Petition: The Jewish Community Supports the Online Harms Bill

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Antisemitism is flourishing online and across Canada. 

Statistics Canada data show that, year after year, Jews are the religious minority most targeted by hate crimes and the second-most targeted group overall. One of the main environments in which Jew-hatred flourishes unencumbered is online. As Jews know all too well, what happens online does not stay online. It affects our community, our children, in real life. 

On Monday, February 26, the Minister of Justice, Arif Virani, tabled the long-awaited Bill C-63, otherwise known as the Online Harms Act.  

This is concrete action from the Government of Canada to combat antisemitism, online hate, and online terrorist content – which has been allowed to fester on the internet for far too long. It protects vulnerable communities from the disproportionate amount of hate they receive online, while respecting freedom of speech.  

Given the dramatic rise in antisemitism, this legislation has come at a time when it is needed most by Canada’s Jewish community. 

Tell your local Member of Parliament that you want them to support the Online Harms Act.  

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Join us in Calling on the Government to Pass Online Harms Legislation!

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