Ottawa Funding for Survivors of Sexually-Based Attacks in Israel

Published: March 12, 2024, 5:42 p.m.

RECOVERING POLITICIANS: FEDERAL FUNDS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS IN ISRAEL; CALGARY'S FORMER MAYOR SET SIGHTS ON ALBERTA'S TOP JOB\n\nForeign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Ottawa will commit $1 million to support survivors of sexually-based attacks in Israel on October 7; and Naheed Nenshi came out of political retirement on Monday, announcing a run for Alberta's NDP leadership to challenge what he termed an \u201cimmoral\u201d United Conservative government.\n\nLibby Znaimer is joined by Cheri DiNovo, a former Ontario NDP MPP; George Smitherman, a former Ontario Liberal Cabinet Minister and Deputy Premier; and Janet Ecker, a former Ontario PC MPP and finance minister, to discuss these matters and more.\n\nGTA FOOD BANKS HIT RECORD HIGH SERVICE NUMBERS\n\nToronto\u2019s Daily Bread Food Bank saw over 300,000 clients last month, a jump from the 215,000 it saw in the same month last year.\n\nLibby Znaimer is joined by\xa0Neil Hetherington, CEO of the Daily Bread Food Bank to discuss this alarming surge.\n\nKATEGATE: THE PRINCESS OF WALES PHOTOSHOP SCANDAL\n\nThe Princess of Wales issued an apology on social media on Monday for editing a photo of her family that was released to mark Mother's Day in the United Kingdom. That photo, which was released by Kensington Palace on Sunday, has been taken down by a number of major global news agencies over manipulation of the image. Since then, the internet has been on fire with no end of wild and wooly speculation.\n\nLibby Znaimer is joined by Leanne Delap, Toronto-based freelance fashion and culture contributor for the Star; and Richard Berthelsen, Royal Commentator and expert in contemporary Canadian protocol and ceremony, for a conversation about KateGate: The Princess of Wales Photoshop Scandal.