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B’nai Brith Canada Makes Recommendations to Senate on New Holocaust-Denial Bill

May 25, 2022 OTTAWA – Recommendations on how to improve Canada’s proposed law on the criminalization of Holocaust denial have been made by B’nai Brith Canada. We provided testimony last week to the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. Sam Goldstein, B’nai Brith’s Director of Legal Affairs, was invited by the Committee to […]

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B’nai Brith est indigné par le financement canadien présumé de l’équipe de football iranienne

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Équipe nationale iranienne de football (Tehran Times) 23 mai 2022 VANCOUVER – B’nai Brith Canada est profondément troublé par l’information selon laquelle Canada Soccer versera à la Fédération iranienne de football 400 000$ pour couvrir les dépenses de l’équipe pour un match d’exhibition à Vancouver le 5 juin 2022. Canada Soccer, qui est largement

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B’nai Brith Outraged over Reported Canadian Funding for Iranian Soccer Team

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May 23, 2022 VANCOUVER – B’nai Brith Canada is deeply troubled by information that Canada Soccer will fund the Iranian Football Federation $400,000 to cover the team’s expenses for an exhibition match in Vancouver on June 5, 2022. Canada Soccer, which is largely subsidized directly by the Canadian Government and therefore by Canadian taxpayers, has agreed to the

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MP’s Anti-Israel Activities Raises B’nai Brith’s Concerns

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May 20, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is concerned about a Member of Parliament’s participation in a divisive mass truancy event. Chandra Arya, representing Nepean, Ont., praised high-school students through a megaphone after they left their school without permission on May 13. The demonstration lamented the establishment of Israel and portrayed Jewish self-determination

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North Bay Mayor Recognized For Leadership in Combating Antisemitism

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From left to right: Michael Mostyn, Mayor Al McDonald, Marvin Rotrand, Councillor Mac Bain May 17, 2022 NORTH BAY- The Mayor of North Bay was honoured at a ceremony today by B’nai Brith Canada for his efforts in combating antisemitism in the city. Michael Mostyn, Chief Executive Officer of B’nai Brith Canada, and Marvin

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B’nai Brith Gathers Answers From Parties to Help Voters in Ontario

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May 13, 2022 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is inviting Ontario voters to take note of the responses given to election-survey questions it posed via email to the province’s political parties. These questions, answered by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives and the Ontario New Democratic Party but not by the Ontario Liberal Party, relate to issues important

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B’nai Brith Seeking Progress Report on Antisemitism from Government

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May 11, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is seeking a progress report concerning antisemitism from the Canadian Government. In a letter addressed Wednesday to The Honourable Irwin Cotler, Canada’s Special Envoy for Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism, B’nai Brith asked that he explain how the Government is making good on the promises it

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Lawmakers Urged to Take Meaningful Action Against Rise in Extremist Hate

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May 9, 2022 OTTAWA – A Member of Parliament from Manitoba has expressed shock with the growth of antisemitic incidents in Canada, as outlined in the 2021 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, produced by B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights. Raquel Dancho’s remarks came last Thursday, while a pair of B’nai Brith officials testified as

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Notorious Hate-Monger’s Father Fined for Obstructing Police

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May 4, 2022 MEDICINE HAT – The father of notorious antisemite Loki Hulgaard, was fined by a judge in Medicine Hat, Alta., on Wednesday for obstructing a police officer in connection with the execution of a search warrant for hate materials on Hulgaard’s computers. Brian Dell – a retired person with an unrelated criminal record –

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Tell Ottawa to Act NOW Against the PFLP in Canada

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Pour le français voir ci-dessous May 4, 2022 OTTAWA – For more than two years, B’nai Brith Canada has been leading the struggle to expel a dangerous antisemitic terror group from Canada. Today, it’s your turn to make your voice heard. Last week, journalist Terry Glavin exposed the Khaled Barakat scandal in the National Post. Despite multiple warnings and intelligence from

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