The Doug Ford government has put forward a motion that would censure an Ontario NDP MPP over her comments on the Israel-Gaza war and ask they not be recognized in the legislature until a formal apology is made and a statement on social media is deleted.

It would be great if they would censure Steve Clark for overseeing the $8 billion greenbelt graft instead of this pearl clutching virtue signaling.

  • shadysus@lemmy.caEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Statement and subsequent apology

    The motion comes less than a week after the rookie MPP posted a statement on social media calling for a ceasefire in the region while also demanding an end to “all occupation of Palestinian land.”

    In the statement, Jama did not address the Hamas attack on Israel, which spurred the most recent violence in the region.

    About 24 hours later, Jama issued a written apology for her comments after a lengthy discussion with NDP Leader Marit Stiles—who asked Jama to retract the post. Related Stories

    “I heard many voices yesterday raising concerns about my post. I hear them - and above all, I understand the pain that many Jewish and Israeli Canadians, including my own constituents, must be feeling. I apologize,” she wrote.

    • grte@lemmy.ca
      111·
      1 year ago

      So, nothing to apologize for. Unfortunate she did.

    • zephyreks@lemmy.ca
      4·
      1 year ago

      Yes, but what spurred the Hamas attack on Israel?

      crickets

      You can’t drag someone down to follow the chain of responsibility endlessly, because that’s only going to end up falling to the British/American clusterfuck in the region post-WW2.