At Shabbat dinners and Jewish gatherings in Toronto, I have met Jews who voted for Olivia Chow’s re-election. Some describe themselves as “culturally Jewish,” meaning non-religious. When I question my Jewish friends’ prioritization of bike lanes over community safety, they reassure me that Toronto’s mayor has far less power than New York’s, there are checks and balances and her term will eventually end. But what happens when the problem is not a politician’s power, but the attitudes that make them politically acceptable? As I argued in my earlier National Post article, Chow’s rhetoric has deepened the insecurity of a Jewish community already facing rising antisemitism.
El-Sayed lost Jewish support over Israel, antisemitism, but got over 50% of Jewish votes – report
