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Feds say new human rights head disclosed controversial social media account (Western Standard)

The Canadian government said Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) Chief Commissioner Birju Dattani did provide the social media account he made controversial posts with, despite saying at first it was not shared before he was hired.

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July 05, 2024

Minister misses the mark with controversial CHRC appointment (iPolitics)

“What I observed was there was a strong preference from the PMO (and PCO, to an extent) to appoint people with a long history of human rights activism. They were far more concerned about this rather than actual legal competence and experience to draft complicated, quasi-judicial legal decisions, which is a complex task that not every law school graduate can do.”

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July 05, 2024

Opinion: The folly of pro-Palestinian protesters screaming at Jewish teenage girls playing softball in Surrey, B.C. (The Canadian Jewish News)

It was a sunny Wednesday evening in Surrey, B.C., when a loud group of pro-Palestinian protesters decided to disrupt a softball game played between Canada and Israel as part of the Canada Cup Women’s International Softball Championship. In photos posted to social media on July 3, the sidelined hecklers can be seen brandishing signs with the all-too-familiar modern blood libel of genocide and equating Israel to Nazi Germany.

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July 04, 2024

Tensions autour du campement à McGill: des profs refusent d’enseigner en présentiel (TVA Nouvelles, + syndication QMI)

Des dizaines d’enseignants d’universités et de cégeps montréalais victimes d’intimidation refuseront d’enseigner en présentiel à la rentrée si la situation ne change pas, a appris TVA Nouvelles.

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July 04, 2024

New Canadian Human Rights Commissioner to be investigated for BDS past (The Jerusalem Post)

Pro-Israel Jewish organizations called last Thursday for the rescinding of Darrani's appointment in light of the revelations.

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July 04, 2024

Former public safety minister calls for strengthened screening of new human-rights chief (The Globe and Mail)

You have to hand it to the Trudeau government. Canada has a population approaching 40 million, bursting with learned scholars, lawyers, judges and people with a history of fighting for human rights around the world. Any one of them would be eminently qualified to head the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC).

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July 03, 2024

EDITORIAL: Look before you leap next time, minister (Toronto Sun, + Postmedia Syndication)

You have to hand it to the Trudeau government. Canada has a population approaching 40 million, bursting with learned scholars, lawyers, judges and people with a history of fighting for human rights around the world. Any one of them would be eminently qualified to head the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC).

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July 03, 2024

'Terror is not an irrational strategy': Incoming human rights commissioner lectured about violence (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

Birju Dattani made earlier statements appearing to rationalize terrorism and signed a letter accusing Israel of seeking to 'terrorize the civilian population' of Gaza

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July 03, 2024

Un tribunal ordonne aux manifestants anti-israéliens de démanteler le campement de l’Université de Toronto (Actual News Magazine)

L’Université de Toronto a subi des dommages irréparables à cause d’un campement de manifestants anti-israéliens qui a pris le contrôle d’une partie de son campus du centre-ville, a déclaré mardi un juge de l’Ontario en ordonnant aux manifestants de démanteler le site.

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July 02, 2024