Noah Zatzman

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Born1984
Halifax, Nova Scotia
NationalityCanadian
CitizenshipCanada
EducationHonours B.A.
Alma mater
  • Community Hebrew Academy (CHAT)
  • York University
Occupation
  • Political strategist
  • Media consultant

Noah Zatzman (born 1984) is a Canadian political strategist and media consultant.[1] Zatzman served as a top advisor and spokesperson to Green Party leader Annamie Paul,[2] Canada's first Black federal party leader.

Zatzman was an aide to Ontario's first female Premier Kathleen Wynne[1] and he and his family have been longtime supporters of the Liberal Party.

Zatzman's great-uncle Joseph Zatzman, CM was Mayor of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia from 1964 to 1967.[3]

Early life and education

Zatzman was born in 1984 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, but raised in Toronto.[4]

Zatzman is a graduate of the Tanenbaum Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto|Community Hebrew Academy (CHAT)[5][6]. He received an Bachelor of Arts|Honours B.A. in Political Science from York University; at the time, he was a noted pro-Israel activist in Canadian campus politics,[7] serving as a Vice-President of the Canadian Federation of Jewish Students|Canadian Federations of Jewish Students (CFJS).[8][9]

Career

Zatzman's political career began as a junior aide in the office of Liberal MP Navdeep Bains,[4] future Industry Minister, working for a year for Bains,[10] including during the 2008–2009 Canadian parliamentary dispute|Coalition Crisis of 2008.[11]

During the first half of the 2010s|2010's Zatzman was the Canadian-based publicist for the Discovery Channel. A joint-venture between Discovery, Inc.|Discovery Networks International and Bell Media/ CTV Television Network|CTV[4], Zatzman represented both domestic and international titles while with Discovery Channel (Canadian TV channel)|Discovery Channel Canada[12] and its nightly flagship program Daily Planet (TV series)|Daily Planet.[13][11]

From 2015 to 2018, Zatzman was a senior operations advisor on the political staff of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne.[14][4]

Following his work with the Ontario Liberal Party|Ontario Liberals, Zatzman spent time 2019-2020 as a spokesman for Canadian insurance giant Sun Life Financial.[15]

Zatzman began consulting for the campaign of family friend Annamie Paul in July 2020[4], following Paul's declaration as a 2020 Green Party of Canada leadership election|candidate for the Green Party federal leadership.[11]

Zatzman began serving as a senior advisor to Paul following her winning the Green Party federal leadership election in October 2020.[1] In addition, Zatzman played a pivotal role in Paul's strong by-election results in the riding of Toronto Centre that same month.[4][9]

In May 2021 during the Sheikh Jarrah controversy|Israel-Hamas violence, Zatzman was thrust into the spotlight after he publicly accused prominent Canadian politicians, including Green MPs Jenica Atwin and Paul Manly of discrimination in a May 14 Facebook post, calling their statements against Israel "appalling" and Antisemitism|anti-Semitic.[16]

This led to the Green Party of Canada's Federal Council publicly asserting that they had voted not to renew Zatzman's contract in early June.[17] Zatzman disputed this assertion[18], and told the Canadian online publication iPolitics in an interview that the split had been mutual, saying: "“it was agreed by both sides. Any suggestion to the contrary is false".

Atwin subsequently Crossing the floor|crossed the floor and joined the Liberal Party on June 10, citing lack of support from Paul's leadership after Zatzman's threat.[9] Paul disagreed with this account and claimed the events had nothing to do with Zatzman or her; however, the remaining Green MPs, Elizabeth May and Paul Manly, issued a statement stating “Unfortunately, the attack against Ms. Atwin by the Green Party leader’s chief spokesperson on May 14th created the conditions that led to this crisis."

