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University of Windsor offers a separate agreement to Jewish students after making a far-reaching deal with pro-Palestinian encampment protesters (The Canadian Jewish News)

The University of Windsor issued an olive branch on July 16 to its Jewish students—and to Canada’s Jewish community and its allies—pledging to take “tangible” steps to make all students feel included, safe and welcome on the campus.

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July 17, 2024

Amid backlash over pro-Palestinian student deals, UWindsor reaches out to Jewish groups (Windsor Star)

In the midst of backlash from Jewish groups for its deals with pro-Palestinian protesters, the University of Windsor said it will work on agreements with Jewish stakeholders and create a “toolkit” to combat antisemitism.

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July 17, 2024

Housefather’s advisory appointment on antisemitism draws debate (Hill Times)

Liberal MP Anthony Housefather is facing both strong support and opposition to his appointment as special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism.

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July 17, 2024

Blunderville: Justice Minister Arif Virani In Over His Head (Ottawa Life Magazine)

Virani appointment of alleged antisemite to Human Rights Commission is followed by his releasing a video that seems to willfully mislead Canadians on Capital Gains Tax Impact

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July 16, 2024

Canadian groups seek court order against rules limiting Kosher meat production (The Jerusalem Post)

The two largest Canadian kosher certifiers submitted documentation, scientific studies, and independent assessments on how Jewish ritual slaughter meets the "highest standards of animal welfare."

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July 16, 2024

Montreal mayor warned to act on anti-Israel messages on road signs (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

The letter demands that Valerie Plante apologize for 'an abject failure to enforce the rule of law' and that she launch a full investigation into 'the hate propaganda'

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July 15, 2024

‘It’s an abject failure’ (Canadian HR Reporter)

Allegations about new head of Canadian Human Rights Commission put background screening in spotlight

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July 15, 2024

Anti-Israel encampments dismantled at universities across Canada (The Jerusalem Post)

Rats plagued the encampment at McGill, and narcotics sold at the protest site allegedly led to two overdoses.

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July 14, 2024

This week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy | July 14, 2023

This week, we have asked you to tell the Canadian government to condemn Hezbollah’s aggressive actions against Israel. We advocated for the dismantling of hateful encampments on our university campuses,...Read More

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July 14, 2024