I’m interested in knowing what you think. Please be in touch with your comments. Take a look after the break for the full press release.
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If you haven’t heard about the recent hate speech at McMaster University please read the full Tribune article, I was quoted as saying:

“We are calling on the Attorney General to act on the request of the Hamilton police. Failure to bring this matter to a resolution is at odds with the severity of the offence. Campus is an important microcosm of society where there can be no immunity from hate. As universities across Canada gear up for a new academic year, any further delay leaves Jewish students at risk.”

What do you think?

B’nai Brith has characterized as “threatening” and “deplorable” the hate messaging scrawled on a billboard for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Scrawled on the billboard was the message ‘Kill all Jews” along with Nazi swastikas. We reported the incident to police and are calling for a full investigation into this hate crime.

It is the height of irony that a billboard for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, which promotes tolerance and respect, was defaced with messages of hate. This violent, threatening message to ‘kill all Jews’ and the use of Nazi swastikas should signal to everyone the ongoing need to combat antisemitism and racism in this country.

I was a member of the Museum’s original advisory board and this disturbs me greatly. I am also urging community members to call B’nai Brith Canada’s toll-free 24-7 Anti-Hate Hotline to report all incidents of antisemitism: 1-800-892-2624.