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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Toronto food banks see unprecedented demand, surpassing city’s population 

By
Isaac Lamoureux, True North Wire
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Source: Wikipedia

Toronto food banks now receive more visits annually than the entire city’s population. 

According to the Daily Bread Food Bank and North York Harvest Food Bank’s annual Who’s Hungry report, there were 3.49 million client visits to Toronto food banks between Apr. 1, 2023, and Mar. 31, 2024. The city’s population is just over 3 million people.

The 3.49 million visits mark a nearly 1 million increase from the previous year and a 273% increase since before the pandemic. 

“It is unfathomable that the number of client visits to food banks is now higher than the City of Toronto’s entire population,” said Neil Hetherington, CEO of Daily Bread Food Bank. “Our governments cannot continue to stand by as people are pushed further into poverty due to astronomical housing and food prices, years of inflation, stagnating wages and insufficient income supports. We need and demand action now.”

The study revealed that more than one in ten Torontonians rely on food banks, a 36% increase in unique clients from last year.

“While eight new locations were opened to meet the growing demand in our communities this past year, this cannot explain the enormous increase in client visits,” reads the report. “More food banks are not the solution to addressing the root causes of hunger in our city.” 

Across the country, food bank visits rose 90% in the last five years. 

Over four in five, 82%, of new food bank clients are newcomers to Canada, arriving within the last five years. 36% of new clients were temporary residents.

The report highlighted that 97.6% of Canada’s population growth in 2023 came from international migrants, including 805,000 temporary residents, which accounted for 63% of population growth.

The fastest-growing age group relying on food banks in Toronto is working-class people between 19 and 44 years old. Almost a quarter, 23%, of food bank clients are youth.

The report highlighted that the cost of living crisis is pushing households deeper into poverty, as income fails to keep pace.

Over half, 57%, of clients said cost of living was the primary reason they visited a food bank.

“After paying rent and utilities, food bank clients have a median of just $7.78 left per person, per day, to pay for all other necessities,” reads the report.

The report reveals food bank clients are employed as over half of clients, 51%, have at least one member of their household who is employed. Toronto food bank clients have a median monthly income of $1,265 — barely half of Toronto’s Official Poverty Line, which is a monthly income of $2,397. 

Between June 2021 and June 2024, grocery prices increased by 21.9%. However, Canadians are only spending $253 a month on food, a 19% drop in four years. 

“You pay the rent, but you can’t feed yourself. That’s when Daily Bread and other food banks come into play,” said one client.

The Who’s Hungry report provided various calls to action. Three calls to action were provided to readers. Six were provided to members of parliament, a different six to members of the provincial parliament, and another six to city councillors.

Ontario had the lowest per capita GDP growth out of all provinces since 2000

By
Clayton DeMaine, True North Wire
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Source: Unsplash

A new study paints a grim economic picture for Canada’s most populated province.

According to a recent Fraser Institute study, Ontario recorded the lowest inflation-adjusted per-person GDP growth of all the provinces from 2000-2022, with 0.7% per capita GDP growth. In contrast, Newfoundland recorded the highest growth of the provinces, 3.6% per capita growth.

Since 2000, Ontario has been lagging behind Quebec in several economic indicators, including growth and public financing, a province it has historically been ahead of. 

“While Quebec at the start of the 21st century had some of the worst economic results and poor public finances in the country, that distinction now belongs to Ontario,” said Livio Di Matteo, a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute and author of the study said in a news release.

The study compared Ontario and Quebec, Canada’s largest populations and economies.

While Ontario’s “weak” GDP growth ranked it the lowest among provinces, Quebec’s average growth rose by 1.2% over the same period. In 2000, Quebec’s per-person GDP was 80.4% of Ontario’s, but by 2022, it was 90.6%.

Over the past 24 years, Ontario ran deficits 19 out of 24 times, almost 80% of the time, while Quebec ran 14 deficits, under 60% of the time.

In 2000, Ontario had the second highest GDP per person, a key measure of living standards, but as of 2022, it’s fallen to the fifth highest. Quebec’s GDP per person remained mid-ranked among the provinces over the same period.

Ontario’s net debt-to-GDP ratio increased from 25.6% in 2005 to 36.5% in 2022, ranking higher than Quebec, which had a net debt of 51.5 % of its economy in 2005 and is now 35.2% in 2022.

