Posts Tagged: Quebec
Canadian Woman Sentenced for Joining ISIS, Becomes First Person Convicted for ‘Family Support’ Role as a Spouse
A court in Quebec, Canada has sentenced a woman who absconded to Syria in 2014 to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)...
Antisemitism Should Be Topic in Upcoming Quebec Elections, Jewish Groups Says
A Canadian Jewish group is calling on political parties in Quebec to make the fight against antisemitism a major issue in the province's upcoming October...
Quebec’s ‘Secular Law’ Is Alienating Jews, New Study Finds
Jews in Quebec, Canada are feeling the sting of discrimination in the province, a new survey by the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) has found. ACS...
British Columbia Adopts IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
The Canadian province of British Columbia adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism on Wednesday. According to the Jewish News Syndicate, British Columbia Premier...
Leading Jewish Groups ‘Deeply Disappointed’ After Quebec Court Upholds Most of Religious Symbols Ban
Leading Jewish groups expressed disappointment on Wednesday after the Quebec Superior Court largely upheld a bill that effectively bans the wearing of religious symbols by...
Leading Canadian Jewish Group Decries Passage of Bill Banning Religious Symbols
A leading Canadian Jewish group has decried Monday's passage by the National Assembly of Quebec of a bill banning civil servants from wearing religious symbols. Bill...
The Troubling History Behind Quebec’s New Law to Ban Kippahs
Quebec’s new government has created a firestorm by proposing a new law outlawing the wearing of religious head coverings by public servants. The rationale is...
Jewish Spa Owner Forced to Pay Employee $20,000 for Refusing to Let Him Work on Sabbath
The Jewish owner of a spa in Canada is being ordered to pay his Jewish employee $20,000 for allegedly refusing to let him work on the...
ADL Accuses Quebec Candidate of Anti-Semitism for ‘Kosher Tax’ Claim
The Anti-Defamation League on Tuesday accused Louise Mailloux, a candidate for the province's National Assembly, of anti-Semitism after learning about her "religiously intolerant statements" regarding a...
Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital Rejects Proposed Bill Banning Religious Adornment
The new executive director of Montreal's Jewish General Hospital had strong words for the Quebec government Wednesday, saying the hospital would not even ask to...
