A prime minister walks into a synagogue for an antisemitism speech and makes things worse. It’s not a joke, as our three guests all agree. Because Prime Minister Mark Carney and his government fear landing on the wrong side of Muslim leaders and their voting blocs, they believe his lecture on preserving Canadian tolerance refused to acknowledge why that tolerance has eroded: radical Islamist antisemites, who so rabidly hate Israel that they’re destroying Canadian values with their violent attacks against Jews. Brian Lilley is joined
by Talia Klein Leighton, of Canadian Women Against Antisemitism, Amir Epstein, of the Jewish activist group Tafsik, and activist Ariella Kimmel. They explain the shock in their community after Carney’s speech and how more Jews say they now realize the Liberals are not their friends. (Recorded June 5, 2026.)
Mark Carney, antisemitism, synagogue speech, Canadian tolerance, radical Islamist antisemites, Canadian Women Against Antisemitism, Tafsik, Amir Epstein, Talia Klein Leighton, Ariella Kimmel, Brian Lilley, Full Comment podcast
So he went to a synagogue to give a speech and somehow made it worse??
I mean tolerance is eroding because everybody’s offended all the time now, right? But also if he didn’t even address the real threats then that’s kinda pointless. Sounds like politics doing politics stuff.
Wait are they saying the Prime Minister is antisemitic?? Because I keep seeing clips where it’s like he condemns antisemitism but then people in the community are like “yeah sure” lol. If Muslim leaders are involved in voting blocs… that’s not shocking, Canada’s always been weird about this. Still, how are they justifying the word “radical Islamist” like that’s the only cause? Seems like they’re blaming a whole group.