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Making Discrimination Complaints Before Human Rights Tribunal in Canada

Complaints of discrimination are brought before human rights tribunals frequently in Canada. To what extent is incitement to discrimination covered by the prohibitions against discrimination? Join our expert panel to learn about the latest legal standards in this area. Find out how you can navigate your case for the best results for your clients, including: […]

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The Legacy of Raoul Wallenberg

Join us in an event to pay tribute and learn more about Canada’s first Honourary Citizen, Raoul Wallenberg. The event will feature a screening of “The Angel of Budapest” followed by a round table discussion with: David Matas, renowned human rights lawyer Susanne Berger, consultant to the Swedish-Russian Working Group on the Fate of

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Antisemitism on Campus – Legal Responses and How You Can Help

How can you help fight anti-Jewish and anti-Israel activity on university campuses? Discover how you can empower students and faculty by offering legal resources to protect religious liberty and to reduce antisemitic bias at universities. Gain the tools you need to: Understand student perspectives, what’s really happening on campuses and in Law faculties and how

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Pushing Back Against Bigotry at U of T

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July 6, 2021 TORONTO — B’nai Brith Canada is standing up for concerned Jewish faculty members at the University of Toronto (U of T) following problematic and antisemitic comments made by a University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA) official. In speaking at a June 15 panel discussion at York University’s Osgoode Hall, Terezia Zoric, UTFA’s

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B’nai Brith Stresses Hatred Must Be Addressed Seriously

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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

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The Hub: Matas and Teich: Trivializing apartheid to attack Israel

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Our Senior Legal Counsel, David Matas, just co-authored a piece debunking some common anti-Israel smears. CLICK HERE to read the article.

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Eradicating Dangerous Hate Speech: Legal Tools for Battling Antisemitism & Racism in Canada

“It begins with words.” This is the message Holocaust survivors are sharing with us today as they are seeing hate speech and hateful speech proliferating in the news, in our societies and online. According to B’nai Brith Canada’s Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, in 2020 over 2,610 antisemitic incidents took place – more than 7 occurrences every day.

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B’nai Brith Canada Rejects Allegations by Teachers’ Union

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An image of the University of Toronto April 30, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada welcomes the University of Toronto’s support of recommendations made recently by former Supreme Court Justice Thomas Cromwell – but rejects the inappropriate censure of the university by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). These sentiments were expressed clearly in

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B’nai Brith Canada Welcomes New Report Concerning U of T

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TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada welcomes the publication of The Honourable Thomas A. Cromwell’s Independent Review of the Search Process for the Directorship of the International Human Rights Program at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Law. We are proud to have contributed to this report. B’nai Brith Canada made written submissions, in December 2020, as noted in Appendix B

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YOU’RE INVITED to TWO Exciting Events!

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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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