MPP Joel Harden and Deana Sherif are both perennial protesters.
They have each participated in several anti-convoy, drag storytime, anti-anti-SOGI, and pro-Palestine demonstrations— sometimes, they stand side-by-side.
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Based on footage from June 9, 2023, MPP Joel Harden and Deana Sherif appear to know each other to some degree.
Joel threw himself between Deana and anti-SOGI counter protesters.
It is unclear whether he was trying to shield her, rein her in, or something else.
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Deana Sherif complained to Joel Harden that police did not shut down counter protesters, even though there was “enough violence.”
They commiserated over being assaulted, even though:
1) Deana gleefully instigated 2) Joel’s story was inconsistent
📸 Jun 9, 2023 (Deana Sherif)
Deana Sherif was involved in multiple violent acts, including one where she dragged a counter protester by the hair.
She says this was after being hit with a Bible, but her own livestream shows she made first contact and bragged about the fight.
📸 Jun 9, 2023 (Deana Sherif)
Joel Harden claimed he got punched in the face by a counter protester.
At that time, the NDP was pushing for “protest bubbles.” A hate-motivated incident against an MPP would have advanced that agenda.
However, Joel’s story did not withstand scrutiny once cross-referenced against footage, and key details changed over time, including adding reference to a megaphone.
On Dec 23, 2023, Deana Sherif received a by-law violation ticket for using her megaphone during a rally. She flounced off while continuing to use her megaphone.
On Dec 30, 2023, MPP Joel Harden received the same citation.
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The protest circuit goes way deeper than by-law violations. It is about the interplay between civil liberties, public order, and institutions.
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This case is about meaningful access to information about court operations in Ontario.
“If you want to improve something, you need to have some baseline against which to measure that improvement.” - @michaelsfirm
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At issue is whether the open court principle applies to “bulk requests” for public court records.
For his part, Lesage wants to analyze and publish statistics on how many civil cases are before the courts, the number of judge-only vs jury trials, and disposition rates of cases.
Yesterday, my gang stalkers published what they believe to be my home address by retrieving a Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) decision from @CanLII.
This is the literal definition of doxxing— thankfully, the information is not up to date.
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The same accounts who label me “Nazi”, “fascist”, “antisemitic”, “Zionist”, “anti-Black”, “anti-Asian”, “anti-Indigenous”, “transphobic”, “bigot”, “plant for white supremacy”, etc. now claim that I was evicted and rendered homeless.
None of the above is true.
My stalkers have not considered:
- the possibility of administrative errors in notifying parties of LTB hearing dates
- whether a review was filed
- “pay and stay” provisions that void eviction orders
- outstanding tenant applications that may offset arrears
- the impact of short-term rentals, lease assignment &/or sublets
“Canada’s Rally for the Jewish People” on Parliament Hill was set up by Canada’s Jewish Federations and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA).
One of Ottawa’s most prolific protesters attended to counter demonstrate.
🧵 on my takeaways:
📸 Dec 4, 2023 (Deana Sherif)
CIJA conflates Israel with Jewish identity in its very name, which blurs the line between politics and ethnicity/creed.
Dehumanizing language takes on loaded meaning in this context:
“They’re insane. They’re animals.”
📸 Dec 4, 2023 (Deana Sherif)
This is an example of what online “discourse” looks like applied in the real world:
Counter protester sarcastically calls for the carpet bombing of Disney World— when asked whether she is mentally sound, she flips the question back at rally goers.
Marshals are trained by the Movement Defence Committee (MDC), which is a branch of the Law Union of Ontario.
MDC also trains “legal observers.”
The organization purports to provide “legal support for progressive organizing and activism.”
Full disclosure:
I am wary of MDC because at least one coordinator (pictured above) has attacked me since July 2021. She makes thousands of misleading posts, and coined the defamatory hashtag #CarymaNgo.
Nothing came of my attempt to clear the air— in fact, she got worse.