Ontario’s net public debt rose nearly threefold from $134.4 billion to $400.5 billion from 2000 to 2003, while Quebec’s went from $89.2 billion to $206.8 billion in the same period, an increase of 111%.

“Quebec’s economic growth has closed much of the historic income gap with Ontario, but mainly because Ontario has been a laggard with respect to economic growth for most of the 21st century,” the study said. “Ontario and Quebec lag behind the rest of Canada in productivity and growth-enhancing business investment, particularly non-residential investment.”

Jay Goldberg, the Ontario director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, says “the proof is in the pudding” that Ontario’s massive corporate welfare program is not working to stimulate economic growth.

According to another Fraser study, the last recorded data for corporate subsidies from the province shows that the Ontario government spent $22 billion on corporate welfare programs.

“We are giving money from the pockets of taxpayers and putting it into the pockets of wealthy corporations,” Goldberg told True North in an interview. “What could you be doing with $22 billion a year? If you eliminated corporate welfare, you could cut the sales tax by three percentage points. We could get it down from 8% to 5%, the lowest in the country, other than Alberta, which has no provincial sales tax.”

He said that rather than injecting billions of dollars into billionaire companies, the provincial government could lower taxes on small businesses, balancing the budget and stimulating economic growth.

Goldberg also pointed to Ontario’s high small business tax rate, which is the highest in the country. He argues the tax rate is a negative factor in attracting small businesses to the province. Lowering taxes for small businesses and corporations would be an alternative to corporate welfare.

“That would impact the budget a lot less than $22 billion. Your high tax rates mean that small or medium-sized businesses not getting special handouts from the government are not opening their doors in Ontario,” Goldberg said.

Goldberg also advocated for Ontario to cut deficit spending and stimulate the economy by ending the pay gap between public workers and the private sector.

“Those in government are making 10% more on average than those in the private sector. That needs to stop,” he said. “That would save several billions of dollars.”

Toronto shootout spurs police associations to call on Liberals for bail reform

By
Isaac Lamoureux, True North Wire
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Source: YT: Toronto Police Service

Three of Ontario’s largest police associations are demanding immediate action from the federal government to overhaul Canada’s bail system after plainclothes officers narrowly escaped injury in a Toronto shootout on Monday. 

The Toronto Police Association, Ontario Provincial Police Association, and Police Association of Ontario issued a joint statement Wednesday, calling for immediate legislative change to Canada’s bail system by urging the Liberals to prioritize public safety by keeping repeat and violent offenders behind bars until trial.

The call follows an active shootout in Toronto, which saw 16 guns seized and 23 people arrested, including a young offender with three firearms prohibitions.

Deputy Chief Lauren Pogue said she was unsure about the legality of the guns in this instance but confirmed that “well over 80% of the guns are coming from the U.S. illegally.” 

A previous record gun bust in Peel showed that 69 out of 71 of the guns seized were smuggled from the United States. 

Despite close to 100 shots being fired on Monday, nobody was injured. 

“This time, luckily, no one was harmed, but without urgent action, next time could be different,” reads the statement.

The police associations said there are ample examples of accused people out on bail only to be re-arrested shortly after, many of which don’t make the news.

“Over the last two years, we’ve seen serious incidents related to our bail system that have put the lives of police service members and our communities in danger,” said Mark Baxter, President of the Police Association of Ontario. “This incident in Toronto could have had a very different result. Luckily, it didn’t. But it should serve as a call to action for the federal government to fix our bail system so repeat and violent offenders can’t continue to harm our communities while out on bail.” 

Gun violence in Toronto previously rose by nearly 70% while deaths more than doubled. 

The three associations said that effective bail reform should strike a balance between public safety and the rights of the accused, meaning that violent and repeat offenders are not released without a compelling reason and sensible plan to ensure they are not a public risk. 

President and CEO of the Ontario Provincial Police Association, John Cerasuolo, outlined a few actions that he said would restore trust in the justice system and safeguard communities.

“We call on the federal government to take immediate, decisive action to bolster community safety by reforming bail laws to prevent repeat violent offenders from returning to our streets, enforcing stringent penalties for violations of court orders, and redirecting resources from ineffective gun bans to address the smuggling of illegal firearms,” said Cerasuolo. 

