Commentary
One drawback to Michal Cotler-Wunsh’s address at the recent Canada Strong and Free Network conference is the unlikelihood it will get the breadth of exposure it richly deserves.
During her 35-minute speech at the May 7–8 conservative gathering in Ottawa, Cotler-Wunsh issued a recall to moral clarity that should, by rights, ring true for every Canadian who has ears to hear.
Most impressive of all, she unravelled the baffling intricacies of the Middle East conundrum with a simple truth that entirely avoided mere simplification. Anti-Semitism, she insisted, is not a Jewish problem. Or not only a Jewish problem.
“It impacts every single Canadian (who) cherishes this country’s foundational principles,” Cotler-Wunsh said. “I’m sounding sirens about what I see because I’ve been here before—if not me, then my grandparents. And what I see impacts all of us. You need not be a Jew … to understand.”…