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BONOKOSKI: No one is admitting just who invited Khatatba

By
Mark Bonokoski
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Now, it would not be a stretch to think that a gathering of the Canada-Palestine Parliamentary Friendship Group, this one chaired by Liberal MP Salma Zahid, just might attract an antisemite or two.

The surprise is that Nazih Khatatba — a notorious antisemite and Holocaust denier — and others from his Meshwar Media group, were invited to Parliament Hill for what was described as a “solidarity ceremony.”

And no one is ‘fessing up to creating that particular guest list.

The presence of Khatatba, the publisher of an Arabic-language newspaper in Toronto, at last week’s event, attended by several MPs including Green Party leader Elizabeth May, sparked an exchange between Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra.

Lantsman, in the House of Commons, called on Alghabra to denounce the publisher and his publication and apologize to Canadians.

Alghabra said on Twitter that the publisher should not have been invited, denounced all forms of antisemitism and encouraged MPs from all parties to do the same.

Lantsman, a rookie MP, was named to the Tories’ shadow cabinet on Nov. 9, as official opposition critic for the transportation file. She’s one of only two Jewish Conservative MPs elected in the 44th Parliament — along with Winnipeg’s Marty Morantz, from Winnipeg.

Meshwar Media has a history of anti-Semitism, having referred to the Holocaust as the “Holohoax” and “the biggest lie in history.”

In 2015, the newspaper called Judaism a “terrorist religion,” in which killing is ingrained, while having been known to speak positively about Palestinian terrorists.

The media outlet praised the 2014 synagogue massacre in Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighborhood, in which Canadian Chaim Rotman was murdered, as “courageous.”

Just last week, Khatatba praised the heinous nail-bomb murder of 16-year-old Aryeh Schupak as a “quality operation” by Palestinians.

In 2012, Meshwar published an antisemitic cartoon depicting Israelis eating Palestinian children and drinking their blood.

On October 23, Khatatba posted a video to Facebook which promoted the lie that Jews are plotting an international conspiracy of world domination, and which included a clip of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler as proof of this claim.

In a written statement to  the Canadian Press, Khatatba says he was indeed invited to attend by Palestinian organizations but denied perpetuating antisemitism and Holocaust denialism.

That said, a spokesman for the event’s chair says it is “carefully” reviewing how it handles events after Khatatba showed up.

Afterwards, however, both B’nai Brith Canada and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs took to social media to say it was reprehensible that Khatatba was allowed to attend.

In question period in the House of Commons, Lantsman, who is also the Tories’ deputy leader, called Khatatba a “dangerous antisemite, Holocaust denier and a terrorist sympathizer.”

Parliamentary friendship group chair and Liberal MP Salma Zahid issued a statement saying invitations for the event were sent around the local Palestinian community and “we are not able to research the history of every attendee that responded.”

Zahid’s spokesman Jeff Jedras says neither their office nor the parliamentary group invited Khatatba, but added “we will certainly review carefully how we handle future events with outside attendees.”

In his statement, Khatatba said his newspaper is “not antisemitic, and we have never spoken badly about Jews in Canada or other countries. Rather, we criticize the Israeli occupation policy and stand by the Palestinian people.”

On Friday, B’nai Brith Canada called on Zahid to distance herself more firmly from Khatatba and his publication.

“Salma Zahid has a special obligation, particularly in her capacity as chair of the Canada-Palestine Parliamentary Friendship Group, to reject Meshwar Media and its publisher by name,” CEO Michael Mostyn said in a statement.

“Zahid owes it to the public to better explain through what channels Khatatba gained access to the event on Parliament Hill. Zahid must commit her Friendship Group to end all association with those who distort the Holocaust and pursue antisemitic agendas.”

In response, Jedras said Zahid’s office had nothing more to add.

FUREY: MAiD in Canada has clearly gone off the rails

By
Anthony Furey
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Another story of a military veteran being offered assisted death instead of receiving assistance is making international headlines. This week, news broke about a disabled veteran who represented Canada at the Paralympics asking for a stairlift and instead being told about MAiD. And this is far from the only story of euthanasia going off the rails.

What is going on in Canada?

Medical assistance in death (MAiD) was legalized in Canada in 2016 for limited situations, but now its scope is rapidly expanding in a way that’s leaving Canadians of all political perspectives alarmed.

