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Yves Engler (born 1979) is a Canadian
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-based writer and
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. In addition to twelve published books, Engler's writings have appeared in
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and in mainstream publications such as ''
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'', ''Toronto Star'', ''Ottawa Citizen'', and ''Ecologist''. His 2009 book, ''The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy'', was short-listed for the Quebec Writers' Federation Mavis Gallant Prize for Nonfiction.


Studies and activism


Concordia University

Engler moved to Montreal to study at
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in the early 2000s, where he was elected vice president of communications with the
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. He was suspended from the university due to his involvement in the
Concordia University Netanyahu riot The Concordia University Netanyahu riot occurred on September 9, 2002 on the Sir George Williams Campus of Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, when student rioters opposed a visit from the then former (and later subsequent) Israeli ...
, which erupted in response to a visit to the campus by former Israeli Prime Minister
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. The riot involved the breaking of windows at a number of university buildings and assaults on Holocaust survivors. A student tribunal found Engler guilty of assault and vandalism for his part in the event. Engler contends he never assaulted anyone or committed any vandalism during the riot. His attempt to appeal the suspension was rejected by the
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. Engler's suspension was later made permanent when he violated a ban on political activity imposed by the university in the aftermath of the riot.


Haiti

Engler was critical of Canada's role in the 2004 Haitian coup d'état. He co-authored a report entitled ''Canada in Haiti: Waging War Against the Poor Majority'' and helped establish a group called the Canada-Haiti Action Network. In June 2005, Engler interrupted a press conference being held by then-Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
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. Engler poured a bottle of cranberry juice onto Pettigrew and said, "Pettigrew lies, Haitians die." The juice was meant to represent the blood Engler said was on the hands of the Canadian government due to its alleged involvement in the 2004 coup and subsequent United Nations peacekeeping mission.


Israel and antisemitism

Engler condemns
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. He has said that he is sometimes falsely accused of antisemitism because of his support for the international campaign for
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against
Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
because of the
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of the
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. In 2016, Engler wrote an essay for the ''Huffington Post'', titled "'Anti Semitism': The Most Abused Word in Canada". A week later, ''
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'' editor Yoni Goldstein criticized all aspects of this text in an opinion piece. He concluded that Engler "has seriously misjudged the state of anti-Semitism in Canada today". Engler offered an explanation of the controversy on his webpage, in which he recognised the shortcomings of the 2016 article, and apologized "to anyone who feels I crossed the line".


Published works

* ''Canada in Haiti: Waging War on the Poor Majority'' with
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. Co-published by RED Publishing and
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, August 2005. * ''Playing Left Wing: From Rink Rat to Student Radical'' (RED/
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, 2005) * ''The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy''. Co-published by RED Publishing and
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, April 2009. * ''Canada and Israel: Building Apartheid''. Co-published by RED Publishing and
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, February 2010. * ''Stop Signs: Cars and Capitalism on the Road to Economic, Social and Ecological Decay with Bianca Mugyenyi, Published April 2011; * ''Lester Pearson's Peacekeeping The Truth May Hurt''. Fernwood Publishing (September 1, 2012) * ''The Ugly Canadian: Stephen Harper's Foreign Policy''. Co-published with: Red Publishing (Published: 2012) * ''Canada in Africa: 300 years of aid and exploitation''. Co-published by RED Publishing and
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, August 2015. * '' A Propaganda System — How Government, Corporations, Media and Academia Sell War and Exploitation'', Fall 2016. * ''Left, Right: Marching to the Beat of Imperial Canada''. Black Rose Books, 2019. * ''House of Mirrors: Justin Trudeau's Foreign Policy''. RED Publishing/
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, 2020 * ''Stand on Guard for Whom? — A People's History of the Canadian Military'', October 2021


References


External links

*
Collection of Engler's Z net writings


Video Links

*
Canada vs Latin American Democracy
' a 6-part series - Part 1 of 6: "From Jacobins to Salvador Allende, Hugo Chavez and Jean Bertrand Aristide". Introduction by ''
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'' columnist Rick Salutin. *
"The Ugly Canadian"
' - Numerous interviews on
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and Canadian foreign policy on
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network. {{DEFAULTSORT:Engler, Yves 1979 births Activists from Montreal Canadian activists Canadian political writers Living people Writers from Montreal Writers from Vancouver