The three organizations calling for bail reform follow the Peel police slamming the feds for lax bail rules after the seizure of 11 illegal firearms, tens of thousands of dollars in drugs, and nearly 160 charges against five Brampton residents, three of whom were released on bail. 

Ontario Premier Doug Ford joined the call for bail reform.

“The recent gunfight in Toronto is a huge wake-up call for the federal government. We need stricter bail laws that keep repeat and violent criminals off our streets. Ontario will always stand with our police officers and support them in any way we can to keep our communities safe,” he said.

All of Canada’s premiers previously called on the Liberals to revisit bail reform. 

However, the Liberal government said it was the provinces’ problem to fix. 

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre previously pledged to end Canada’s catch-and-release bail system.

Canada faces 15.4% jump in personal insolvencies in 2024

By
Quinn Patrick, True North Wire
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Source: Unsplash

Personal insolvencies continue to climb as more and more Canadians struggle with the cost of living crisis.

The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy reported an increase of 15.4% over the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2024, when compared to last year.

“Consumer bankruptcies increased by 11.6%, while consumer proposals increased by 16.4%,” reads the latest Statistics Canada Insolvency report. “Consumer insolvency filings accounted for 95.5% of total insolvency filings.”

A total of 34,588 people across Canada filed for insolvency in the third quarter of this year.

Ontario alone saw 13,140 filings, an increase of 20.2% compared to last year. 

Business insolvencies also rose by 16.2% nationally and by 40.2% in Ontario. 

High interest rates are the primary factor in relation to the increase with many Canadians still trying to get back on their feet following the ten consecutive interest rate increases that began in March 2022.

While the rate peaked at 8.1% in June 2022, the central bank has since reduced its key interest rate several times, most recently to 3.75% last month.

However, the struggle for many Canadian households to stay afloat remains ongoing. 

Inflation is the other major contributor to the insolvency trend, which started to ease more recently as well, with the rate dropping to 1.6% in September. 

“After the inflation we’ve gone through in the last few years and the significant increase in interest rates that was necessary to fight it, it unfortunately doesn’t come as a surprise that insolvencies are up this much,” vice president of communications at the Montreal Economic Institute Renaud Brossard told True North.

Business insolvencies also shot up by 48.8% over the last year when compared to the year before.

Accommodation and food services, construction and transportation and warehousing were the sectors to see the largest increases of insolvencies last year.

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction saw a decrease of insolvencies over the same period. 

“This is a stark reminder that there’s no such thing as free money in government spending; we always end up paying either through taxes, deferred taxes i.e. debt, or through inflation,” said Renaud. 

Rachel and The Republic | Trump’s new administration hates Justin Trudeau

By
Rachel Parker
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Source: PM.GC.CA

Today on Rachel and the Republic with Rachel Parker, Rachel breaks down President-Elect Donald Trump’s picks for his new administration. A number of these have a long history of criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his authoritarian policies.

And of course, it’s no surprise that Trump himself doesn’t like Trudeau and his deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who’s now been tapped to lead negotiations on tariffs with the U.S.

What could go wrong?

Tune in now!

Two Ottawa youth arrested in connection with alleged terrorist attack targeting pro-Israel rally on Parliament Hill

By
Quinn Patrick, True North Wire
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Source: RCMP - X

The RCMP arrested two teens in connection with an alleged plot to bomb a pro-Israel rally on Parliament Hill. 

The boys, both minors, were local to Ottawa and arrested last December and February as part of two separate RCMP investigations over what police called a terrorist plot against Ottawa’s Jewish community.

According to RCMP records, the two minors “knowingly facilitate terrorist activity by making available and exchanging instructional material and propaganda.”

While the specifics of their plan have yet to be disclosed, newly released allegations filed in court provided details of the suspected target.

“They are alleged to have formed a plan last fall to violently attack Jewish persons in Ottawa, possibly through the detonation of an explosive device at a pro-Israel rally,” wrote the Department of Justice.

One of the accused is being charged with possession of acetone, oxidizer and metal ball bearings, all of which are common components used when assembling a homemade bomb. 

According to the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre, a government agency, the plot was allegedly linked to ISIS, also known as Daesh and was “possibly accelerated” by the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7 2023.

