David Eby

Demonstrations

Samidoun doubles down, says ‘death to Canada’ an accurate summation of its goals 'We acknowledge that the community was shocked by the phrase, and the burning of the Canadian flag ... Yet, we at Samidoun stand by this phrase as the call to action that it is'

October 14, 2024   

(National Post) After Samidoun was roundly condemned for chanting “death to Canada” at a Vancouver rally celebrating the one-year anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attacks, the anti-Israel group has doubled down on the slogan, saying it’s an accurate representation of what […]

Demonstrations

Liberals ‘considering all options’ over pro-terror group Samidoun; Poilievre vows to ban it Poilievre's promise follows calls from national Jewish advocacy organizations

October 8, 2024   

(National Post) The federal Liberal government says it is “considering all options” when it comes to listing the group Samidoun as a terrorist entity, which Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre vowed on Tuesday to do, should his party form the next government. Poilievre’s […]

Crime

Vancouver pro-Palestinian leader praises ‘heroic’ October 7 massacre on Iranian TV Charlotte Kates is the coordinator of the Vancouver-headquartered Samidoun Palestinian Prisoners Solidarity Network

August 15, 2024   

(National Post) Charlotte Kates, the international coordinator for Samidoun, appeared on Iranian television to discuss her arrest at the hands of Vancouver police, and reiterated her statements about the “brave, heroic” October 7 terror attack on Israel. Kates, who’s also the coordinator […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

B.C. minister Robinson stepping down over remarks that angered pro-Palestinian groups B.C. minister steps down over Middle East remarks

February 5, 2024 , and   

(Canadian Press) British Columbia’s Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson is stepping down over her remarks that modern Israel was founded on “a crappy piece of land,” after her repeated apologies failed to quell the outcry from pro-Palestinian groups and others. Premier David […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

British Columbia premier ‘very sorry’ for ‘pain, distraction’ on Holocaust Remembrance Day David Eby blamed an unnamed member of his team for posting the wrong message.

January 28, 2024   

(JNS) “This province has no place for bigotry and racism. We stand with the Muslim community throughout Canada on this sorrowful day of remembrance.” So wrote David Eby, premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia and leader of the British Columbia […]