Latest updates from CIJA

With antisemitism on the rise, employers can’t ‘bury their heads in the sand’ (Canadian HR Reporter)

Antisemitism in spotlight as union faces human rights complaint for discrimination, harassment against Jewish members

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February 29, 2024

Virani says new measures meant to help prevent hate crimes will come with safeguards (Montreal Gazette, + The Canadian Press Syndication)

The bill seeks to amend the Criminal Code so that someone who fears a person will commit a hate crime can ask a judge to impose conditions on that person.

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February 29, 2024

Hamas leader hosted as honorable speaker at PFLP-linked webinar (The Jerusalem Post)

It’s worth noting that both Canada and the European Union have designated Hamas and the PFLP as terrorist organizations.

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February 29, 2024

UBC student union has voted against posing a referendum question about whether Hillel House should be evicted from campus (The Canadian Jewish News)

The student union at the University of British Columbia rejected a referendum question on its upcoming election ballot that would have, among other things, called for the eviction of Hillel BC from its Vancouver campus.

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February 29, 2024

Ottawa promet des garanties pour les nouvelles mesures contre les préjudices en ligne (Noovo, + syndication de La presse canadienne)

Le ministre fédéral de la Justice affirme qu'une série d'étapes devraient être franchies avant qu'un juge puisse restreindre les mouvements d'une personne par crainte qu'elle puisse commettre un crime haineux.

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February 29, 2024

Pierre Poilievre says online harms should be punished with jail (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

The Conservative leader has softened his opposition to the proposed online harms bill but seems prepared to still vote against it

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February 28, 2024

McGill served with legal action after antisemitic blockade (The Suburban)

Attorney Neil Oberman, senior partner at Spiegel Sohmer, has served a mise-en-demeure by bailiff on McGill University president Deep Saini following the Feb. 22 anti-Israel and antisemitic blockade of the university’s Bronfman Building. The notice demands several actions be taken. Oberman had previously sent a mise-en-demeure to Concordia University to deal with antisemitism on its campus.

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February 28, 2024

UBC student union considers a referendum calling for BC Hillel to be evicted from campus in the wake of a November incident involving falsely attributed stickers (The Canadian Jewish News)

Vancouver’s Jewish community is concerned that the University of British Columbia’s student union could decide at their Feb. 28 meeting to place a referendum question calling for the termination of the Hillel House lease on the ballot.

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February 28, 2024

Will Canada’s new law regulating online hate speech be derailed by politics? (The Canadian Jewish News)

On Feb. 26, Canada signalled it is done waiting for internet giants and social media companies to protect children from consuming or being victims of harmful online content. Justice minister Arif Virani introduced Bill C-63, which sets up a new Digital Safety Commission to handle these cases and impose multimillion-dollar fines on social media sites for not complying.

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February 28, 2024