A guide for lawyers and the larger legal community navigate and combat antisemitism when they encounter it.
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On May 17, a delegation of CIJA leadership, along with our partners from Federation CJA, met with the Minister responsible for the Fight Against Racism, Benoit Charette.
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May 19, 2022
As part of Bill C-19, the federal government has taken a stand against antisemitism in Canada by criminalizing Holocaust denial.
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May 03, 2022
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.
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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.
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April 27, 2022
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
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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.
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March 18, 2022
Toronto, ON – Valley Park Middle School in Toronto reported a disturbing incident of antisemitism on Thursday, February 17.
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February 22, 2022