Let’s make 2021 the year we eliminate online hate in Canada
An opinion piece by Richard Marceau, Vice-President, External Affairs, and General Counsel for the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). 2020 was challenging. In addition to the horror of disease, the pandemic brought other troubling developments, including...CIJA Response to Sharing of False Information by MP Charlie Angus
Ottawa, ON – This week, MP for Timmins — James Bay shared a misleading article that claimed Israel was intentionally excluding Palestinians from its COVID-19 vaccination campaign based on discriminatory decisions. These claims are demonstrably false. In response,...
Press Release: CIJA and CJHSD Welcome Facebook Decision to Ban Holocaust Denial
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2020 TORONTO, ON – Today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook’s hate speech policy will be updated to ban Holocaust denial. The announcement acknowledged the harm caused by minimizing or denying the horrors of...
Press Release: Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month: Amid growing instances of online hate, organizations call on the Government of Canada to take action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2020 Press Release: Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month: Amid growing instances of online hate, organizations call on the Government of Canada to take action OTTAWA, April 14, 2020— April 2020 marks...