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Prime Minister Commits to Fighting Antisemitism / Le Premier ministre s’engage à lutter contre l’antisémitisme

Version française de l’article ci-dessous Oct. 13, 2021 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada welcomes the Government’s participation today at the Malmo International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism. In his remarks, made virtually to participants of the Forum, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a principled stance on the importance of fighting all forms of […]

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B’nai Brith Canada Welcomes Government Delegation for Combating Antisemitism

Oct. 12, 2021 OTTAWA — The Government of Canada has heard B’nai Brith Canada. We welcome today’s announcement that the Canadian delegation to this week’s Malmo International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism will be composed of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as well as respected Canadian dignitaries Stephane Dion and Irwin Cotler. Mr. Dion serves as Special Envoy

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Toronto Law Prof Apologizes after Linking Jewish Judge to Nazi Figure

Oct. 10, 2021 TORONTO – A University of Toronto law professor says he is “deeply sorry” after juxtaposing a Jewish judge with an infamous Nazi jurist on his Twitter account for months. As exposed by B’nai Brith Canada on Thursday, Mohammad Fadel’s Twitter profile picture had depicted Justice David Spiro, a Jewish member of Canada’s Tax

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Emergency Afghan Refugee Relief Campaign Continues

TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) are partnering with the Afghan Women’s Organization Refugee & Immigrant Service and The Neighbourhood Organization to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghan refugees. Thousands of Afghan refugees are being resettled in Canada because of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Many are facing difficulties, from

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Emergency Afghan Refugee Relief Campaign

Sept. 3, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) are partnering with the Afghan Women’s Organization Refugee & Immigrant Service and The Neighbourhood Organization to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghan refugees. Thousands of Afghan refugees are being resettled in Canada because of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Many are

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MNA David Birnbaum Visits B’nai Brith Canada | Le député David Birnbaum rend visite à B’nai Brith Canada

English version of article below Photographiés de gauche à droite : Le Conseiller juridique en chef Steven Slimovitch, le Député David Birnbaum, le Coprésident du Conseil du Québec Ronnie Roter, le Coprésident du Conseil du Québec Jerry Tarasofsky au bureau de B’nai Brith Canada à Montréal. Pictured from left to right: Chief Legal Counsel Steven

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Canada’s Federal Election: An Opportunity for Jewish Voters to Have Their Say

Image credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang August 16, 2021 OTTAWA – Canadians will head to the polls September 20th. This is an opportunity for members of Canada’s Jewish community to play their role in the democratic process. Since the last federal election, B’nai Brith Canada has been engaged in consultations with Elections Canada officials, advocating for

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Feds Must Prevent U of T from Causing a ‘Substantial Harm’ to Canada

August 12, 2021 TORONTO — B’nai Brith has written a letter to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship of Canada and the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, to request that their ministries deny a work permit to Valentina Azarova, should she apply for one to serve as director of the International Human

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Charity Must Come Clean about Antisemitic “Leadership” Speaker

Tareq al-Suwaidan delivers a leadership lecture for the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) on Dec. 25, 2020 August 11, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is demanding that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) revoke the status of a group that twice invited a notorious Jew-hater to address its membership. Tareq al-Suwaidan, an Islamist activist from Kuwait

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B’nai Brith Condemns Toronto Inaction on Antisemitism

August 08, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is strongly condemning the ongoing failure by authorities to prevent or impose sanctions on hateful rallies targeting Israeli Jews in downtown Toronto. On Saturday, protesters gathered near Yonge-Dundas Square, shutting down part of Canada’s busiest street under the watchful eye of police. The event was organized by the

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