Latest updates from CIJA

McGill says it's taking down encampment with police support (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

The development comes after an anti-Israel protest on Friday ended with windows broken, a university security guard assaulted and one man arrested

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July 10, 2024

New platform launched in Quebec to educate youth on antisemitism (CityNews Montreal)

The solution starts with education,” says Eta Yudin of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, launching a new platform in Quebec to help teach youth how to identify, unlearn, and stand against antisemitism. Alyssia Rubertucci reports.

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July 10, 2024

La communauté juive en cour contre l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments (La Presse)

Un groupe d’agences certifiant la viande kasher s’est adressé au tribunal mercredi pour demander une injonction contre les lignes directrices de l’Agence canadienne d’inspection des aliments (ACIA) concernant l’abattage rituel des animaux.

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July 10, 2024

Jewish groups are pleased to see pro-Palestinian campus encampments dismantled across Canada—whether voluntarily or by authorities (The Canadian Jewish News)

Several encampments which have occupied Canadian universities since April have been dismantled, a week after an Ontario Supreme Court granted the University of Toronto an injunction to remove a pro-Palestinian tent protest from its downtown campus.

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July 10, 2024

Jewish Groups Seek Court Injunction Against Canadian Shechita Limitations (Hamodia)

Canadian Jewish groups requested in a Wednesday federal court hearing that limitations on Shechitah be suspended until a lawsuit filed in March against the guidelines will be resolved, citing freedom of religion and the inability for kosher slaughterhouses to remain in business.

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July 10, 2024

Anti-Israel encampment at Place Victoria closed by police (The Suburban)

The SPVM, equipped with riot gear, cleared anti-Israel activists from Place Victoria beginning at 5 a.m. Friday without violent incident. Montreal employees dismantled the encampment. The encampment was set up on June 22 and protesters vandalized the site and the Victoria statue with anti-Israel and anti-capitalist graffiti. The McGill encampment, set up April 27, remains in place. Last Thursday, the squatters there refused to allow fire inspectors to enter.

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July 10, 2024

Privy Council Office didn't search new CHRC chief's online aliases, cites 'administrative oversight' (Canadian HR Reporter)

The Privy Council Office (PCO) failed to look into the aliases that the new Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) head allegedly used to make controversial social media posts, according to a CBC report.

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July 10, 2024

Le campement de l’Université McGill démantelé (La Presse)

Le dernier campement propalestinien au Québec n’est plus. Soixante-quinze jours après l’apparition des premières tentes, le campement de l’Université McGill a été démantelé mercredi par une firme de sécurité privée.

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July 10, 2024

Jewish community takes food inspection agency to court over slaughter guidelines (CityNews Toronto, + The Canandian Press Syndication)

A group of agencies that certify Kosher meat took the government to court Wednesday to ask for an injunction against Canadian Food Inspection Agency guidelines for the ritual slaughter of animals.

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July 10, 2024