Press council reprimands Journal columnist
The Quebec Press Council has reprimanded a certain well-known columnist at the Journal for misrepresenting what a McGill professor wrote about female genital mutilation.
This is as may be, but didn’t Pierre Karl Péladeau withdraw his media from the Press Council a few years ago? And won’t the columnist wear this as an accolade, rather than a mark of shame?
qatzelok 18:48 on 2021-10-30 Permalink
Circumcision and Dayling Savings Time. Why continue these practices?
Chris 19:04 on 2021-10-30 Permalink
For circumcision, both male and female, it’s often religious reasons, so change will not be easy. Come to think of it, maybe this “Seattle compromise” is not such a bad idea, if you could get imams to bless it is as conformant…
Kate 20:32 on 2021-10-30 Permalink
Chris, you’re trolling now. Please stop doing that here.
MarcG 20:44 on 2021-10-30 Permalink
When Chris out-trolls qatzelok the zeitgeist has shifted.
Kevin 21:31 on 2021-10-30 Permalink
This professor was forbidden from testifying at a hearing into the change of the ECR curriculum that is about to take place
Chris 22:31 on 2021-10-30 Permalink
Trolling?! How? Do you dispute the fact that circumcision is often religiously based? Do you dispute that religion changes slowly? Maybe a harm-reduction approach is good idea. I think a case could be made. Sure, I’d rather see FGM magically disappear, but it’s been centuries, and it’s still here. Sometimes reaching the end goal is best done incrementally. If a much lesser cut could be sold as acceptable to religious and societal obligations, then the next generation might have better luck eradicating it completely.
Kevin, the article says they backtracked on that.
Kevin 06:53 on 2021-10-31 Permalink
Chris
He was supposed to be a speaker at that forum. He never got the chance to do so because Roberge thought the govt-created drama was too disruptive.
But the day after the gaffe Weinstock was allowed to “attend” the event.
Blork 13:42 on 2021-10-31 Permalink
Chris, you are (arguably) trolling because this post isn’t about circumcision. It’s about bad reporting.