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Pages tagged "Combating Antisemitism"
Today, Toronto Police Chief James Ramer and Toronto Mayor John Tory spoke about the city’s approach to protests taking place this weekend, including the Al Quds Day rally that has included vicious antisemitism in the past.
CIJA
April 29, 2022
April 27, 2022 – The Toronto Police Service (TPS) has published their 2021 hate crimes report revealing that hate crimes targeting Jewish, Black, and East and Southeast Asian populations remained the most commonly reported to police, representing 22 per cent, 18 per cent and 16 percent of all hate crimes, respectively.
CIJA
April 27, 2022
As seen in attacks on Jewish communities in Pittsburgh, San Diego County, Jersey City, and Monsey, as well as on mosques in Christchurch and elsewhere, online threats can – and often do – lead to real-world violence.
We must all come together to make a meaningful difference in the fight against antisemitism and hate. An Anti-hate Advisory Council to the Prime Minister would be composed of members of at-risk minorities.
Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, an effective but flawed tool in combating online hate speech, was removed in 2013. This left a gap in the effort to protect Canadians from hate speech that could be addressed in several ways
Enhancing education is critical to combating antisemitism and Holocaust denial, and remains a top priority for the Canadian Jewish community.
Jewish community reacts to McGill University’s ruling against its student union’s antisemitic policy. Hillel GenMTL, Federation CJA
CIJA
March 25, 2022
On Thursday, Statistics Canada released police-reported hate crime data for 2020 revealing that hate crimes targeting the Black and Jewish populations remained the most common reported by police, representing 26% and 13% of all hate crimes, respectively.
CIJA
March 18, 2022
Canada is one of the best countries in the world to be Jewish, but statistics show that the Jewish community nevertheless remains one of the most frequently targeted minorities for hate crime.