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Jewish community outraged over police podcast on Oct. 7, anti-Israel rallies (Toronto Sun, + Postmedia Syndication)

Uniformed Toronto police officers in now-deleted podcast praised Oct. 7 for surge in Islam converts, and dismissed criticism of hateful anti-Israel rallies as "Islamophobia"

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March 11, 2025

CIJA comments on Canadian Government’s new Islamophobia report – John Oakley Show (640 Global Radio)

What this initiative is intended to instill and the extreme damage that it can do to our society if we can't object to terrorist organizations that glorify violence, that advocate for murder and rape and torture, if we can't criticize that without being labeled a racist, we've got a fundamental problem.

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March 11, 2025

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.

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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

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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.

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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

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March 09, 2025

A Word from Our Chair | March 9, 2025

Last month, CIJA’s Board had a unique window into the extraordinary character of Israelis, as we conducted a special mission to show our solidarity and gain firsthand insights into the...Read More

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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.

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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

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March 06, 2025