Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Dylan Robertson
Publication Date: August 7, 2025 - 16:05
Canadians growing more sympathetic for Palestinians over Israeli actions in Gaza, poll finds
August 7, 2025
A new poll suggests Israel is losing the battle for hearts and minds in Canada, with more Canadians now reporting their sympathies lie with Palestinians due to moral outrage over the war in Gaza.
Another poll suggests a slight majority of younger Canadians now say they’re optimistic about the prospects for peace in the Middle East — just as the broader public’s mood returns to the pessimism seen decades ago.
The Law Society of Alberta has disbarred lawyer John Carpay, a conservative legal activist and president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms who in 2021 helped arrange the undercover surveillance of a top Manitoba judge. The Calgary-based Justice Centre helps fund an array of legal challenges across Canada, including this year’s Federal Court case against then-prime-minister Justin Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament. The Justice Centre lost and an appeal is underway at the Federal Court of Appeal.
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