Terry Glavin
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Well, it is essentially an investigation of the state of anti-Semitism in Canada. And I spent quite a bit of time and effort on this, 16 in-depth interviews, maybe another 16 interviews. not so in-depth interviews, a lot of research, a lot of time and trouble trying to get this sorted.
Well, it is essentially an investigation of the state of anti-Semitism in Canada. And I spent quite a bit of time and effort on this, 16 in-depth interviews, maybe another 16 interviews. not so in-depth interviews, a lot of research, a lot of time and trouble trying to get this sorted.
Well, it is essentially an investigation of the state of anti-Semitism in Canada. And I spent quite a bit of time and effort on this, 16 in-depth interviews, maybe another 16 interviews. not so in-depth interviews, a lot of research, a lot of time and trouble trying to get this sorted.
And I think part of Barry's motivation was that she was sort of vaguely, dimly aware that something very, very unseemly was occurring in Canada. And she and I knew one another. We were kind of chummy. And I've covered, I've been sort of interested and concerned about anti-Semitism for about 20, 25 years now, actually, for reasons we might discuss.
And I think part of Barry's motivation was that she was sort of vaguely, dimly aware that something very, very unseemly was occurring in Canada. And she and I knew one another. We were kind of chummy. And I've covered, I've been sort of interested and concerned about anti-Semitism for about 20, 25 years now, actually, for reasons we might discuss.
And I think part of Barry's motivation was that she was sort of vaguely, dimly aware that something very, very unseemly was occurring in Canada. And she and I knew one another. We were kind of chummy. And I've covered, I've been sort of interested and concerned about anti-Semitism for about 20, 25 years now, actually, for reasons we might discuss.
And so she said, well, it looks like Glavin's the guy to do this story. So I did this story. And it's about 6,700 words long. It's a very deep investigation. And it has attracted a heck of a lot of attention. Unfortunately, it doesn't make Canada look very good. I wrote this primarily for an American audience.
And so she said, well, it looks like Glavin's the guy to do this story. So I did this story. And it's about 6,700 words long. It's a very deep investigation. And it has attracted a heck of a lot of attention. Unfortunately, it doesn't make Canada look very good. I wrote this primarily for an American audience.
And so she said, well, it looks like Glavin's the guy to do this story. So I did this story. And it's about 6,700 words long. It's a very deep investigation. And it has attracted a heck of a lot of attention. Unfortunately, it doesn't make Canada look very good. I wrote this primarily for an American audience.
I found Americans, God bless them, they haven't the faintest idea what's happening in Canada. They have an idea of Canada. embedded in their brains, and it's really hard to shake them from it. Canada is not the place that you will find in Michael Moore documentaries. Canada is not the place that you'll find in any aspect of American media, actually, particularly over the last 10 years.
I found Americans, God bless them, they haven't the faintest idea what's happening in Canada. They have an idea of Canada. embedded in their brains, and it's really hard to shake them from it. Canada is not the place that you will find in Michael Moore documentaries. Canada is not the place that you'll find in any aspect of American media, actually, particularly over the last 10 years.
I found Americans, God bless them, they haven't the faintest idea what's happening in Canada. They have an idea of Canada. embedded in their brains, and it's really hard to shake them from it. Canada is not the place that you will find in Michael Moore documentaries. Canada is not the place that you'll find in any aspect of American media, actually, particularly over the last 10 years.
It's changed.
It's changed.
It's changed.
Yeah, what is particularly concerning is that Canadian Jews are almost universally disconsolate, dejected, afraid, alienated, isolated, and they feel very strongly in the main that their government is not protecting them. That's because their government isn't protecting them. Yeah, they might be onto something. They might be, all right.
Yeah, what is particularly concerning is that Canadian Jews are almost universally disconsolate, dejected, afraid, alienated, isolated, and they feel very strongly in the main that their government is not protecting them. That's because their government isn't protecting them. Yeah, they might be onto something. They might be, all right.
Yeah, what is particularly concerning is that Canadian Jews are almost universally disconsolate, dejected, afraid, alienated, isolated, and they feel very strongly in the main that their government is not protecting them. That's because their government isn't protecting them. Yeah, they might be onto something. They might be, all right.
And I think, I mean, for people to understand this phenomenon, this thing that... that kind of burst into the consciousness of most Canadians on the 8th of October, immediately after the Simchat Torah pogrom, the atrocities undertaken by Hamas in Southern Israel at the Supernova Music Festival in the Kibbutzim around the Gaza envelope. Immediately afterwards, the event was celebrated.
And I think, I mean, for people to understand this phenomenon, this thing that... that kind of burst into the consciousness of most Canadians on the 8th of October, immediately after the Simchat Torah pogrom, the atrocities undertaken by Hamas in Southern Israel at the Supernova Music Festival in the Kibbutzim around the Gaza envelope. Immediately afterwards, the event was celebrated.