NDP Rejects Criticism of Campaign Leaflet With Palestinian Flag

A candidate for the NDP in next week’s byelection in Montreal’s Lasalle–Émard–Verdun riding is campaigning with a leaflet displaying the Palestinian flag, a move criticized by Jewish groups and the Tories, and which the NDP is defending. “It’s ludicrous to suggest that when a politician is seen with another flag it’s un-Canadian, whether that’s the Ukrainian flag, Israeli flag, Palestinian flag or other nations,” the NDP said in a statement to media. The NDP leaflet shows its candidate Craig Sauvé with a Palestinian flag as a backdrop and text saying “I vote for Craig Sauvé to stop the genocide in Gaza.” Sauvé, a city of Montreal councillor, did not return a request for comment....