#83 Oh God, Fine, Let's Talk About Israel

September 1, 2016

SHARE

Short Cuts

#83 Oh God, Fine, Let’s Talk About Israel

COMMONS hosts Vicky and Supriya join Jesse to talk about an MP publicly shaming a comedian, Canadian Press's flawed story on extremist literature in Mosques, and yes... Israel.

We delve reluctantly into a discussion about Israel and the Canadian media after Postmedia pulled down an editorial about BDS and the Green Party.

Canadian Press published a shitty story about extremist literature in Canadian Mosques, based solely on a flawed, self-published study. Read VICE’s takedown of that piece here.

And is it okay for an MP to shame a comedian for an offensive joke?

COMMONS hosts Vicky and Supriya join Jesse.

Supriya’s Twitter: @supriyadwivedi

Vicky’s Twitter: @vmochama

More from this series

#1364 Alberta Askew! Data Leaks and Pipeline Freaks

Inside the scoop that launched the Alberta data breach into the headlines.

May 13, 2026

#1361 Leafs’ New GM vs. The Press

The new GM for the Toronto Maple Leafs faced the press and it did not go well. With scathing questions and confounded columnists, Toronto reaffirmed its reputation as a tough media market.

May 8, 2026

#1360 Is the CBC a Local News Predator?

CBC is expanding its regional news coverage and not everyone is happy about it. Some local news outlets say that the CBC is poaching their staff and stories.

May 6, 2026

#1357 Does Canada Have the World’s Worst Housing Market?

Does Canada have the political will to actually address the housing crisis?

May 1, 2026

#1356 Doug Ford, Political Genius

Doug Ford is facing public scrutiny for his changes to Freedom of Information and his “gravy plane” fiasco.

April 29, 2026

#1353 Does Canada Need Government Supermarkets?

Grocery prices are back in the news… again. How are they ripping us off this time?

April 24, 2026

#1352 Mark Carney, YouTuber

Mark Carney is a YouTuber now.