It’s ‘obvious’ Justin Trudeau should step down, Elizabeth May says — so why won’t she listen to her own critics?

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says it’s “obvious” Justin Trudeau should “pass the torch,” and if she were in the Liberal party she’d be pulling him aside saying, “prime minister, with all due respect, don’t you think it’s time?”

Following a press conference Tuesday, where May’s unofficial co-leader, Jonathan Pedneault, resigned, the long-time head of the Green Party was confronted by questions about her own leadership. But she dismissed a complaint she isn’t making room for the next generation of Green leadership. She suggests she’ll pick her heir, and will guide the party into the next campaign — her fifth in 15 years.

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U of T gave pro-Palestinian protesters amnesty before camp was packed up

The University of Toronto quietly granted amnesty to the pro-Palestinian protesters who set up camp for over two months on campus in exchange for a peaceful end to the occupation, the Star has learned.

A two-page agreement, signed by Sandy Welsh, vice-provost of students, and Kelly Hannah-Moffat, vice-president of people strategy, equity and culture, as well as four representatives of the protesters, promises that no one will face legal or academic sanctions for the protest. The agreement is dated 2:30 p.m. on July 3, hours before the court-imposed deadline to evacuate the camp.

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WTF?

He really needs a few good slaps across the face and then a few dozen more for good measure.

h/t Patti Jo

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Anne Frank statue is defaced with ‘Gaza’ graffiti

The statue of Jewish Holocaust victim Anne Frank has been defaced with ‘Gaza’ graffiti, with Dutch politicians condemning the act.

The Anne Frank memorial in Merwedeplein, Amsterdam, located near the Jewish diarist’s first home in the Netherlands, was vandalized with red paint spelling out ‘Gaza’.

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WTF?

h/t Mauser

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Far-Left Activist Elected to French Assembly Is on State Security Watch List

When the New Popular Front coalition, which brings together the Left and far left, came out on top in the French parliamentary elections, it was accompanied by the election of MPs with antisemitic or violent profiles. One of them, Raphaël Arnault, beating out the Rassemblement National (RN) candidate in Provence, is on the ‘S list’—which means that he is considered a threat to state security.

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