“Although radicalization of these individuals reportedly began prior to the October 2023 Hamas attack, at least one of the individuals was reportedly in contact with DAESH overseas and the arrests occurred during a period of DAESH calls to violence in response to the conflict,” it said. 

News of the alleged target being an Ottawa pro-Israel rally only surfaced following an “application by federal lawyers to withhold sensitive national security information from the youths’ trials,” according to documents obtained by Global News. 

“It doesn’t come as a surprise,” president and CEO president and CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs Shimon Koffler Fogel told Global News.

“And I think it’s consistent with what we have seen across the country, where the violent and radicalized protests that have manifested themselves on our streets are losing all constraints in terms of how far they are prepared to go in order to advance their position.”

Fogel accused Canadian law enforcement of failing the Jewish community. 

“They understand the extent to which we are under threat,” said Fogel. “Yet they are not taking all the steps necessary, they are not using the provisions of the Criminal Code in ways that are going to offer protection to those who are at risk.”

“And equally important, they are not signalling to those who are advancing this toxic and violent manifestation of hate that in Canada there is no room for that kind of exhibit.”

The first of the two youth involved was arrested on Dec. 15 and has remained in custody ever since, being charged with multiple terrorism offences, including “communicating instructional material related to an explosive substance.”

Additionally, he was also charged with instructing a second person to “carry out a terrorist activity against Jewish persons” and subsequently charged with murder conspiracy.

The youth’s father said that his family, who are Iraqi, had warned their son to avoid falling into the trap of extremists and made him attend sessions with an imam. 

However, the father’s Facebook page includes posts portraying Zionists and Jews negatively, with one post saying to get rid of all Israelis. 

His alleged co-conspirator was arrested on Feb. 15 and charged with three counts of terrorism, including agreeing to commit murder and seeking a prohibited firearm.

“The plot involved a reported threat to the Jewish community, which exemplifies how significant international events, amongst other personal grievances, can likely influence an overall path of mobilization,” reads the ITAC report, released under the Access to Information Act.

The arrests come at a time when the country is facing a growing trend of domestic attacks targeting Canada’s Jewish community.

Toronto Police Services arrested a man and youth in connection with a firearm discharge targeting a Jewish girl’s elementary school for the second time in October.

Additionally, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, a 20-year-old foreign student residing in Canada, was arrested on September 6 in Ormstown, Que. as he attempted to enter the US border with plans to carry out an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack against Jews living in New York.

Liberals backtrack on taxing carbon tax rebate for small businesses 

By
Isaac Lamoureux, True North Wire
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Source: X

Not even a day after small business advocates disclosed that the carbon tax rebate for small businesses would be taxed, the Liberals backtracked on their position and removed the tax.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business revealed Tuesday that the Liberals would tax a long-delayed $2.5 billion carbon tax rebate designated for small businesses.

The Liberals previously announced that the rebates would be delivered in Dec. 2024. 

“This is deeply offensive to small firms and, frankly, a ridiculous idea,” said CFIB President Dan Kelly in the organization’s press release. “Government is now planning to tax a tax rebate – it would be like charging income taxes on someone’s tax refund. Taxing the carbon tax rebate also throws out of the window any pretense that the carbon tax is revenue neutral to government as it will be collecting hundreds of millions in corporate income tax revenue on the rebate.”

Kelly further attacked the Liberals in a post to X, saying that in his 30 years of working in public policy, he had seldom seen a tax or fiscal policy “bungled” as badly as the federal carbon tax.

He revealed that following the announcement of a 10% carbon tax revenue rebate to small businesses in 2019, the Liberals sat on the money for five years while it grew to $2.5 billion. Kelly previously said that small businesses pay about 40% of the carbon tax. 

The feds finally agreed to return the $2.5 billion to 600,000 small businesses following public backlash.

Kelly said the Liberals announced the rebate would be cut from 9% to 5%. 

Before learning of the additional tax, the CFIB celebrated the Liberals announcing that they would finally issue the rebate. 

The CFIB said that the CRA told them in writing that the rebate would be tax-free because it was modelled after the Canada Carbon Rebate, which is exempt from personal taxes.