Anthony Furey explains in his latest video.

Germany signs gas deal with Qatar after being snubbed by Trudeau

By
Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
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Germany has secured a long-term liquified natural gas (LNG) deal with Qatar only months after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the country that supplying the European country with ethically-sourced Canadian gas lacked a “business case.” 

The agreement with Qatar Energy will see Germany supplied with two million tonnes of LNG for fifteen years beginning in 2026. 

In August, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz paid Canada a diplomatic visit to seek an energy deal with its international ally. 

At the time, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau questioned whether there was “a worthwhile business case” to begin exporting gas to Germany – which faces an energy crisis due to the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 

“There are a number of potential projects, including one in Saint John, and some others that are on the books for which there has never been a strong business case because of the distance from the gas fields,” claimed Trudeau.

“We are looking right now — and companies are looking — at whether or not, in the new context, it makes it a worthwhile business case, to make those investments. … It needs to make sense for Germany to be receiving LNG directly from the east coast.”

Critics of the deal accused the prime minister of not meeting his international obligations at a time of crisis. 

“Canada has a golden opportunity to help our friends, and make billions doing it. Putin weaponized his energy. Trudeau has the power to de-weaponize it, and discourage other dictators from trying something similar in the future. But he’s choosing not to,” Canada Strong & Proud Network digital strategy director Gregory Tobin wrote in a True North op-ed. 

Additionally, concerns about Qatar’s violations of human rights have reached a crescendo as the country hosts the 2022 FIFA World Cup. 

Qatar, which is an Islamist monarchy, maintains male guardianship rules barring women from studying abroad or working certain civil service positions. Additionally, the country has blasphemy laws and also jails LGBT people.

According to Human Rights Watch, members of the LGBT community have been subject to beatings, detention and sexual harassment.

Google ramps up fight against Bill C-11 as Senate debates details

By
Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
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Google has accelerated its push to fight legislation, currently passing through the Canadian Senate, that seeks to regulate online streaming platforms.

YouTube, which is owned by Google, has launched new pop-ups on its platforms to inform users about what they consider the harms of Bill C-11 in a campaign called “Keep YouTube Yours.” 

“Your YouTube feed is uniquely yours. Bill C-11 could change that,” the pop-up reads. 

Bill C-11 aims to update the Broadcasting Act to force streaming platforms like YouTube to promote Canadian content through increased regulatory powers for the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). 

In October, Google also published a blog post warning that the bill would require the company to manipulate its algorithms based on government orders.

“In its current form, Bill C-11 would require YouTube to manipulate these systems, and surface content according to the CRTC’s priorities, rather than the interests of Canadian users,” wrote the company.

“Put into practice, this means that when viewers come to the YouTube homepage, they’re served content that a Canadian Government regulator has prioritized, rather than content they are interested in.”

The federal government has confirmed as much with Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez telling the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications in November that the law empowers the government to ask platforms to promote or derank content. 

“We’ve been told by many witnesses that if this is done or indirectly required it will have a negative impact on many Canadian creators so in light of that why wouldn’t you support an amendment on this when it comes to discoverability?” asked Conservative Senator Michael MacDonald.

“The CRTC can’t mandate user specific algorithms. What we want is outcomes,” replied Rodriguez. 

“It’s up to the platform to decide how they do that. They may decide they’ll touch their algorithms but that would be their own decision. They could have playlists, they could have filters.”

Recently, the US government also waded into the conflict. After a recent meeting between US Trade Representative and Ambassador Katherine Tai and Canadian Minister of International Trade Mary Ng, Tai expressed concerns about the law. 

“Ambassador Tai expressed concern about Canada’s proposed unilateral digital service tax and pending legislation in the Canadian Parliament that could impact digital streaming services and online news sharing and discriminate against U.S. businesses,” wrote Tai.

Here’s what happened at the “journalists and online hate” event

By
Elie Cantin-Nantel
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A group of journalists gathered Thursday evening for a public discussion at Ottawa’s Carleton University to discuss what they describe as a rise in online hate targeting journalists.

