Posts Tagged: B’nai Brith Canada
British Columbia to Rename Geographical Sites Honoring Nazi Collaborator Pétain
Three geographic sites in British Columbia will no longer be named after Marshal Philippe Pétain, the notoriously antisemitic leader of France's wartime collaborationist government created...
Quebec Jewish Leaders Denounce New Law Imposing French Language
A new law passed in Quebec imposing the French language is drawing pushback from Jewish leaders. Passed on May 24 by the National Assembly of Quebec,...
Toronto Hate Crime Unit Investigating Antisemitic Graffiti Discovered Near York University
The Hate Crimes Division of the Toronto Police Department (TPS) is looking for the person or group responsible for scrawling an antisemitic image and threat...
B’nai Brith Canada Marks Uptick in Antisemitism for Sixth Year in Row
JNS.org - For the sixth consecutive year, the number of antisemitic incidents in Canada has increased according to an audit by B’nai Brith Canada. According to the...
McGill University Faces Call to Defund Student Society Over ‘Extreme’ Israel Boycott Measure
A Canadian Jewish group called on McGill University to defund a student government body after it endorsed a boycott of Israel over the objections of...
Toronto Police Investigating After Three High Schools Hit by Antisemitic Vandalism
Toronto police are investigating three incidents of antisemitic graffiti discovered this week at public high schools in the city, drawing outrage from a Jewish community...
Canadian Jewish MP Slams Prime Minister Trudeau for Implying She Supports ‘People Who Wave Swastikas’
A Jewish member of the Canadian House of Commons and one of the country’s top Jewish organizations expressed strong objections to comments by Prime Minister...
Ontario Catholic School Teacher’s License Revoked for Promoting Holocaust Denial, Blaming 9/11 on Israel in Classroom
An Ontario school teacher's license was revoked after it emerged that he promoted Holocaust denialism, blamed Israel for the September 11th attacks, and raised other...
Top Canadian Jewish Organization Denounces Failure to Punish Nazi War Criminal Who Died This Week at 97
A top Canadian Jewish organization has denounced Canada’s failure to deport a former member of a Nazi death squad who died Wednesday without punishment, calling...
Canadian Academics Suspend Censure of University of Toronto After School ‘Re-Offers’ Job to Anti-Israel Scholar
On Friday, a Canadian teacher's union suspended its censure against the University of Toronto, imposed over accusations that the school had inappropriately denied a job...
Exposed: Tax Court of Canada Discriminated Against Jewish Justice, Preventing Him From Hearing Cases Involving Muslims
The Tax Court of Canada has been exposed as attempting to prevent a Jewish judge from presiding over cases involving Muslims due to the judge’s...
Ontario Teachers Union Earns Praise for Task Force to ‘Combat’ Antisemitism
A leading Canadian Jewish group commended an Ontario teachers union for passing a resolution to address antisemitism in public schools. During its annual meeting on August...
Canadian Jewish Group Asks Government to Intervene in University of Toronto Hiring Controversy Over Anti-Israel Academic
B'nai Brith Canada implored several Canadian government agencies on Thursday to deny a work permit to Valentina Azarova, a pro-Palestinian activist who was last year...
‘Cowardly’ Vandalism of Student’s Mezuzah at University of British Columbia Draws Condemnation
A leading Canadian Jewish group condemned a recent incident of vandalism of a Jewish student's residence at the University of British Columbia. On July 22, campus...
