All Israeli's, men, women and children, are again on the front line. They are taking the brunt of endless missiles being fired at them during this current war. In reality, they are protecting the rest of us in the Diaspora. We read one women's account of what they are going through. In case you didn't know, most of the sirens come at night mainly in the Tel Aviv environs. All night. So for the past almost 2 weeks, nobody has had a normal night's rest. This whole country has j

"A wonderful evening joining PM Mark Carney for Iftar at the South Nepean Muslim Centre Mosque" Last night there was a special debate in the House of Commons about the war in Iran. Mark Carney, our prime minister decided to pass on that evening. As we wrote previously, we could barely keep up with the many different comments made by Mark Carney about that war, depending on the day. One day the strikes were “inconsistent with international law.”The next day he supported them “

This is what AI came up with for Housefather. In the past three days there have been attacks on three synagogues in Toronto. For now, those shooting at them have done so in the middle of the night. Clearly they are not interested in getting caught and going to jail or being some kind of martyr. For now. And what is the response of our politicians on every level? As per Matt Gurney who got it spot on: "There is no place for this here” or “this isn’t who we are” statements in

Someone best get to Mark Carney and tell him that even if he is in Australia, the other side of the world, both Trump and the rest of the free world gets to read what he says. One has to wonder if he was baiting Trump when he said it's not easy dealing with him and he must choose his words carefully to avoid any blowback. That he has to 'manage' him. And nobody knew that? He had to say it out loud? If he's looking to poke the bear, he's doing a great job. For such a smart gu

Like him or not, Donald Trump has very large kahoonas. He is also somewhat of a bully so he knows very well how to deal with people like himself. Iran was the bully in the Middle East and every president before Trump knew it. But they either said they were doing something about them but never acted or, as in Obama's case, sent them billions of dollars in unmarked US bills, helping to prop them up. He was a really special piece of work. The buck literally stopped with Trump.

Can we talk? What business is it of the provincial government if private Jewish days schools pay to bring in Israeli soldiers to speak to their students? We'll tell you. It's none of their damn business. Nor should the only English radio station gleefully put it as the first story in their news cycle. Last we looked, we live in a democracy. And no, much as the government wants it to happen, the majority of the population is not secular. People have free choice to follow a rel

Yesterday Pierre Poilievre said that immigrants who are falsely claiming asylum or have been refused asylum are clogging our medical system. Can we talk? Do people have such short memories? Does no one remember when Justin told every immigrant in the world from every country in the world to come on down? No background check. We allowed every loser and criminal into our country. What happened to those thousands of people? Where are they? We know where Justin is. He's partying

Thank goodness Queen Elizabeth is not around to see her son Andrew arrested but there is no doubt she is rolling over in her grave. Aside from doing really bad things, Andrew is just plain stupid. Is he so sheltered that he didn't know sending emails from his computer leaves a trail that cannot be disputed? Did he think no one would find out what he did? Oh wait. Allegedly did. Innocent until proven guilty. Can we talk? The police don't arrest someone like him unless they hav

The reason someone is called premier of a province is because he is the leader. The buck stops on his desk. Of course he cannot know everything about every file, but he is supposed to a) appoint people to ministry's that have the brain capacity or the experience to handle their file and b) surround himself with trustworthy, competent people who will keep him informed of all the details. At a press conference, Legault blamed everyone but himself for a ripping scandal: more th

How to start writing about yet another mass murder... Does it matter if the person was transgender? No. That is to miss the point, make people feel sorry for this person and take the focus off the victims. This person had very, very serious mental health issues which were documented. The murderer was born a boy and while he may have had long hair and worn dresses, he is still a he and not, as some news outlets are referring to him, a she. The more intelligent media simply say

Blanche has some very astute readers and we appreciate their input. In our last blog, we offered a few critiques of Pierre Poilievre. Readers reminded us of something that matters deeply and should not be glossed over: in the aftermath of October 7 and ever since, Pierre Poilievre has been one of the very few politicians to stand unequivocally with the Jewish people. No hedging. No moral fog. No calculated silence. That kind of clarity is rare. From October 7, Poilievre, who

We are very happy for Pierre Poilievre that he got strong support from the converted at the conservative convention this past weekend. That was never in doubt. What is however, is his relatability to the rest of Canada aka ROC. While he is wildly popular in his own party, he polls very far down the ladder in personal popularity when put up against Mark Carney. The conservative party is strong, but the leader is weak. And that people, is what counts in the voting booth. He di

Last weekend, one of the coldest in years, more than 25,000 people lost power, some for four or five days. The reason? An aging substation built in the 1970s, long past its prime, clearly failing, and apparently left to limp along until it finally gave out right on cue during extreme cold. This wasn’t a freak event. It wasn’t unforeseeable. It was infrastructure neglect, plain and simple. When systems built half a century ago are treated as 'good enough,' this is the result:

Kudos to Google. If you went on their homepage today you may have noticed a black ribbon on the bottom in the center of the page. It is in recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day... *** When Justin was in power he wanted all Canadian cars electric by 2035. Carney seconded the motion. We are not quite sure in what city those two live, but where we live in Montreal as well as in Toronto, both heavily populated urban centers, putting out this edict is nothing mor

Mark Carney gave a speech today at his party's retreat in quebec city. Here's one sentence of what he said: “In a time of rising populism and ethnic nationalism, Canada can show how diversity can be a strength, not a weakness. In a time of democratic decline, we can show how rights can be protected, and equal freedoms endure." We're not quite sure which Canada he lives in, but the one we live in shows very clearly that rights are absolutely not protected. Nor do equal freedom

The federal government lost its appeal trying to convince Canadians that emergency powers were justified during the trucker takeover of Ottawa because Justin deemed that honking constituted a national security threat. Translation: the Federal Court’s ruling stands. Justin lost. So while he struts around Davos looking like a total fool, which he is, the Canadian courts told him that honking is an insurrection. Unfortunately, as he is still an airhead, whatever they say will l

Right now, the unhappiest person in the province of quebec is the leader of the parti quebecois is Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (aka PSP), hell-bent on holding a referendum when he got elected premier. Alas for him, with Legault resigning, the entire political landscape just shifted. This is akin to the Andreas fault in California shifting under the ground. Up until yesterday, the upcoming October election was a given: the caq would lose almost all their seats, the liberals neede

Let's start with this picture. Above you are looking live cams yesterday at western university campuses after they learned that over 12,000 unarmed Iranian civilians have been massacred by the Islamic Republic. Do you see the rage? Do you see masked students camping out to decry the massacre happening in Iran? Do you see one person running around with an Iranian flag decrying the ayatollah's genocide of their his people? You see nothing of the sort because as long as it's n

Yesterday we said that Chrystia Freeland wouldn't last the week. We were correct. She resigned her seat today, effective this Friday, January 9. Her last exit from the liberal party and Justin was public, ugly and didn't reflect well on her. While the people and places have changed, Madam Freeland has not the faintest hint of a clue on how to exit elegantly and quietly. For a smart woman, she's not very smart. If she didn't see that the optics of working for another country w

Kudos for Trump. You may not like him, you may think he's a bully, you may think he did it only go get to Venezuela's oil, but in the end, he rid the world of a sick, barbaric animal. He was a brutal dictator who went after his own people, murdering them on a whim. Think about this for a minute: Had someone gone into Germany and taken hitler, how many millions of lives would have been saved? How different would the world look today? During WWII, the Jewish world begged the U