The event titled “Journalists and Online Hate: What to do when the battlefield is everywhere” was moderated by CTV News’ parliamentary bureau chief Joyce Napier. It featured Global News journalist Rachel Gilmore, The Hill Times columnist Erica Ifill, Toronto Star journalist Saba Eitizaz, as well as Liberal public safety minister Marco Mendicino, CBC/Radio Canada president Catherine Tait and Global News’ editor-in-chief Sonia Verma.

Carleton’s Journalism Program head Allan Thompson opened the event and did an Indigenous land acknowledgement, in which he called himself a “fifth generation settler” and said journalists should commit to challenging and dismantling “white supremist colonial mindsets.”

The latter was followed by a brief address by Napier, and then remarks by Tait. The CBC president stated that the internet is a dangerous environment for journalists. She added that the sole purpose of attacks against journalists is to silence them, something that undermines democracy. CBC has launched the #NotOk initiative to bring attention to the issue.

Tait also said that CBC has been pressuring social media companies to quickly remove “toxic messages”, and added that they are working on ways to prevent those messages from being sent in the first place. 

Furthermore, she said that law enforcement should treat online abuse as a cybercrime, called for legislation, penalties as well as for societal change.

Some of Tait’s remarks were echoed by Verma. Global’s EIC also said that amid online platforms being a toxic hotbed for hate, her outlet does not require its journalists to be on social media.

However, Ifill said it is not possible for freelance journalists to not be on social media. “This idea that (freelancers) can make this choice to just step away from the noise is ludicrous, it does not reflect an intersectional look at media today,” she said. She also said she wished the panel had been more intersectional, and that people most likely to freelance are racialized and LGBT.

Eitizaz, who participated remotely, noted that social media violence is connected to real violence. She also said that the onslaught of exhaustive online hate began in the fall of 2021, shortly after People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier tweeting that people will “play dirty” with journalists. 

She added that journalists should not be left to carry a burden of hatred. Later on, Eitizaz said that the group Diagolon has legitimized violence towards journalists. 

Eitizaz also noted frustration with reporting online abuse to police, a frustration that was also shared by Ifill and Gilmore. The latter noted the police reporting process is lengthy and often results in cops saying complaints do not equate to a threat under the Canadian Criminal Code.

Ifill noted it was problematic that an hour into the panel, the far-right had not been brought up. She said a source of the hate received has been the journalism done on the far right and its rise. She added that “convoy people, convoy adjacent people, and white supremacists” are part of the problem.

Later in the evening, Ifill called out media outlets’ diversity policies, noting a lack of voices. She also said that when she is seeking an expert opinion for a story, she does not interview white men because she wants to change the perception of expertise and challenge power. 

She also said that minorities did not and often still do not have a voice in traditional media structures – citing the media’s coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s death as an example. Ifill said that individuals like her, who were glad that the queen died, were not given a voice – despite the promises made after the death of George Floyd. 

Eitizaz noted that the “fake news narrative” has created problems for journalists. She also brought up a controversial Toronto Star cover from Aug. 2021 that featured a series of hateful messages towards people who had chosen not to take the Covid-19 vaccine. 

She said a page designer was behind the cover, but the matter led to the original article being taken out of context. The journalist who wrote the story was then subject to hate. “To this day, that haunts us,” she added.

In response to a question from the audience about online gaslighting being considered a form of harassment, Gilmore said that when Blacklock’s Holly Doan tweeted out about tonight’s talk, people were laughing about it. 

She also said Rebel News’ David Menzies was brushing off the hate she is receiving as “mean tweets” amid her being told she is on a hitlist – something that has caused her to have to look over her shoulder when she is walking her dog. “Is that a mean tweet? I don’t think so,” said Gilmore.

Ifill added that the way the word “woke” is being used has been “gaslighting to the max”. She said wokeness comes from black liberation movements, but has been manipulated to gaslight people out of fighting for social justice. 

In response to a question on the impacts of online hate, Gilmore said she thinks the situation is unfair because white men do not have to deal with the daily havoc she goes through. She also said medication and mental health care has made it easier for her to cope with the hardships she has been dealing with.

Mendicino expressed gratitude for journalists like Ifill, Gilmore and Eitizaz. He called the attacks against them racist, misogynistic, and criminal, adding that they are done on purpose by people who want to preserve or bring back to a “delusional sense” of status quo. He also said action has to be taken to make online spaces safe.

It should be noted that a Nov. 2021 Ipsos survey conducted among Canadian journalists found that 72% say they experienced harassment of some form during the past year, with 65% saying it occurred online. Women journalists and journalists of colour say they have been particularly hit hard by the online hate.

LEVY: Questions still remain over Palestine event on Parliament Hill

By
Sue-Ann Levy
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The host of the Parliament Hill meeting isn’t talking. And the guests that were portrayed alongside invitee Nazih Khatatba –whose Mississauga-based newspaper Meshwar has promoted Holocaust denial and anti-Semitism— issued brief and tepid statements before going into hiding.

But many questions remain as to how he was invited to an event hosted by The Canada-Palestine Friendship Group, chaired by Liberal MP Salma Zahid.
This is especially pressing after the backlash of the recent Laith Marouf scandal, a federal government contractor.In August it was revealed that Marouf — an obsessed Palestinian activist – had been tweeting vile anti-Semitic bile including calling Zionists “loud-mouthed bags of human feces, aka the Jewish White Supremacists.”

Reports indicated Diversity Minister and Minister of Housing Ahmed Hussen knew about the tweets for weeks. It took the federal government a month to end his $133,000 contract (announced in April), which was for him to provide an anti-racism strategy in six cities across Canada.

Transport minister Omar Algabra, who was front and centre at the Nov. 29 event in a kaffiyeh, issued a brief statement on Twitter before moving on to other issues.

Green party MP and co-chairman Elizabeth May, who was also at the event in a kaffiyeh, disavowed a connection with Khatatba, indicating she was unaware he was there, that she had no control over who came and is strongly against anti-Semitism.

This is the leader of the party that has been in turmoil since leader Annamie Paul – the first black and Jewish leader – was forced out. Paul dealt with party infighting over its policy on Israel and the focus on Palestine.

May was recorded as saying at the event: “I take my marching orders from the permanent representative of Palestine to Canada.”
And she tweeted this on the same day:

Zahid, who did not respond to requests for comment, took no responsibility for Khatatba’s attendance in a series of tweets, insisting they can’t research the history of every attendee–even though they all would require security clearance.
Honest Reporting Canada has thoroughly documented Khatatba’s rantings. According to HRC’s Mike Fegelman, on November 16, Khatatba asked on his Facebook page why Zionist organizations are “afraid of opening the Holocaust file”  – suggesting they are “hiding something.”

On Nov. 23, a Meshwar article, translated from Arabic, described terror bombing attacks on innocent Israelis – who were either murdered or maimed – as “beautiful.”

He suggested that the Nov. 23 bombing attack that killed 16-year-old Canadian Israeli Aryeh Shechopek while innocently waiting for the bus was a “beautiful bombing operation” after a long hiatus. Khatatba also warned that the “Palestinian anger is not over yet.”

Khatatba commented under this latest HRC article claiming he is not “anti-Semitic”, that he has a right to attend any event (particularly related to Palestine) and those who accuse him of being anti-Semitic are supporting the “Israeli Occupation who commits daily murders against the Palestinians.”

The reaction from the Jewish community was swift.

Vivian Bercovici, now living in Israel after serving as Canadian Ambassador to Israel under the Stephen Harper government, pressured the federal ministers who turned up and others like Jewish MP Anthony Housefather to explain how Khatatba ended up there.

Fegelman told True North we should all be “shocked” that this kind of situation occurred after the Marouf scandal.

“You’d think that would have sent a message to the entire government but it hasn’t,” he said. 

“I don’t know how it came to be that a bonafide anti-Semite got a welcome mat to a government event.”

He said he can’t imagine that any other community would accept that such a bigot would be invited to an event on Parliament Hill and if those attending didn’t know about his background, it suggests they should have been briefed.

This was not a mass rally, he added saying it looked to be a “handpicked” event.

Fegelman also finds it “alarming” that May said openly she takes her marching orders from the representative of Palestine– that such a person would “dictate” her policies, principles and actions.

“It seems she is saying it almost as a badge of honour,” he said. “She’s sending a message that anti-Semites and Israel haters are welcome in the Green Party with open arms.”

