the Canadian economy and invest in our future, Bill C-5 is the wrong approach. Instead of supporting sustainable development, the bill, as proposed, clears the way for large corporations, especially fossil fuel corporations, to cut corners, ignore public input, and push through harmful projects that are not in the public interest. This bill puts too much at risk: our environment, our duty to meaningfully consult Indigenous nations, community safety and input, and workers’ rights.  If this government is serious about investing in building our economy better, they must prioritize building critical nation-building infrastructure, such as a climate-resilient and affordable housing, a 100% renewable East-West grid, and high-speed rail, and show up to lead and fund these projects — not push through shortcuts that we...
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No to NATO

Dear Mr Carney, Canadian party leaders and my local MP When Canadians voted Liberal, they did so with the belief they would be getting an adult in the room. They were voting for a Canada committed to peace. They voted for someone who promised to build homes for Canadians They voted for someone who promised to work in partnership with Indigenous Peoples regarding energy – clean energy. They voted for someone who recognized that kindness is a virtue, who promised to be humble. Sir, we did not vote for war. Increased NATO spending will not put food on Canadian tables. Increased NATO spending will not address the crisis of loneliness and despair that leads many Canadians to destructive addictions. Increased NATO spending will not mitigate climate change, a rising threat to all of us, as is so clearly demonstrated by the wildfires ravaging Manitoba and Saskatchewan as I write this.  Mr Carney, increased spending an on international military alliance is more likely to *cause* war...
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Time for courage and consequences

After urging not to let up, it seemed as though I did just that, but the signatures continued even if the tailored letters did not. While the horror in Gaza continues apace with brutality and illegality burgeoning in the West Bank also, Canada has found itself a few buddies to give it the courage to take a few baby steps in the right direction.  Perhaps Ms Anand, tentative as she may be, has more heart than the glib Ms Joly. First... https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/statements/2025/05/19/joint-statement-leaders-canada-united-kingdom-and-france-situation Then...  https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2025/06/joint-statement-by-the-foreign-ministers-of-australia-canada-new-zealand-norway-and-the-united-kingdom-on-measures-targeting-itamar-ben-gvir-and-be.html  ...are welcome steps but still so very little in the face of such unfettered brutality.  So, another letter, slightly personalized, but mostly using Canadians for Justice and Peace's template.   Dear...
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Don't let up

Re: Joint statement on Gaza Dear Mr Carney and Ms Anand First of all, congratulations to you both on your election to Parliament. Mr Carney, thank you for the beautiful words of your acceptance speech, touting humility above all else and your desire to “fight for” all Canadians (although I might suggest “ govern for” is both more accurate and less adversarial in framing). Thank you for your joint statement with the leaders of the UK and France. Thank you for “strongly oppos[ing] Israel's military operations in Gaza.” Thank you for denouncing the “wholly inadequate” trickle of food aid. Thank you for “denouc[ing] the denial of essential humanitarian assistance as “unacceptable.” Please note that it does not merely “risk breaching international humanitarian law” but has clearly already done so. Thank you for the call to release the Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity. Please note that should have been accompanied by a demand to release the Palestinian hostages in Israeli “adm...
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Okay, give us an account

A letter to the premier dashed off very quickly without much re-thinking or even re-reading because then I would just pause and never send it. The minister of environment told a member of a citizen lobby group I'm connected with to “hold us accountable” and that hearing from people face to face or phone or personal email is better than form letters. So here goes... The wildfires are terrifying. Not because they've been anywhere near me, but because they are evidence the climate scientists have been right all along, and a hellish future of floods, fires and famines awaits us sooner than we think. And we're just idling our cars with our “gas tax holiday” full tanks. I was extremely disappointed to hear you briefly discuss the fires with Marcy on CBC the other morning and mention in passing the huge expense of purchasing more fire bombers, but not the reason we need them (climate change) and certainly not your failure to show any leadership on climate (pausing pollutio...
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