In newsrooms, where I used to spend my time, there are some rare moments when you realize a particular story has penetrated the larger public awareness. Most of the time, things that reporters think everyone should care deeply about barely register in the real world. This becomes apparent at family gatherings or a kid\u2019s sports practice, when you realize nobody\u2019s heard of what you\u2019re talking about. (\u201cYou mean you\u2019re not outraged they\u2019re about to prorogue Parliament?!\u201d)<\/p>\n
The gut-wrenching footage<\/a> of a woman getting right up into NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh\u2019s personal space at a recent political event, accusing him of being with the \u201cMuslim Brotherhood\u201d and supporting Sharia law \u2014 that\u2019s one of those moments that reverberate throughout the country and beyond. It flooded Facebook pages, was retweeted by the likes of CNN\u2019s Van Jones and Jake Tapper, was widely covered by the Indian media and so on.<\/p>\n This ignorant woman is infuriating. I hope wherever she is someone who cares about her is showing her how awful she looks here. https:\/\/t.co\/yezqnN8617<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 9, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n