Feb. 25, 2021 TORONTO – Canada’s second-largest private television network has apologized and removed an episode of one of its shows on the heels of outrage sparked by its offensive and inaccurate depiction of Hasidic Jews. CLICK HERE TO READ THE LETTER OF APOLOGY TO B’NAI BRITH CANADA As of Thursday morning, Episode 8 of Season […]
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February 24, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the producers of a Canadian medical drama series to apologize and take action for inaccurate and offensive stereotypes against Hasidic Jews in a widely-distributed episode of their show. In Episode 8, Season 1 of Nurses, produced by Toronto’s ICF Films, Entertainment One and Corus Entertainment,
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February 22, 2021 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada commends the passage of a motion in the House of Commons today, declaring the persecution of the Uyghur People by the Government of China to be an act of genocide under intentional law. The motion passed with 266 votes in favour and zero votes against, with support coming from all
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Feb. 18, 2021 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is urging the Government of Canada to immediately freeze its support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), after fresh revelations about its school materials have proved that the United Nations agency misled its donors, including Canada. CLICK HERE TO SIGN OUR PETITION In January,
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CLICK HERE TO ADD YOUR NAME TO THIS PETITION The Honourable Karina Gould Minister of International Development House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Minister Gould, As concerned citizens, we call for the Government of Canada to immediately suspend its funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in light of
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Event #1: Fireside Chat with David Matas Canada’s exciting new legal network is holding its first virtual event on Monday, Feb. 22 at 8:00 PM EST – and we’d love to see you there! The event will feature none other than the group’s namesake himself, David Matas. David is B’nai Brith Canada’s Senior Legal Counsel and one of the
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Feb. 16, 2021 OTTAWA – Following Red Hand Day, B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the federal government and all Canadians to speak out forcefully against the recruitment and use of Palestinian child soldiers during Palestinian Child Soldiers Week (Feb. 14-19). Canada has been at the forefront of tackling the international problem of child soldiers, thanks largely to
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Feb. 12, 2021 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada will be intervening in a landmark case before the Supreme Court of Canada next week. Our League for Human Rights will be offering its perspective for the Court to consider when examining the use of humour as a potential defence for the promotion of discrimination. The hearing
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Feb. 11, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is raising the alarm over an apparent lack of action by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) against charities that have used their resources to glorify a slain terrorist leader. In June 2020, B’nai Brith complained to the CRA and the Minister of National Revenue, Diane Lebouthillier, about a number of
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Feb. 8, 2021 OTTAWA – On Feb. 5, the International Criminal Court decided, in a 2-1 split vote, that its Chief Prosecutor has jurisdiction to investigate possible war crimes involving Israel in “Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem.” This decision is wrong and Canada must stand strong against the overt politicization of international bodies. In
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