Declaring statehood—with strings attached

In this episode, rabble editor Nick Seebruch sits down with Jason Toney, director of media advocacy at Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME), to discuss Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent comments on recognizing Palestine as a state—and the conditions he attached. The two break down what those conditions mean and also talk about  CJPME's work to ensure fair and accurate media coverage of Palestine in Canada. About our guest and CJPME Jason Toney is the director of media advocacy at Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME), where he leads the Media Accountability Project, monitoring Canadian media coverage of Palestine.  He has been active in Palestine solidarity for over a decade, including cultural exchanges and organizing debate conferences in the region. He previously worked in independent publishing with Black Rose Books and Daraja Press. He is the editor of Take the City (Black Rose Books, 2022) and co-editor of When Genocide Wasn't News (Breach Books, 2025). He has published essays on media, Palestine, municipalism, Hannah Arendt, and Murray Bookchin. He lives in Montréal. CJPME's mission is to enable Canadians of all backgrounds to promote justice, development and peace in the Middle East, and here at home in Canada. To learn more about Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, please visit: https://www.cjpme.org/ If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca.