Shameful MP of the Day - September 29

Wayne Long would be just one among a long list of Liberal MPs if he had provided nothing but empty words for the people of Palestine.  Instead, Long has been a vocal opponent of the Pro-Palestine community in Saint John.

MP Long was forced to issue a public apology in January of 2024 after an encounter with Pro-Palestine protestors in during which he and/or his staff referred to Palestine supporters as ‘terrorists’.  A joint statement from the Muslim Association of NB, the Islamic Society of NB, and the Immigrant Relief Community Centre    stated that “This incident raised a serious and valid concern in the irresponsible way our elected Parliament representative acted in public…”.  Independent Jewish Voices NB called for a “thorough investigation by the Liberal Party of Canada into the actions of MP Wayne Long” and for MP Long’s resignation. 

Public apology notwithstanding, Long has continued to take to social media to denigrate the Pro-Palestinian community in Saint John - accusing anybody who questions Israel’s ongoing genocide as being antisemitic.  MP Long publicly  thanked a constituent who suggested that Pro-Palestine protesters should ‘go back to wherever they came from’. And he was an early adopter of the position that – as an MP - he could no longer appear in public because the Pro-Palestine community was a threat to his personal safety.  But was pleased to publicly call out a Saint John city councilor for being a strong Pro-Palestine voice on Saint John city council.  And of course, intimating on social media that her support for the people of Gaza was antisemitic and pro-Hamas.
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  MP Long has adopted every cynical tactic in the playbook of those providing cover and support for the ongoing genocide in Gaza – conflating anti-Zionism with antisemitism, characterizing Pro-Palestine supporters as violent and using October 7th as a license for Israel to commit any and all atrocities against the Palestinian people. Since October 7th, Long has used his position as a second-term member of parliament to stoke resentment and anger  against the Pro-Palestine community in his riding of Saint John – Rothesay.   On Palestine, MP Long, is ignorant, heartless, craven and determined to mislead the people of Saint John and Canada – no brain, no heart, no courage and a charlatan…he could play most of the parts in The Wizard of Oz.  Wayne has brought these same personal characteristics to his ongoing mismanagement of The Canada Revenue Agency. We were not surprised when he couldn’t find the human decency to take a few minutes and a few steps from his office to join Canadians from across the country to honour the murdered children of Gaza, by saying their names aloud.

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