Cliquez ici pour le français November 14, 2023 MONTREAL – With antisemitism rapidly escalating on McGill University’s campus, new details are being incorporated into an ongoing lawsuit against the institution and its undergraduate associations. A Jewish student initiated this legal action with the backing of B’nai Brith Canada after McGill failed to withhold fees from the undergraduate […]
Important McGill Lawsuit Update Read More »
For the first time in 40 years, Marvin Rotrand’s name was not on the ballot paper for Montreal’s municipal elections. The longest-serving councillor, who represented the Snowdon district for 39 years under eight different mayors, has left city politics for a new position. As National Director of B’nai Brith’s League of Human Rights, he is
Welcoming Marvin Rotrand – New National Director of the League of Human Rights Read More »
June 24, 2021 OTTAWA — Representatives of B’nai Brith Canada were invited to testify Wednesday on the topic of Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism (IMVE) before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU). Our Chief Executive Officer, Michael Mostyn, and our Senior Legal Counsel, David Matas, were prepared to
B’nai Brith Stresses Hatred Must Be Addressed Seriously Read More »
December 5, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – The Supreme Court of Canada has denied a former Nazi’s request to appeal the revocation of his citizenship. Helmut Oberlander was a member of a gruesome Nazi death squad unit that murdered more than 90,000 Jewish men, women and children during the Second World War. Efforts have been under way for more than two decades
Supreme Court Denies Nazi’s Deportation Appeal Read More »
October 8, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada has been granted intervener status in another important court case. On Oct. 11, B’nai Brith will argue in defense of an Ontario government policy that allows post-secondary students to opt out of non-essential supplemental fees when paying tuition. Some of these previously mandatory fees include funding
B’nai Brith to Intervene in Canadian Federation of Students Court Case Read More »
September 6, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – The Attorney-General of Canada has filed a notice of appeal against a court decision that would have barred certain wines from being labelled “Product of Israel,” B’nai Brith Canada has learned. On July 29, Justice Anne Mactavish of the Federal Court ruled that it was “false, misleading or deceptive” for
Canadian Government to Appeal Israeli Wines Decision Read More »
July 23, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – The Federal Court of Canada has ordered Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perreault to reconsider his decision not to move Election Day from Oct. 21 to Oct. 28, to avoid coinciding with a Jewish holiday. In a decision rendered on Tuesday afternoon, Justice Ann Marie McDonald found that there
BREAKING: Court Strikes Down Elections Canada Decision Read More »
July 10, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – The League for Human Rights of B’nai Brith Canada has been granted intervener status in an upcoming legal battle over the date of Canada’s October federal election. The intersection of the Jewish calendar and the federal election schedule pose significant obstacles for observant Jews in 2019. Election Day
May 14, 2019 TORONTO – The League for Human Rights, B’nai Brith Canada’s advocacy arm, has been granted intervener status in an upcoming court case concerning the labelling of Israeli products in Canada. The case will take place next week in a Toronto courtroom. In July 2017, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) briefly removed two
Court Grants B’nai Brith Canada Intervener Status in Israeli Wines Case Read More »
The Honourable Minister Ralph Goodale Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Minister Ralph Goodale We the undersigned are calling for the immediate deportation of former Nazi Helmut Oberlander following the exhaustion of all possible legal defences. For far too long, spanning two decades, Canadians have watched
Call to Action: Deport Nazi Helmut Oberlander Immediately Read More »
