Antisemitic Comments Must Never Again be Allowed on Canadian Airwaves

Montreal, Quebec – September 16, 2025 – While Radio-Canada has now suspended journalist Elisa Serret – who was responsible for the vile antisemitic remarks aired yesterday – for an indefinite period, Eta Yudin, Vice President – Quebec, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, issued the following statement:

"Following CIJA’s social post drawing public attention to yesterday's incident, Radio-Canada took the only appropriate course of action by suspending Ms. Elisa Serret – the journalist behind the vile antisemitic comments – until further notice. However, this incident cannot be allowed to pass without serious internal reflection on the damage such hateful rhetoric inflicts on our democratic values.

"Antisemitism is corroding the fabric of our society. Its persistence is made possible by the very environment that enables it. We expect Canada's national public broadcaster to recognize this reality and to take concrete steps to ensure that neither such comments – nor the systemic issues that enabled them to be aired – are ever allowed again on Canadian airwaves."

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