Why PM Carney's Announcement on Antisemitism Missed the Mark

About this episode

The episode discusses Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech on combating antisemitism and features reactions from various political figures and a discussion on Serena Williams' return to tennis.

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: CARNEY'S ADDRESS ON COMBATING ANTISEMITISM + WHAT IS A “TECHNICAL RECESSION”? Libby Znaimer is joined by George Smitherman, former Ontario Liberal Deputy Premier and Health Minister; Cheri DiNovo, a former Ontario NDP MPP; and Janet Ecker, a former Ontario PC Finance Minister. They react to Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech on combating antisemitism in Canada, and what is a "technical recession"? WHY PM CARNEY’S ANNOUNCEMENT ON ANTISEMITISM MISSED THE MARK Libby Znaimer is joined by Mark Sandler, Chair of the Alliance of Canadians Combating Antisemitism and Alan Kessel, a Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute as well as a former Assistant Deputy Minister and legal adviser to the Government of Canada and a former deputy high commissioner of Canada to the United Kingdom. Our panel reacts to what was left out of Prime Minister Mark Carney's address this week about combating antisemitism and whether Canada's Jewish community feels better after his remarks. TENNIS STAR SERENA WILLIAMS COMING BACK FROM RETIREMENT Libby Znaimer is joined by Karl Hale, Tournament Director, National Bank Open for reaction to tennis star Serena Williams coming out of…

People in this episode

Host: Libby Znaimer

Guests: George Smitherman, Cheri DiNovo, Janet Ecker, Mark Sandler, Alan Kessel, Karl Hale

Topics covered

• antisemitism
• politics
• economic issues
• sports
• public reaction

Keywords

• Mark Carney
• antisemitism
• Canada
• technical recession
• Serena Williams
• political reaction
• sports news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Alliance of Canadians Combating Antisemitism, Macdonald-Laurier Institute, National Bank Open

Places: Canada, United Kingdom

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