“This made sense to us. But after we asked the Department of Finance for final confirmation of this information, they told us the small business rebate would be taxable as it is considered government assistance,” said Kelly. “Rebating a small portion of the carbon taxes paid by small business is about as far from government assistance as I can imagine.” 

The CFIB said that, worse still, the carbon tax will further increase on Apr. 1, 2025. 

Just over 12 hours after Kelly’s post to X, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said that the rebate would be tax-free. 

Kelly thanked Freeland right away.

“This is good news. I appreciated the call just now from Deputy Prime Minister @cafreeland with the assurance that the long-awaited Canada Carbon Rebate for Small Business will be tax-free,” he said. 

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business previously issued a press release highlighting how much small businesses were owed in each province. The one-time rebates would result in businesses being paid between $2,600 and $7,000 in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, according to the CFIB.

Of the eight provinces under the federal carbon backstop, Alberta was owed the second most. 175,383 businesses are owed $718.2 million in Alberta, amounting to a rebate of $4,095 per business. This trails only Ontario, where 506,632 businesses are owed $1.336 billion, resulting in a rebate of $2,637 per business.

Saskatchewan businesses would receive the highest individual rebate. 43,007 businesses are owed $300.6 million in the province, resulting in a rebate of $6,990 per business.

“It’s not surprising why 83% of small business owners now oppose the carbon tax. Delaying, then taxing, then slashing promised rebates to small businesses are yet additional reasons why the carbon tax needs to be scrapped entirely,” said Kelly. The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimated that the GST on the carbon tax would cost taxpayers $400 million alone in 2024.

The Daily Brief | Woke Remembrance Day ceremonies across Canada

By
Isaac Lamoureux
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Source: Flickr

Canadians are up in arms following various municipalities implementing woke initiatives at Remembrance Day ceremonies that featured lengthy land acknowledgments, pro-Palestine activism and overlooked the true importance of the day — honouring fallen soldiers.

Plus, a new survey on campus free expression has found that 63% of Canadian undergraduate students fear professional consequences for expressing their honest thoughts and opinions during class.

And former Liberal finance minister Bill Morneau is calling for Canada to reconsider core Liberal policies, such as the oil and gas emissions cap.

Tune into The Daily Brief with Isaac Lamoureux and Clayton DeMaine!

Trump’s incoming national security advisor a frequent critic of the Trudeau government

By
Noah Jarvis, True North Wire
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Source: X

President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming national security advisor Mike Waltz is a frequent critic of the Liberal government and has expressed excitement at the possibility of Pierre Poilievre replacing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Earlier this week, American media reported that Trump asked Republican congressman Waltz to serve as his national security advisor in the President-elect’s incoming administration. 

Waltz, a former army Green Beret, has been a leading critic of China’s attempt to expand its influence in the Asia-Pacific region, publishing a book earlier this year describing a strategy to prevent war with China by arming Taiwan and modernizing the American military.

Waltz is also a frequent critic of the Trudeau government.

In May, Waltz reposted a video from Poilievre, depicting the Conservative leader mocking Trudeau for his national housing plan. Waltz claimed that Poilievre’s party would defeat the Liberals in a 2025 election and reorient Canada in a better direction.

“This guy is going to send Trudeau packing in 2025 (finally) and start digging Canada out of the progressive mess it’s in. His trolling of Trudeau’s nonsense worth a watch!” said Waltz.

Waltz has also frequently criticized the  Liberal government for their foreign policy approach.

In 2021, Waltz slammed Trudeau for abstaining from voting on a motion that condemned the Chinese Communist Party for committing genocide against China’s Uyghur Muslim population. The motion passed unanimously in the House of Commons, but Prime Minister Trudeau and his entire cabinet abstained from the vote.

“As I told the @freebeacon, it’s a great first step for Canada to recognize the ongoing genocide in Xinjiang but shameful @justintrudeau abstained from the vote. We stand with our Canadian allies who are opening the door to #BeijingBoycott2022,” said Waltz.

The year after, Waltz criticized the Trudeau government for allowing a Chinese government-owned firm to purchase a Canadian lithium mine at a time when the United States and its allies were beginning to take a firmer stance against the communist regime.

“We need answers on why Justin Trudeau’s government allowed the sale of a lithium mine to a Chinese-state owned entity at such a critical time to secure energy independence. Was the Biden Administration consulted per our agreement with Canada?” said Waltz. 

