Alberta NDP MLA Janis Irwin (Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood) said she was proud of Edmontonians for supporting Palestine. “Edmonton,” tweeted Irwin on Wednesday. Irwin included a photo of a pro-Palestine protest happening outside the Alberta Legislature, with people waving flags and holding signs..National Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Western Canada Blaise Boehmer said Irwin “tweeted more about her cat than the slaughter of 1,300 innocent Israelis.”“And now she posts this, which is really troubling for someone who calls themselves ‘ML Gay.’”.JSpaceCanada Chair Joe Roberts acknowledged Irwin has not recognized the horrors from more Jews being murdered in cold blood since the Holocaust on October 7. “Can Jewish and Israeli Albertans also count on your solidarity as they live through this collective trauma?” said Roberts..While Irwin tweeted about the pro-Palestine protest, Alberta NDP MLA Brooks Arcand-Paul (Edmonton-West Henday) said he “stands in solidarity with our sisters and brothers, now especially with the devastating loss of life.”“The events unfolding in Gaza are horrific,” said Arcand-Paul. “Our leaders must call for an end to the humanitarian crisis impacting nearly two million people.”.Unlike Irwin and Arcand-Paul, Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley said her party condemns Hamas’ attacks on Israelis. “Our hearts are with the victims, their families and all those impacted by this violence,” said Notley. “The lives of Israeli and Palestinian civilians must be protected and violence must be swiftly de-escalated.”.Alberta NDP MLA Lizette Tejada (Calgary-Klein) made a number of disparaging tweets about Israel on a defunct Twitter account in 2014. READ MORE: Alberta NDP MLA says Israel guilty of genocide, barbaric actsTejada made the tweets before she was elected as an MLA in May on a personal Twitter account, which she has since made private. She said she remembers when sanctions were imposed on South Africa.Irwin could not be reached for comment in time for publication.
Alberta NDP MLA Janis Irwin (Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood) said she was proud of Edmontonians for supporting Palestine. “Edmonton,” tweeted Irwin on Wednesday. Irwin included a photo of a pro-Palestine protest happening outside the Alberta Legislature, with people waving flags and holding signs..National Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Western Canada Blaise Boehmer said Irwin “tweeted more about her cat than the slaughter of 1,300 innocent Israelis.”“And now she posts this, which is really troubling for someone who calls themselves ‘ML Gay.’”.JSpaceCanada Chair Joe Roberts acknowledged Irwin has not recognized the horrors from more Jews being murdered in cold blood since the Holocaust on October 7. “Can Jewish and Israeli Albertans also count on your solidarity as they live through this collective trauma?” said Roberts..While Irwin tweeted about the pro-Palestine protest, Alberta NDP MLA Brooks Arcand-Paul (Edmonton-West Henday) said he “stands in solidarity with our sisters and brothers, now especially with the devastating loss of life.”“The events unfolding in Gaza are horrific,” said Arcand-Paul. “Our leaders must call for an end to the humanitarian crisis impacting nearly two million people.”.Unlike Irwin and Arcand-Paul, Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley said her party condemns Hamas’ attacks on Israelis. “Our hearts are with the victims, their families and all those impacted by this violence,” said Notley. “The lives of Israeli and Palestinian civilians must be protected and violence must be swiftly de-escalated.”.Alberta NDP MLA Lizette Tejada (Calgary-Klein) made a number of disparaging tweets about Israel on a defunct Twitter account in 2014. READ MORE: Alberta NDP MLA says Israel guilty of genocide, barbaric actsTejada made the tweets before she was elected as an MLA in May on a personal Twitter account, which she has since made private. She said she remembers when sanctions were imposed on South Africa.Irwin could not be reached for comment in time for publication.
