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This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, August 28, 2022

  Last week, it was discovered that Community Media Advocacy Centre (CMAC), which has received $130k+ in government funding through Canadian Heritage’s Anti-Racism Action Plan, employed Laith Marouf – an...Read More

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August 28, 2022

Canadian Heritage Anti-Racism Program Funding Cut and Investigation Underway

Ottawa, ON – August 22, 2022 – Last week, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) questioned and called for Canadian Heritage to review their funding of an Anti-Racism...Read More

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August 23, 2022

A Word from Our Chair | August 22, 2022

CIJA is gratified that the Honourable Ahmed Hussen has cut funding for CMAC and suspended the program. The Minister also committed to undertaking a review of all procedures related to program funding and to establishing new protocols to ensure this situation doesn’t repeat itself in the future.

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August 22, 2022

‘Reprehensible and vile’: Anti-racism group loses federal funding over antisemitic tweets (Toronto Sun)

Check out this article in the Toronto Star featuring CIJA.

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August 22, 2022

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, August 21, 2022

  CIJA discovered that Community Media Advocacy Centre (CMAC), which received more than $130k in funding through Canadian Heritage’s Anti-Racism Action Plan, has been using their senior consultant Laith Marouf...Read More

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August 21, 2022

Ottawa to probe ‘disturbing’ tweets by consultant on government-funded anti-racism project (Globe and Mail)

Check out this piece in the Globe and Mail featuring CIJA.

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August 19, 2022

Ottawa to probe 'disturbing' tweets by consultant on government-funded anti-racism project (CBC)

Check out this piece featuring CIJA in the CBC.

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August 16, 2022

This week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy | August 14, 2022

Last weekend, the IDF launched Operation Breaking Dawn, a series of pre-emptive precision strikes targeting leadership of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Gaza, including Tayseer al-Jabari, commander of PIJ’s northern...Read More

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August 14, 2022

A Word from Our Chair | August 13, 2022

Like you, I am deeply frustrated by the inaccurate and unjust reporting about Israel. Last weekend, the Jewish state faced a real and credible threat from the terrorist group Palestinian...Read More

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August 12, 2022