Pages tagged "Featured"

    Holocaust Education Month 2022

    Holocaust Education Month 2022

    Throughout November, Holocaust Education Month, Jewish communities around the world will host events and programs promoting the legacy and lessons of the Holocaust, in memory of the six million Jewish lives lost at the hands of the Nazi regime.
    Profile picture for 60847 CIJA
    |
    November 01, 2022
    A Word from Our Chair | August 22, 2022

    A Word from Our Chair | August 22, 2022

    CIJA is gratified that the Honourable Ahmed Hussen has cut funding for CMAC and suspended the program. The Minister also committed to undertaking a review of all procedures related to program funding and to establishing new protocols to ensure this situation doesn’t repeat itself in the future.
    Profile picture for 60847 CIJA
    |
    August 22, 2022
    Add Samidoun to the list of terrorist entities

    Add Samidoun to the list of terrorist entities

    Samidoun (Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network) is a security threat. Operating in Canada, Samidoun has direct affiliation and ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) – an organization that has been placed on the list of terrorist entities.
    Fight online hate and radicalization

    Fight online hate and radicalization

    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.
    Close the legal gap on hate speech

    Close the legal gap on hate speech

    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
    Building a more accessible Canada

    Building a more accessible Canada

    According to the 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability by Statistics Canada, more than six million Canadians, or 22% of the population, identify as living with a disability.
    Protect the Jewish community

    Protect the Jewish community

    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.