- cross-posted to:
- ontario
- canadapolitics
- cross-posted to:
- ontario
- canadapolitics
BACKGROUND
Joanna Berry is a Canadian immigration and refugee lawyer in Ontario, Canada. On October 2, two Niagara Police Officers, one of them a sergeant detective, paid her a visit to her home. They told her they were there on behalf of the Ottawa Police Department because of her “personal social media.” They begin to tell her that “10 lawyers who are of the Jewish faith” have filed a complaint with the police about her social media. As you can tell from the video, Joanna Berry, is outraged by the visit and clearly distraught. I reached out to the Niagara Regional Police for comment but they did not respond to my inquiry. I spoke with Joanna Berry also and she gave OTL Media permission to publish the video. She told us that she wants Canadians to see it and for the video to be a warning.
“This is very Orwellian”
On The Line Media is run by Samira Mohyeddin, a multi-award-winning journalist, documentary maker, and producer at CBC Radio One’s The Current.
… as I mentioned and responded to someone else on this thread …
I don’t know who or why this was done … the disturbing part of this story is that it happened and it should be investigated further. Police shouldn’t be used by any government/institution/group/individual to intimidate political/cultural/religious rivals.
The additional disturbing part of this is that yes you are right … there doesn’t seem to be any media coverage about this … even though advocates have made a media release about it themselves …
https://www.justpeaceadvocates.ca/canadian-arab-federation-statement-from-coalition-of-canadian-organizations-in-solidarity-with-palestine/
As I also mentioned, the story and video were also released by Samira Mohyeddin, a multi-award-winning journalist, documentary maker, and producer at CBC Radio One’s The Current.
I don’t think someone with a career like Mohyeddin would put her reputation on the line just to release a video that wasn’t credible. She released it on her own media platform ‘On The Line Media’ but she is still a recognized and acclaimed journalist.
This is a highly disturbing story because it happened and it is also deeply disturbing that it is also being completely ignored.
You are right in pointing out the lack of coverage … we should keep asking questions about this to verify everything … but it should also be equally disturbing that no one wants to touch this story or even acknowledge it.