However, on June 14, 2021, shortly after joining the Liberal caucus, Atwin apologized for her earlier remarks, saying that she "regrets her choice of words" and adding: "Palestinians are suffering. Israelis are also suffering as well as their loved ones in Canada and around the world." Zatzman commended Atwin for her change of position.[19]

On June 15, the Green Party's federal council passed a motion requiring Paul to denounce Zatzman and support the federal caucus, under threat of a vote of no confidence.[20] This led to significant global attention for Paul, Zatzman, and Atwin[21][22], and dominated national headlines and editorials through the summer.[23][24][25][26][27]

On July 19, this threat ended following reported arbitration between parties.[28][29][30][31]

Media reported in June 2021 that Zatzman had stepped away from his role advising Paul following "anti-Semitic threats".[32]

The controversy nonetheless proved a factor in what emerged as a conflict and deteriorating relations between Paul and the Green Party's executive throughout 2021. The September 2021 Canadian federal election resulted in Paul failing to win her seat as well as the defeat of Paul Manly, one of the Greens two MPs. After the election, Zatzman took credit for Manly's loss saying he had “actively worked and organized to defeat” Manly, whom he described as “Parliament’s number one anti-Israel legislator”.[9] Paul ultimately resigned as party leader in November 2021.[9]

Zatzman joined Aurora Strategy Group, a public relations firm closely associated with the Ontario Liberal Party|Ontario Liberals, in October 2021.[33][9][11]

Personal life

Zatzman is Jewish.[34] He is the great-nephew of Joseph Zatzman|former Dartmouth Mayor Joseph Zatzman, Order of Canada|CM.[4]

Zatzman is also a great-grandson of Ben Zion Hyman|Benzion Hyman (and grandson of Gurion Hyman)[35][4] and thus a direct descendant of Rabbi Shabbatai ha-Kohen.

The Hyman family owned and operated Hyman's Book and Art Shoppe|Hyman's Bookstore,[4] [9]which "played a significant role in shaping the cultural landscape of Kensington Market."[36]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hill Movers: Green Party leader announces new team; Bennett, MacAuley changes".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "Three confidence votes to determine fate of minority Liberal government". Red Deer Advocate. April 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Dartmouth Sportsplex to carry family name of former mayor Joseph Zatzman".
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 "The Man Who Upended Canada's Green Party".
  5. ↑ "chatter spring".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ "CHAT grads honour classmate at reunion". The Canadian Jewish News. November 26, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Far from belonging".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ↑ "CFJS Board Members - 2004/5".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Kassel, Matthew (November 17, 2021). "Is the Green Party over?". Jewish Insider. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Watching U.S. history in Ottawa - Macleans.ca".
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Comings and Goings: Noah Zatzman joins Aurora". iPolitics.
  12. ↑ "EPI's How Tech Works returns for a third world tour".
  13. ↑ "DAILY PLANET Wakes up in Vegas!".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ↑ "Hill Movers".
  15. ↑ "Why Canada's top insurers are eyeing growth in Asia". Globe and Mail.
  16. ↑ "Green party infighting grows amid rift over Israeli-Palestinian conflict".
  17. ↑ "Fallout from Greens' feud continues as party opts not to renew top adviser's contract".
  18. ↑ "MP Atwin's departure the culmination of months of Green Party chaos".
  19. ↑ Walsh, Marieke (June 16, 2021). "Green Party gives Annamie Paul ultimatum to avoid confidence vote" – via www.theglobeandmail.com.
  20. ↑ "Green Party Leader says federal council is no longer asking her to repudiate former advisor".
  21. ↑ "Canada's Green Party remains a mess of obsessive Israel-bashing and allegations of antisemitism".
  22. ↑ "Canada's First Black Jewish Party Leader Is Under Threat – From Her Own Party".
  23. ↑ "Canada's Green Party in turmoil, leader resists calls to step down".
  24. ↑ "Embattled leader of Canada's Greens says party drops bid to oust her".
  25. ↑ "Crise au Parti vert".
  26. ↑ "No friction with May, but Paul needs distance from former adviser, says former federal Green interim leader".
  27. ↑ "The Green Party has discovered an inexhaustible source of self-destructive energy".
  28. ↑ "Paul Seeks to Push Past Threat".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  29. ↑ "Federal Greens won't renew contract of top adviser who accused party members of antisemitism". National Post. June 8, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  30. ↑ "Green leader silent on party's key demand that she disavow ex-advisor who supported Israel". National Post. June 18, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  31. ↑ "Green Party gives Annamie Paul ultimatum to avoid confidence vote". Globe and Mail. June 16, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  32. ↑ "Green Party Exodus: Israel and anti-Semitism played role in key departures". The CJN.
  33. ↑ "Noah Zatzman".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  34. ↑ "Green Party leader seeks reconciliation within her party". June 2, 2021.
  35. ↑ "Gurion Hyman Obituary".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  36. ↑ "Hyman's Bookstore - Storefront Stories".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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