Press Release: CIJA Calls for CRA Audit of Canadian Charity and Corporation for Promoting Hate Speech
Ottawa, ON – The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) is urging Canada’s Minister of National Revenue, the Hon. Diane Lebouthillier, to call for a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) audit of Family of Radio Maria-Canada and Radio Maryja Torun Corporation. This request...
Press Release: Jewish Community Applauds Ontario’s Adoption of IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2020 TORONTO, ON – Today, the Government of Ontario became the first province in Canada to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, as endorsed by consensus at the 2016 IHRA...
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: CIJA Welcomes the Normalization of Relations between Israel and UAE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2020 OTTAWA, ON – Today the State of Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed to the full normalization of relations between the two countries. Delegates from Israel and the UAE will meet in the coming weeks to sign bilateral...