A coalition of liberal politicians and Muslim activists who ginned-up an accusation of “Islamophobia” to end the career of a well-regarded lawyer in Canada in mid-2022 could find themselves in the same category as the people responsible for the Salem Witch Trials that cost 19 people their lives in Massachusetts in the early 1690s. When the dust settled, those accused of “witchcraft” in Massachusetts were regarded as victims and the people who made and affirmed the accusations — and carried out the executions — were regarded as villains, dupes and cowards. Only one accuser, Ann Putnam, apologized for her role in the tragedy.
