— Feature, Musings —08.30.2025 11:23 AM
Mohamad Fakih doesn’t belong in the Order of Canada
No one would really care about Mohamad Fakih, if it were not for that little enamel pin on his lapel, and the letters – “C.M.” – he always seems to append to the end of his name.
The Order of Canada is what transforms Fakih, a nobody, into a somebody.
The Order of Canada is important, you see. It is the Canadian equivalent of a British Knighthood. It is like the American Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Order is awarded to a very small group of people for making significant contributions to this country.
Its motto is DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM. That’s Latin for “they desire a better country.”
Does Mohamad Fakih desire a better country? Probably, in his own way. What we do know is that Mohamad Fakih also desires a country that prosecutes Jews who served in Israel.
Let us explain. This week, in a post that enraged Canadians from coast to coast, Fakih said that “pro-Israel bots” are “in full panic and spin mode.” Why? Unclear. But Mohamad went on to say that any Canadian “or foreigner” – read: Jews – who served in the IDF “must be prosecuted…no exceptions.”
And: he said anyone who supports Israel doesn’t care about “basic human [and] Canadian values.”
Then came the kicker: Mohamad Fakih and/or his ilk are apparently monitoring certain Canadians. Said Mohamad about those who have served in Israel’s military (where conscription is mandatory), and those who support Israel (which isn’t a crime, at least yet): “If you have done so, you will be remembered for this. This is not a threat.”
Well, actually, it kind of is. It sure feels like a threat. It feels like Fakih, or someone, is keeping the sort of list that was standard in Germany, circa 1933 or so. Names and addresses of Jews. You can go see the Nazi list at Yad Vashem, if you want, in Israel.
Mohamad Fakih is unlikely to visit Israel anytime soon, of course, because he is now way, way out there, piloting alone in some very dark waters.
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Warren,
And let me guess what Fakih had to say about October 7, 2023.
Wait for it…crickets. There goes his credibility.
His order of Canada should be revoked. Promoting hamas, and detailing law abiding Jews – please, this guy has lost his way, and he should have his order of Canada revoked.
There is precedent……. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/disgraced-ahenakew-to-lose-order-of-canada-honour-1.541506
After reading this, one wonders why it is that Mr Fakih came to Canada? It must not have been our values of secularism? Considering the damage that has been done to Mr Fakih’s home of Lebanon due to religious intolerance, one would think that stirring up hatred against a specific religious group would be something he would strongly disapprove of, but apparently not. This hatred of Israel (and by inclusion, people of the Jewish faith) seems pathological to me. As someone who was born (in the 1950’s) and raised here, and who learned from my parents, teachers and other role models, that intolerance and racism was not only wrong, but unacceptable and completely at odds with Canadian values, it pains and discourages me to see what this country is becoming. Our current Prime Minister, who rode in on a wave of optimism and “sang froid”, who told us it was time for “elbows up” and Canadian nationalism, seems either incapable or disinterested in addressing the appalling displays of violence and religious intolerance that are playing out on our nation’s streets. I suspect it is going to get worse before it gets better. If I was a Jewish citizen, I would make sure my passport is in order, and that an exit plan is in place. I wouldn’t look to any of our levels of government for protection.