An inquiry into tension at Quebec CEGEPs faces pushback from faculty accusing the government of censorship (The Canadian Jewish News) Pascale Déry, first Jewish woman in Quebec cabinet, criticized for conflict of interest. CIJA | March 11, 2025
FIRST READING: Federal report deems it 'racist' to criticize Canadian anti-Israel activists (National Post) Guide also defines both 'sharia' and 'jihad' as benign terms that are misrepresented by Westerners CIJA | March 11, 2025
Canadian veterans of the IDF profiled by an anti-Israel website are considering a class-action lawsuit (The Canadian Jewish News) A range of community reactions come with questions about the publication's motivation. CIJA | March 09, 2025
Canadian Jewish groups underwhelmed by national forum for combatting antisemitism (The Times of Israel) Ottawa government pledges, including $10 million toward fighting hatred, seen by Jewish organizations as too little, too late CIJA | March 09, 2025
Canada’s second national antisemitism summit promises concrete steps to address violence and hate (The Canadian Jewish News) 'I only have a few days left in this job, but I chose to be here today,' said Justin Trudeau. CIJA | March 06, 2025
Georgina Mayor dismisses calls to rename Keswick community after Gaza (Toronto Sun) Letter demands town rename Keswick community of Balfour Beach as 'Gaza Beach,' citing Arthur Balfour's ties to establishment of Israel CIJA | March 06, 2025
Canadian Receives 5 Years in Prison for Online Antisemitism, 3D Printing Guns (Jewish Post & News) A man who pleaded guilty in December to manufacturing 3D-printed firearms and to posting antisemitic comments on the internet will spend years incarcerated for his crimes. CIJA | March 06, 2025
Vernon woman one of 85 Canadian Jews listed on website for Israeli Forces service (Vernon Morning Star) Leah Goldstein called the list by left-wing news organization The Maple dangerous and 'targeting' CIJA | March 05, 2025
Nine Toronto arts organizations endorse cultural, academic boycott of Israel (TorontoToday.ca) Eighteen performing arts organizations across Canada, including nine from Toronto, have endorsed a campaign for the cultural boycott of Israel CIJA | March 05, 2025
Progressive Conservatives keep ‘Bathurst Street blue’ in third consecutive Ontario majority—while NDP are ousted by Liberals in St. Paul’s (The Canadian Jewish News) Strategic voting calls in Toronto's midtown Jewish community targeted MPP Jill Andrew. CIJA | March 04, 2025