Waltz is also a critic of Canada’s relatively modest commitment to defence spending, arguing that the United States indirectly funds the welfare states of protectorate countries like Canada, Germany, and France.

“Our defense budget shouldn’t subsidize Germany, France, and Canada’s welfare states. We deserve better from our NATO allies,” said Waltz. 

After a historic victory, winning 312 electoral college votes while winning the popular vote, President-elect Trump will be sworn into office on January 20th. Trump will become the 47th President of the United States and the only president besides Grover Cleveland to serve non-consecutively.

Ontario MPP calls for firing of Ottawa principal who defended Palestinian protest song on Remembrance Day

By
Clayton DeMaine, True North Wire
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Source: LinkedIn / X

An Ontario MPP is calling for the firing of an Ottawa high school principal after it was revealed that the high school used a Palestinian song in Arabic as its soundtrack for this year’s Remembrance Day ceremony in a school with the highest volume of Jewish students in Ottawa.

As first reported by the National Post, Sir Robert Borden High School in Nepean, Ontario, replaced its Remembrance Day soundtrack with a Palestinian protest song, Hazam Salam, or “This is Peace,” by Mahim Ahmed. It was the only song on its Remembrance Day slideshow. The song is often used in anti-Israel videos depicting the toll of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

The song was released by Ahmed just months after Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

Ontario MPP Lisa MacCleod, who represents the Nepean riding where the school is located, has called for the principal, Aaron Hobbs, to be fired on X after the article revealed that he defended the use of the song to students. 

According to the National Post, he said the song was chosen to “bring diversity and inclusion to Remembrance Day, which was “usually about a white guy who has done something related to the military.”

Neither Sir Robert Borden High School nor the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board responded to True North’s requests to comment.

In an apology letter to the school community, Hobbs said he recognizes that the song caused “significant distress” and that the focus of such a ceremony should “remain on honouring those who have sacrificed their lives for the freedoms we hold dear.”

MacLeod said on X that the school board had assured her that a “thorough investigation” into the “mishandling of their Remembrance service” was underway.

“I am assured student well-being is placed above all else,” she said. “I hope the incident will foster a greater understanding of Canadian values, our military and student success.” 

In a previous post, MacLeod said the song didn’t follow Royal Canadian Legion protocol and “distressed Jewish students.” 

She said the OCDSB director of education, Pino Buffante, shared MacLeod’s “anger, disappointment and utter confusion” about the “egregious” incident. She noted that the school’s namesake was a Prime Minister during World War 1.

The National Council of Canadian Muslims, however, took issue with MacLeod’s advocacy, claiming that the MPP’s frustration was because “a Remembrance Day service included a song in Arabic.”

“People are now saying the quiet part aloud: it is entirely preposterous to suggest that speaking a language like Arabic is tantamount to hate,” the NCCM said on X. “This recent statement is utterly unacceptable.”

MacLeod quipped back, stating that the Palestinian war song was a “politically charged move” and a distraction from the purpose of Remembrance Day. She said parents and students began looking at their phones for translations of the song rather than focusing on the sacrifices veterans made for Canada.

“If you respected our military history and the sacrifices for freedom, you wouldn’t have played this card,” she told NCCM on X. “My daughter graduated from SRB, and my husband is a veteran, so I won’t be taking any lessons from this organization related to this matter.”

The Jewish Federation of Ottawa also weighed in and affirmed that it stands by “those who have spoken out for the integrity of Remembrance Day and the respect it deserves” and thanked various student groups, parents and community members for bringing the issue into the national conversation.

“Including a song associated with one side of an ongoing foreign conflict—especially one currently contributing to division and tension in our communities—reflects poor judgment for a public school setting,” JFO said.

There have been several Pro-Palestinian incidents that have garnered national attention this year on Remembrance Day. Some included anti-Israel activists attempting to hold Remembrance Day-style vigils for terrorist leaders and student lecturers yelling “F*&$ you” to veterans.

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre called out the wave of incidents on X.

“What an absolute disgrace that so many woke activists & authorities used Remembrance Day to push their divisive and radical causes, denigrating our history and the brave military members who sacrificed for it,” Poilievre said. “We are a proud country with a proud history, and everyone who lives here should be grateful to call Canada home.”

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