Simons promotes MAID in an advertisement, faces backlash

By
Noah Jarvis
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Quebec fashion and home decor retailer Simons is facing backlash for a since removed advertisement that many claim promotes the supposed beauty of medical assistance in dying (MAID).

An ad posted on Simons’ YouTube channel depicts a British Columbia woman named Jennyfer Hatch, who killed herself this past October using the Canadian MAID program. Jennyfer narrates over the ad about the wonder of MAID, and how she was able to plan out her final days and engage in fun activities before ending her life.

“When I imagine my final days, I see bubbles. I see the ocean. I see music,” says Jennyfer, as she is depicted enjoying life. 

“Even now as I seek help to end my life, there’s still so much beauty; you just have to be brave enough to see it.”

American conservative commentator Ben Shapiro reacted to the Simons ad, calling it “a commercialization of far-left values.”

“I don’t know what else you’d call this other than a culture of death when you have companies that sell normal day-to-day goods pitching assisted suicide.” 

American commentator Matt Walsh said it is “dystopian” that corporations are “profiting off of evil” by using suicide to advertise their clothing brand.

Fox News’s Laura Ingraham said on The Ingraham Angle, “it seems to me that they’re selling assisted suicide with a very sophisticated, fun, adventurous kind of message.” Ingraham invited Rebel News’ Sheila Gunn-Reid on the program, who said that Canadian corporations try to associate themselves with woke causes in an attempt to build their brand.

“We see [companies] align themselves with government on issues like climate change, and BLM, and reproductive issues; they go woke. Why wouldn’t corporations align themselves with this next anti-human, anti-life thing,” said Gunn-Reid.

In an interview with the CBC, Simons’ chief merchant Peter Simons said that he thought the commercial was not about MAID and that customers would appreciate the story about Jennyfer’s life.

“I learned early in my career not to underestimate our customers. They’re intelligent, and they’re thoughtful, and they want to engage in difficult conversations,” said Simons.

“This isn’t about MAID, it’s really a story. It’s a celebration of Jennyfer’s life, and I think she has a lot to teach us.”

Simons has pulled the ad from their YouTube channel, making the video private in response to the negative press the company has been receiving.

The Trudeau government is expanding access to MAID services by allowing Canadians with mental illnesses like depression, anxiety, and PTSD to apply for and receive death services. The planned changes are set to take effect on March 17, 2023.

FUREY: The massive cyber attack on a Canadian school board is a troubling wake-up call

By
Anthony Furey
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It’s been over a week since the Durham District School Board was hit by a massive cyber attack and they still haven’t brought all of their systems back online and figured out what actually happened.

One expert in the field says it’s most likely a ransomware attack that serves as a reminder that too many public institutions remain highly vulnerable.

The attack on the GTA board happened Friday Nov. 25 and it initially took down all phone and email systems, as well as shutting down school for those enrolled in online classes.

It was only this past Friday – a week after the attack – that the board announced “phones, emails and internet access at schools are now working and various applications should start coming online.”

There was a caveat though: “Parents/guardians should be aware that we are still not able to send an automated message home if a student is not at school. Once this safe arrival system comes back online we will inform you.”

The board also admits they don’t have a handle on what occurred. “Work is underway to investigate what happened, the extent of the impact, and if there are privacy concerns,” Stephanie Aylesworth, a communications specialist with the board, told True North. “This work is complex and will take a significant amount of time to complete. We are committed to sharing more when we have confirmed information.”

How did this happen? How can it be prevented? And what does it say about the rest of the public system in terms of how at-risk other services are to such attacks?

Christian Leuprecht, a professor cross-appointed to the Royal Military College and Queen’s University, definitely sees it as a worrisome situation.

“In all likelihood, this is a ransomware attack: attackers hold data and networks hostage until a ransom is paid,” Leuprecht said in response to interview questions from True North. “Attackers search for any weak link they can find; so, it’s less likely that this school board was targeted deliberately and more likely that attackers found a way in.”

Durham District School Board did not directly answer when True North asked if the attack involved a ransom request.

“School boards don’t usually buy cyber insurance; so, they have a choice of either trying to rescue or rebuild their network (which will take quite some time); or to pay up,” Leuprecht, who is also a fellow at the NATO Defence College in Rome, explained.

