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Northwest Territories Enact Holocaust Education in Response to B’nai Brith Appeal

Cliquez ici pour le français Nov. 29, 2022 YELLOWKNIFE, NWT. — The Northwest Territories, in response to B’nai Brith Canada advocacy, has decided to follow Ontario’s lead and incorporate Holocaust education into their Grade 6 curriculum. In the past month, B’nai Brith has engaged with senior education officials across the country in a push to […]

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B’nai Brith Renews Battles in Quebec for Adoption of IHRA Definition and Amendments to Bill 96

Cliquez ici pour le français Nov. 28, 2022 QUEBEC CITY, Que. — B’nai Brith Canada is asking the Quebec Government to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism and amend Bill 96 to avoid placing an undue burden on rabbis seeking to work in the province. The reengagement with the Government comes

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B’nai Brith Canada Seeks Foreign-Agent Registry from Ottawa

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Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino (CTV) Cliquez ici pour le français Nov. 22, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada has asked Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino when the Federal Government will finally follow other western nations and legislate a foreign-agent registry. On Aug. 20, 2021, Public Safety Canada published a document entitled “Foreign Interference –

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B’nai Brith Canada Calls for Joel Harden’s Ouster from Ontario NDP Caucus

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Joel Harden (left) with Peter Larson – (DocumentingAntisemitismCA on Twitter) Cliquez ici pour le français Nov. 21, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is demanding that the Ontario NDP expel from its caucus Joel Harden, MPP for Ottawa-Centre, for his continued track record of demonizing Israel, excusing Palestinian terrorism and holding Jewish-Canadian communities individually responsible

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Take Action: Rename Street Outside Former Iranian Embassy

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Cliquez ici pour le français Nov. 18, 2022 OTTAWA—B’nai Brith Canada is launching a petition requesting that the City of Ottawa rename a section of Metcalfe Street after Mahsa Amini. The block in question is adjacent to a significant property owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran, which previously served as the country’s embassy. In

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Express Your Outrage: Sign B’nai Brith Petition to Dump Laith Marouf from PayPal

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Cliquez ici pour le français Oct. 26, 2022 B’nai Brith Canada is demanding through a petition that PayPal stop providing payment-processing access to Laith Marouf, who has been in the news in recent months for his hateful posts about various groups, including Jews. CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION Marouf attracted widespread condemnation when reports

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CBC: Danielle Smith shared link to antisemitic blog while writing about potential of global currency

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B’nai Brith Canada’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael Mostyn, was quoted in a CBC article about Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. CLICK HERE to read the article.

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B’nai Brith Canada Reacts to Government Pledges from 2021

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Cliquez ici pour le français Oct. 16, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada today reacted to the Government of Canada’s report issued Friday updating the public to progress made in advancing the pledges promised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the 2021 Malmo International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism. The Forum brought together

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B’nai Brith Canada Urges Special UN Session on Iran

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Cliquez ici pour le français Oct. 7, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is calling for an immediate special session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to be held on Iran and is asking Canada to spearhead the demand. Unfortunately, the Council is best known for its obsession with condemning Israel and ignoring

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B’nai Brith Canada Urges Albania to Become Full IHRA Member in Response to Iranian Terror

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Cliquez ici pour le français September 28, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada applauds Albania for standing up to Iranian terror by severing diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran in response to malicious cyberattacks launched against it in July and earlier this month. B’nai Brith also has sent a letter to the Albanian Embassy encouraging

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