The donor group is made up mostly of Canadian Muslim professionals, such as lawyers and doctors. Formed in December 2014, the group helped Justin Trudeau to his first election victory in 2015.
The group says it has directed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Liberal Party annually since December 2014. One member of the group — whose donation records CBC News verified with Elections Canada — has contributed nearly $19,000 to the Liberals since the group’s foundation.
I don’t think this will have any bearing on the election — it isn’t as if they’re going to support the Conservatives.
If there’s one interesting point to the Israel/Palestine conflict, it’s that it’s badly shaken up the political consensus that took most of the 2010s to build:
- Muslim? The right-wing was angling for your support and there was a lot of intersection in terms of “traditional religious and cultural values”, but now the Right has to manage it’s inherent support to Israel (and it’s inherent anti-brown racism) against that.
- Neo-nazi? Well, you’re traditionally right-wing, but how do you square that with your leaders supporting Israel?
- Liberal Jew? Well, you’ve always had it tough, but now it’s even more polarized.
- Progressive? Also had it tough, but now you have to square a group (conservative Muslims) that you might find challenging and the micro level, with Zionists and right-wing politicians, who you have trouble with at a macro level.
I’m not sure how this is going to shake out, but if I were to bet, I’d say it’ll fracture on haves/have-nots and powerful/disenfranchised.
I’m not sure how this is going to shake out, but if I were to bet, I’d say it’ll fracture on haves/have-nots and powerful/disenfranchised.
So situation normal?
They could. It’s happening in the states, where people once labeled as rapists by the Commander in Cheese now support his re-election, simply because no one is reminding them that Biden quietly did a bunch a things, and they’ve been hoodwinked to voting “anyone but crooked old Biden”.
We are no better.
Possible, but assuming they’ve been following the news, they’ve probably noticed Conservatives have been at least as pro-Israel as Liberals. It’d be interesting if they backed the NDP, but I would be surprised if they did.
Muslim groups have backed the NDP at the local level before
There’s not much point in backing them nation-wide since they just don’t have enough broad support to form a government
On most issues, Muslims would naturally back conservative agendas, but immigration and other minority issues draw them left at the polls
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Public health experts have told the Reuters news agency Hamas kept accurate population numbers prior to this conflict.
The organizer said a lot could change for Liberal candidates in key swing ridings in southern Ontario if 1,000 erstwhile campaign volunteers decide to stay home.
Another member of the Network 100, Mohamad Abokasem, told CBC News he has lost faith in Trudeau and a change in the prime minister’s position on a ceasefire now would be unlikely to mend the rift.
The move by the Network 100 comes at a vulnerable moment for the Liberals, who have lost ground to the federal Conservatives in voting intention surveys for several months in a row.
Shachi Kurl, the president of the Angus Reid Institute, said the Liberals can’t afford to lose mass Muslim support in this context.
“The Liberal Party of Canada is powered by individual Canadians chipping in what they can to help build a better future for everyone — and we work very hard to engage our supporters on their priorities to keep moving forward.”
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