{"id":11080,"date":"2022-12-02T05:46:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T10:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/?p=11080"},"modified":"2022-12-02T01:54:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T06:54:17","slug":"roundup-sanctimonious-outrage-over-unsavoury-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.routineproceedings.com\/2022\/12\/02\/roundup-sanctimonious-outrage-over-unsavoury-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: Sanctimonious outrage over unsavoury characters"},"content":{"rendered":"

There was another bout of sanctimonious outrage in the House of Commons yesterday as a notorious Holocaust-denier attended<\/a> an event put on by MPs of the Canada-Palestine Parliamentary Friendship Group, and the Conservatives (and Melissa Lantsman in particular) demanded apologies and denunciations. While at least two Liberals, Salma Zahid and Omar Alghabra, denounced, there hasn\u2019t been much of an apology, but noted that said denier was not invited, but that an open invitation went out to the Palestinian community and he was one of 150 or so who showed up. One would think that with a topic as sensitive as solidarity with the Palestinian people that there would have been more of an emphasis on ensuring that someone like this didn\u2019t show up, but they didn\u2019t. In QP, Alghabra was not incorrect in noting that they can\u2019t control the attendance at every public event and that sometimes unsavoury people will show up, which is true\u2014but again, you should know with an event like this that it\u2019s going to attract certain characters, and to beware.<\/p>\n

What is rich, however, is that when far-right extremists showed up at Pierre Poilievre\u2019s rallies, or when he cavorted with the occupiers on Parliament Hill in February, or when he went on that walk with members of Diagalon, that he and his caucus insisted that he couldn\u2019t be held to account for those people showing up. And lo, they have a different standard when it happens to others. It\u2019s something of a pox on all their houses situation\u2014the MPs who hosted the Palestinian event should have been more careful, and headed off trouble when they saw who showed up, while the Conservatives need to own when they were attracting extremists, and consorting with them. But I have little doubt that either side will own this, and the sanctimonious outrage will continue, back and forth from each side, in perpetuity.<\/p>\n

Ukraine Dispatch, Day 282:<\/p>\n

Russian shelling has taken out power<\/a> in over a third of recently liberated Kherson, and Ukrainian officials are reiterating their call for civilians to relocate for the time being. Meanwhile, here\u2019s a look at the grinding battle<\/a> near Bakhmut, whose strategic importance is questioned, but nevertheless, the well-fortified Ukrainians are exacting a heavy toll from Russian forces, even though it is costing between 30 to 50 Ukrainian casualties per day.<\/p>\n

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Vessels linked to Russia\u2019s largest grain trader shipped thousands of tons of stolen Ukrainian grain to global buyers, using a sophisticated system of feeder vessels and floating cranes, according to @WSJ<\/a> investigation. https:\/\/t.co\/k7mPRvJp4V<\/a><\/p>\n

— Paul Vieira (@paulvieira) December 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n