BC Minister Who Resigned Over Mideast Comments Received Death Threat, Premier Says

British Columbia’s premier says Selina Robinson, who resigned as post-secondary education minister recently over Mideast comments, has received a death threat. David Eby called the action inexcusable in a statement posted on the social media platform X. He says police are investigating to find out who is responsible and that Ms. Robinson is safe. Ms. Robinson stepped down from the cabinet post on Feb. 5 after facing growing criticism over her comments during an online panel that modern Israel was founded on a “crappy piece of land,” which critics called racist and Islamophobic. Mr. Eby had said previously that Ms. Robinson’s constituency office was vandalized with “hateful messages” after her resignation....