Ahmad Elbayoumi
@ahmadelbayoumi
Author of @policornerca — a newsletter on the politics, policies and personalities at Queen’s Park. Get in touch: [email protected]
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Words are cheap when people are being starved into graves.
🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer will tell Donald Trump on Monday that Gaza's suffering "must stop" [@thetimes]
Breaking News: Israeli military officials say they have no proof Hamas routinely steals UN aid, undercutting a claim Israel has used to limit food for Gaza. nyti.ms/4opoK4n
So much to say, yet so little to say. How much can one’s heart break? theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…
NEW: Justice Department told Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files — via @WSJ wsj.com/politics/justi…
Uh, never thought I’d live to see the day a political party leader could name-drop Koshari.
July is Egyptian Heritage Month, a time to recognize the beauty, history, and contributions of Egyptian Canadians across Ontario. 🇪🇬 From science and education to business, healthcare, and music — over 50,000 Egyptian Ontarians have helped shape our province in powerful ways.…
Last leadership race I supported Yasir. Since then, @BonnieCrombie has shown skill in growing our party’s appeal and presenting serious policy. You may not agree with her on everything, and that’s fine. The OLP has momentum and the last thing we need is another leadership race.
NEW: Nate Erskine-Smith is out with a scathing message to supporters on Bonnie Crombie’s future as Liberal leader. “I’ll be a little more blunt here than I have been to date: [the party’s] renewal starts at the top,” he says. uncommons.ca/p/the-future-o…
Exclusive: For Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, friends created a book of bawdy letters. One was from Donald Trump. on.wsj.com/3TL8s7C
#BREAKING: Ontario Progressive Conservative schedule convention for same time as Poilievre’s party, via @StephanieLevitz & me #cdnpoli #onpoli theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…