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Event Honouring Terrorist to Take Place at Vancouver Church

  April 7, 2022 VANCOUVER – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on Canadians to denounce a Vancouver church for facilitating an event glorifying a Palestinian terrorist. In order to register your outrage at the actions of Grandview Calvary Baptist Church, click here to send an email. Please remember to remain civil. This coming Saturday, Grandview Calvary […]

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B’nai Brith Canada Backs UNHRC Decision Suspending Russia

  April 7, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada applauds today’s historic vote at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which suspended Russia from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The UNGA voted 93-24, with 58 abstentions, thereby reaching the 2/3 majority of voting members required to adopt the unprecedented motion of suspending a UNHRC member. B’nai Brith supports the measure in light of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the increasing evidence of Russian

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CEO of B’nai Brith Canada Reveals Insight on Antisemitism in New Book

  April 6, 2022 The time has come in our country to implement and enforce its hate-crimes laws, according to the Chief Executive Officer of B’nai Brith Canada. In a new book called Inspiring Canadians – 40 Brilliant Canadians and Their Visions for the Nation – Michael Mostyn suggested the need for specific hate crime

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Canada’s Ambassador Shares B’nai Brith Concerns about Biased UN Commission Chair

    April 5, 2022 OTTAWA – Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations has expressed doubts about the newly formed “Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories” of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). “Canada shares some of the concerns expressed in your letter… regarding the Commission’s scope, unprecedented ongoing nature, and budget in

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Une nouvelle année record pour l’antisémitisme au Canada, selon un nouvel audit

25 avril 2022 Le Canada a connu en 2021 une nouvelle année très inquiétante en matière d’antisémitisme. Pour la sixième année consécutive, les incidents antisémites ont connu des records dans le pays. Une augmentation de 7,2 % a été enregistrée par rapport à 2020. C’est l’un des nombreux faits troublants révélés par le 40e audit annuel

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Bloc Québécois Pledges to Fight Antisemitism

April 1, 2022 MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada and the Bloc Québécois have agreed that the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism,  which has also been endorsed by the Government of Canada, is a vital tool in combating hate aimed at Jews. Responding to a challenge from B’nai Brith, which informed Bloc leader

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B’nai Brith Canada’s senior counsel David Matas in The Globe and Mail: On Denazifying Russia

March 25, 2022 B’nai Brith Canada’s senior legal counsel, David Matas, penned an important op-ed for The Globe and Mail this week. We wanted to share it with you. This timely piece by one of the world’s most renowned human-rights advocates delves into the pretext for the Ukraine invasion – Russia’s claim that it aims

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McGill President Promises “Action” over Illegitimate Anti-Israel Referendum

  Cliquez ici pour la version française March 24, 2022 MONTREAL – Responding to outreach by B’nai Brith Canada, and the many concerned citizens spurred on by it to action, the president of McGill University has come out strongly against a recent student referendum that has dangerous implications for Jewish students. On Monday of this week,

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Le président de l’Université McGill promet d’agir au sujet du référendum illégitime contre Israël

CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE IN ENGLISH  Le 24 mars 2022 MONTRÉAL – Répondant à l’appel de B’nai Brith Canada, et aux nombreux citoyens concernés qu’elle a incités à agir, le président de l’Université McGill s’est fermement prononcé contre un récent référendum étudiant qui a des implications dangereuses pour les étudiants juifs. Lundi dernier,

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