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Or sign-in if you have an account.A bullet hole is seen in a front door at Temple Emanu-El in Toronto on March 3, 2026. The temple was one of three Toronto-area Jewish sites targeted by gunfire in less than a week. Letter writers say Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan to establish a ministerial advisory council on rights, equality and inclusion, which will be tasked with assessing antisemitism, isn't what's needed to deal with the crisis. Photo by Peter J. Thompson / National PostEnjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. 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It does not take a degree in rocket science to realize that the root cause of the rampant violent Jew-hatred that has hijacked Canadian society is that the Liberal government has opened immigration to tens of thousands of radical Islamists who blatantly resent and disdain Canadian and western culture, take utter advantage of the freedoms that it affords, and display utter hatred for Jews.There is no condemnation of their malevolent behaviour. This is a curse on our society that won’t disappear with another committee but requires strong enforcement of Canadian hate crimes laws already on the books and a stop to open immigration of people who aren’t willing to abide by the concepts of tolerance and acceptance.This newsletter from NP Comment tackles the topics you care about. (Subscriber-exclusive edition on Fridays)By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againGerald Rosenstein, TorontoPrime Minister Mark Carney is right. Antisemitism has reached alarming levels in Canada. What is hard to understand is why the government’s response begins with yet another reassessment of the nature, scale and drivers of antisemitism.The evidence is already there. Police services, Statistics Canada, Jewish organizations, schools, universities and governments at every level have been documenting this trend for years. We have data. We have lived experience. We have reports. We have statistics. The signal is not weak. It is overwhelming.Leadership requires more than gathering information. It requires the judgment to draw conclusions from the evidence and the courage to act on them.The evidence has been gathered. The issue is no longer diagnosis but leadership.Sandra Bobkin, TorontoNo one knows if there are unmarked graves at residential schools, but we were essentially told by the government that it was true, and it wouldn’t go well for you if you didn’t believe it. In our history — in fact any western history — religion is the lone purveyor of believing what you can’t see or prove. The very fact that our government attempted to impose its own blind faith on citizens is deeply troubling.This was a traumatic time in our history, a traumatic time for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. Simply leaving the whole situation in a state of limbo is not good enough. All Canadians are owed answers.Jeff Spooner, Kinburn, Ont.Monte Solberg argues Alberta should stay in Canada because “change (has) happened,” but the examples he cites are years old and none alters the reality that Alberta still has no veto, no Senate power, no demographic weight, and no protection from federal governments reversing our gains overnight.Alberta continues to contribute far more to Ottawa than it receives — from 2007 to 2022, Alberta’s net contribution to the federal finances totalled $244.6 billion. Yet Alberta cannot stop policies like Bill C‑69, the tanker ban, or federal emissions caps that directly target its economy. Being told once again to “stay patient” feels less like advice and more like a national tradition in which Alberta is expected to smile politely while holding the bill — especially after a federal cabinet minister openly said in 2023 that Alberta would need to elect more Liberals if it wanted more influence, in that case regarding the carbon tax on heating oil.At some point, it becomes clear the problem isn’t Alberta’s frustration — it’s Ottawa’s assumption that we won’t eventually call the bluff.Dave Musfelt, CalgaryThe frustration Alberta feels in Confederation stems in part from the province being regarded as the piggy bank for the rest of the country, with its citizens’ earnings being siphoned off for those elsewhere, and with Alberta being the source of natural resources that foot the bill for the Rest of Canada.Although this feels to many Albertans like gross disrespect, it also represents foolishness on the part of the Rest of Canada. If Alberta’s economy is your piggy bank, shouldn’t you jam it as full as you can? If you’re going to siphon off wealth, wouldn’t you want the tank to be full?The Liberal government should follow the wisdom in Deuteronomy 25:4: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” If Alberta’s economy were allowed to thrive, perhaps this would result in the purchase from other provinces of steel and other materials needed for pipelines and other petroleum industry-related facilities. Who knows? Albertans might even get a little crazy and spend money on pickup trucks manufactured in Ontario, build homes using lumber from British Columbia, and purchase any number of consumer goods brought in at East and West Coast ports.Fred E. Clark, EdmontonFreedom of expression, especially in the media, is critically important in maintaining a healthy democracy. Every opinion should have an outlet. If I disagree with that opinion I have the option of withdrawing my financial support from that media outlet. I can cancel my subscription.However I am denied the option of cancelling my subscription to the CBC even though it is clearly an arm of government that promotes an ideology that I do not support. Another example of how freedom of expression is being undermined in Canada.Michael Edwards, Garibaldi Highlands, B.C.Oy Canada! Our Constitution fails to include private property rights as a protected right. However the courts, in recognizing that Indigenous land rights can trump registered land titles ownership, have created protected property rights for a specific minority that have paramountcy over the historical ownership rights of the unprotected majority.Now, ironically, the courts have magically created protected property rights for the homeless — who unlike the Indigenous, have no legal right, claim or interest in land — that trump the registered interests and property rights of the public.It is enough to make a grown real estate lawyer cry.Morris Sosnovitch (Retired Certified Real Estate Law Specialist), TorontoThis costly virtue-signalling scam is taking place during a nationwide health-care crisis with an estimated 5.9 million Canadians being without a family doctor. The 74,000 failed refugee claimants still here need to be deported immediately, not given health care that many Canadians are unable to receive.It’s been estimated there could be as many as 500,000 undocumented people living illegally in Canada who should be deported but the Carney government appears to be either unwilling or unable to do that. To compound the problem, the federal government’s Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Department last fall advertised public health care to those contemplating moving here.Compassion is good but it must be coupled with common sense.Larry Comeau, OttawaAt an arrivals hall at Toronto Pearson International Airport, travellers have no choice but to walk through a narrow space after clearing customs.In a video taken on May 24, a loud crowd of protesters were shown greeting returning flotilla activists in that confined space. As a kippa-wearing Jewish man in a wheelchair emerged from customs, the crowd pointed and laughed at him while chanting “Zionism is terrorism! Free Palestine!”This was not ordinary protest. It was the targeted harassment of a vulnerable passenger who could not easily avoid the situation. Allowing this inside the terminal was a serious failure by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA).Airports should be safe gateways for everyone. The GTAA must explain how this was permitted and what steps will be taken in the future to protect passengers, especially those dealing with mobility issues.Laurence Price, Thornhill, Ont.Leave it to Joe Oliver to tell it like it is. His years in the fondly remembered Harper government, first as natural resources minister and then as finance minister, surely give him the credibility to express his views on the Pathways Project, which he refers to as a “boondoggle.” This carbon capture and storage (CCS) network, proposed by the six largest oilsands companies and backed our federal Liberal government, will purportedly remove upstream greenhouse gas emissions and transport them via pipeline to an underground storage facility near Cold Lake, Alta. This at an estimated cost of $16- $24-billion to the Canadian taxpayer. Oliver implies that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith had to agree to get the feds on side. The buyers of our oil will not pay for this unwarranted expense.Oliver also refers to a recent opinion piece by former Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay, current chair of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. Having earlier supported this technology she is now very much opposed. She states that Canada produces a mere 1.3 per cent of global GHG emissions and the Pathways first phase would likely reduce global emissions by less than 0.02 per cent.Mr. Oliver’s final assessment: “Abandoning Pathways would help Canada catch up with the rest of the world. Too bad it won’t happen under Carney’s leadership!”Harry K. Hocquard, King, Ont.National Post and Financial Post welcome letters to the editor (250 words or fewer). Please include your name, address and daytime phone number. Email letters@nationalpost.com. Letters may be edited for length or clarity. Join the Conversation This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.