Companies and institutions are reluctant to discuss ransomware attacks and loathe to admit if they’ve been paid out, largely to discourage future attacks. But if the public doesn’t realize the extent of the problem – both how at-risk our systems are and how they’re regularly being held hostage – how can they demand greater accountability and resiliency?

The Newfoundland & Labrador government hinted that they may have paid out a ransom last year when an attack shut down many hospital services across the province.

Leuprecht says it’s likely that the federal Communications Security Establishment is involved in assisting the board. Ontario’s Ministry of Education also confirmed to True North that they’re offering support.

But, according to Leuprecht, the time may have come for smaller organizations like school boards to be brought under the cybersecurity umbrella of larger operations.

“While federal and provincial departments and agencies are now reasonably well protected, local governments and entities, such as school boards, public transit, or health, remain vulnerable because, like small and medium-sized companies, they look at cybersecurity as a net cost; so, it’s not a priority,” he says.  

“While they must do better at protecting their networks, the day has come when the province probably needs to pick up the cost of running all networks that fall under provincial jurisdiction in the cloud to ensure it meets the latest standards.”

Clearly something needs to change, because our public services are increasingly at the mercy of bad actors.

Fake News Friday | Mainstream media gets crushed in Munk debate

By
Andrew Lawton
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Be it resolved, don’t trust the mainstream media. That was the subject of a recent Munk debate in Toronto which saw audience members thoroughly reject the half-hearted defence of legacy media. A majority of the audience went into the evening against the resolution – declaring their trust in establishment media. But by the end of the evening, 39% of the vote had shifted and the room overwhelmingly sided against legacy media.

Also on the show, CTV News repeats Chinese propaganda about Zero Covid, a legacy media journalist gets triggered by the sight of the word “freedom” on a sweater and CBC Comedy publishes an insanely cringeworthy piece of content.

Tune in to Fake News Friday with Andrew Lawton and Harrison Faulkner!

Ontario drag story time performer wants to sit down with critics

By
Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
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A drag performer who headlined an Ontario government funded “all ages drag show” at an entertainment complex in Kitchener wants to sit down with critics after the event drew protesters and online criticism yesterday. 

On Dec. 1, Bingemans held the drag show as part of a series of Christmas programming events funded in part by the province. 

Advertising for the event states that: “Funding (was) provided by the Government of Ontario.” Additional sponsorship was provided by Libro Credit Union.

The “all ages drag night” featured several performers from “Miss Drew and Crew.”  Videos circulating online show children in attendance.

Drag performer Bradley Hamacher, known locally as “Miss Drew”, has been a longtime performer and has held drag queen story hours for kids in the past.

“I think it’s important we tell the young ones it’s okay to be me,” said Hamacher. 

According to Hamacher, he “would like to talk” to opponents and reach some dialogue.

Miss Drew’s public Facebook page includes posts on several adult-themed events including “dirty bingo” as well as other photographs of a more explicit nature. 

When asked if he had any concerns about whether minors could be exposed to the content, Hamacher said it was up to the parents to monitor what their children do or see online. He also noted those events were advertised to adults only and were not open to minors. 

“(Online) they can go to drag queen pages, they can go to anything,” said Hamacher.

He says that while Thursday’s show went on without a hitch and helped fundraising efforts, some protesters gathered outside to voice their opposition.

“(They) did come out and it was really, really cold last night,” said Hamacher.

“I’ve raised money for the humane society, I’ve raised so much money for the community and these events were a vehicle for that.”

Hamacher also told True North that he’s concerned about the rhetoric in light of shootings targeting the LGBT community, including the recent Colorado Springs shooting at Club Q last month. The performer also mentioned receiving threats as a result of the event.

On social media, former MPP Belinda Karahalios criticized the event on Twitter, saying drag shows are not appropriate for all ages “by their nature.” 

Other recent drag queen events advertised to minors have led to protests throughout Canada.

Last week, a drag queen story hour for 3-10 year olds in Vancouver featuring drag performer “Satanix” led to opposing demonstrations. 

“Two performers from story telling with Drag Queens will read stories and perform to music for an audience of children and families. There will be room at the end for a Q & A session with the audience,” Kitsilano Neighbourhood House wrote in an event advertisement.

The non-profit event venue that hosted the drag queen story hour receives taxpayer funding from the BC government and the City of Vancouver via grants.

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