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This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, February 11, 2024

This week, we engaged with a sports organization to question their choosing an antisemitic singer for an important event. We addressed the absurdity of equating a small number of Jewish...Read More

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February 11, 2024

United Church urges Canada to stop arming Israel and support South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice (Broadview)

The United Church advocates for policy change and support for South Africa’s legal action against Israel

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February 09, 2024

Des fonctionnaires juifs intentent une poursuite contre leur syndicat (Le Droit)

Des employés juifs membres de l’Alliance de la fonction publique du Canada (AFPC) intentent une poursuite contre leur syndicat pour avoir «créé un environnement hostile et discriminatoire» à leur égard. Ils réclament à l’AFPC 1,4 million de dollars en dommages-intérêts.

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February 09, 2024

Journalists partly to blame (Jewish Independent)

anada has plenty of dark chapters in its history. But, in terms of sheer malice, nothing compares to the celebration of mass murder seen in this country after Oct. 7, according to National Post commentator Tristin Hopper – and he says the media bears part of the blame.

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February 09, 2024

Eby condemns 'hatred and violence' in BC after death threat sent to Selina Robinson (Kelowna Now)

"Hatred and violence are completely unacceptable in BC," he said, adding: "She is safe and the police are investigating to find the person responsible."

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February 09, 2024

Taiwanese envoy warns against banning MPs’ sponsored travel, but former Harper-era minister Kent says MPs should not accept ‘large gifts’ (The Hill Times)

Former minister Peter Kent says MPs accepting free travel is a ‘huge contradiction’ in ethics rules, while Taiwan’s top diplomat Harry Ho-jen Tseng says he's unsure if MPs would willing pay their own way to visit Taiwan if the trips aren't sponsored.

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February 09, 2024

Howard Levitt: Is Canada headed for a great fall in failing to confront antisemitism? (Financial Post)

Words have great power and the normalization of antisemitism could have lasting consequences.

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February 09, 2024

Jewish PSAC members file human rights complaint against union (National Post)

Fourteen separate complaints were lodged against PSAC on Friday with the Canadian Human Rights Commission

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February 09, 2024

Canadian universities cancel speeches over speaker's Hamas atrocities 'celebration' (National Post)

Ten days after the Oct. 7 atrocities, Hamdi spoke at an event where he told an audience to 'celebrate the victory' of the Hamas massacre which left over 1,000 Israeli dead

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February 09, 2024