By Pepper Parr
June 12th, 2025
BURLINGTON, ON
As the Member of Parliament for Burlington Karina Gould sits on the far right side of House – some distance from the front row seat she had when she was the Liberal House leader. By the way, she did a fine job as House leader.
If you’re going to throw your hat into an election ring – make it something fashionable.
When the Liberal Party went looking for a new leader (Justin had said he was going to resign) Gould surprised many when she threw her hat into the ring and campaigned across the country to be named the leader of the Liberal party, which would automatically make her the Prime Minister.
It was always a long shot.
When Mark Carney formed the government after winning the April 25th federal election – he chose not to invite Gould into Cabinet.
So as a Member of Parliament she does what good parliamentarians do – stand up in the House and xxx
Yesterday she said the following:
“Mr. Speaker, I rise in the House to celebrate the Hon. Irwin Cotler, who is in Ottawa to be honoured by the Pearson Centre tonight for his lifetime of service to Canada and his work on human rights and justice.
Irwin Cotler: a former member of Parliament and cabinet minister, an emeritus professor of law at McGill and an international human rights lawyer.
“He is a former member of Parliament and cabinet minister, an emeritus professor of law at McGill and an international human rights lawyer, and I am very proud to call him a friend. As minister of justice and attorney general, Irwin enacted same-sex marriage equality laws, appointed two women to the Supreme Court, tackled wrongful convictions and launched anti-racism initiatives.
“In his so-called retirement, he founded and now actively chairs the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, which advocates for political prisoners, human rights, justice and democracy. He also served as Canada’s first special envoy on combatting anti-Semitism. Irwin is today, as he has always been, a powerful advocate for the marginalized and a champion of progress and justice.
“I speak for all Canadians when I thank Mr. Cotler for his incredible and ongoing service.”
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Her re election over and over speaks volumes….she beat her opponent??? by a huge majority…you have to go door to door like I did to understand the great work she has done. Conservatives…you need to get over it! She is a winner!!!
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Seriously? wow what a biased piece of crap article.
Editor’s note: How can the words an MP speaks in the House of Commons be described as biased crap when she is speaking about one of the best parliamentarians this county has ever had. Your political persuasion is your business – but the facts don’t change just because you don’t like them..Some civility please if you want to continue to have the privilege of commenting .
Unfortunately Gould was and is a huge disappointment. Those in the Jewish Community will remember the inaction, lack of speaking up and her ability to speak out of both sides of her mouth during this atrocious period of antisemitism under Liberal rule. Gould, Anthony Housefather, Ya’ara Saks and other Jewish Liberal MP’s under Trudeau since October 7, 2023 did little to restore order to our cities allowing mobs of lawless Hamastinians to run rampant harassing Canadian Jews and non-Jews alike. This is not free speech and everyone knows it; it is targeted hate. She sure has a lot of nerve praising a real Israel/Jewish supporter/hero Cotler evidenced by his long career. Cotler even rejected Trudeau’s handling of the rising antisemitism file. She is a traitor to the Jewish Community in my and many other’s books. She can sure learn a thing or two from Cotler and his tireless fight for justice, equality and human rights especially for the Canadian Jewish Community.
Best MP we have had in years. Carney will eventually realize his mistake. He received really bad advice regarding Karina
So this is what doing the job of a MP consists of? Seems like a low bar! And with classic Karina Gould overreach, she claims to “speak for all Canadians” in praising her friend Irwin Cotler. Pro-lifers apparently don’t count in her worldview. Carney was correct in his assessment.
Well …..isn’t that special.