March 10, 2025
BRANTFORD, ONT. – B’nai Brith Canada is arguing for reform to the Criminal Code following the sentencing of a notorious anti-Jewish extremist in the Ontario Superior Court.
Our concerns stem from the case of Leslie Bory, 55, an antisemitic conspiracy theorist. A jury found him guilty in January for promoting hatred, advocating genocide, as well as threatening police and members of the Federal Government. A former independent candidate for political office, Bory has targeted Jewish Canadians for years. In 2022, he told his supporters to “rise up” against “Jewish minority rule,” which he blamed for the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. Police detained Bory in February 2023 after he posted a recording suggesting that he was armed and preparing to engage in a violent insurrection.
“B’nai Brith Canada thanks the Brantford Police for their diligent work in bringing this hatemonger to justice,” said Richard Robertson, B’nai Brith Canada’s Director of Research and Advocacy, who supplied the Court with a statement highlighting the impact Bory’s actions have had on the Jewish community. “We are especially pleased that the Crown prosecutors sought the maximum combined sentence of seven years for his crimes promoting hatred against, and advocating for the genocide of, the Jewish people.”
Despite the Crown’s efforts, the judge imposed a three-year sentence for all charges. As a result, Bory walked free after the hearing, as he was credited with 36 months for his pre-trial incarceration.
“The sentence is disappointing — it is far below the maximum for these offences,” Robertson said. “A stronger sentence would serve as a more robust deterrent. Canada must take steps to ensure that the minimum sentence for advocating genocide is sufficient, as a deterrent, and to hold accountable those who call for the eradication of their fellow members of Canadian society.”
