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Hate Rag Publisher Sentenced to 12 Months of House Arrest

August 29, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – The publisher of the antisemitic Your Ward News hate rag has been sentenced to 12 months of house arrest. Justice Richard Blouin ruled that publisher LeRoy St. Germaine must serve a 12-month conditional sentence — consecutive six-month terms — for wilful promotion of hatred against Jews and women. He will not be behind bars, […]

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White Nationalists Banned from Using Virtual Office after B’nai Brith Complaint

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August 27, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A Saskatchewan-based white nationalist group has been barred from using a Toronto mailing service following information provided by B’nai Brith Canada. The Canadian Nationalist Party, a hate group seeking a place on the ballot in the upcoming federal election, had been using the services of Telsec, an office space solutions company,

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B’nai Brith Renews Call for G7 to Act on Antisemitism

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August 23, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the Canadian government, along with G7 Summit host France, to issue a clarion call for action in combating the growth of global antisemitism. With antisemitism increasing in Canada and around the world, B’nai Brith has put forward a series of concrete measures that build on ideas issued before last year’s Summit in Charlevoix. “As a global

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Combatting Antisemitism – From Charlevoix to Biarritz

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August 23, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is this country’s oldest national Jewish organization, founded in 1875, with a long history of defending the human rights of Canadian Jews, and all Canadians regardless of religious affiliation. We advocate for the interests of the grassroots Jewish community in Canada and for their rights

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B’nai Brith Applauds Maximum Sentence for Your Ward News Editor

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August 22, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is satisfied with the sentence imposed Thursday on the editor of an antisemitic and misogynistic Toronto publication. In January, Your Ward News editor James Sears and publisher LeRoy St. Germaine were convicted of two counts each of wilful promotion of hatred, against both Jews and women, for their involvement with the Your Ward News hate rag.

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Your Opportunity – and Responsibility – to Vote

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August 21, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA– In 2019, Election Day coincides with the holy day of Shemini Atzeret. Days set aside for advance voting also coincide with Jewish holidays or fall on Erev Shabbat, complicating the situation for many observant and orthodox members of the Jewish community. B’nai Brith Canada was active in seeking

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B’nai Brith Canada Goes One on One with Boss of Montreal Taxi Company

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August 21, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL- George Boussios grew up in the Montreal borough of Outremont, known for its large Hasidic population. His father, John, drove a cab for many years and eventually rose to become president of Taxi Champlain. George followed in his dad’s footsteps, first as a driver and now at the helm

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LCBO Responds Positively to B’nai Brith Advocacy

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August 16, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to share that the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has taken a strong stance against anti-Israel vandalism in its stores, after B’nai Brith reached out following an incident earlier this week. “We are encouraged by the LCBO’s strong response to these antisemitic acts in

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“Jews Are Spying on You,” Ontario Polish Newspaper Claims

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August 15, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A B’nai Brith Canada investigation has uncovered frequent antisemitic and hateful material in a Canadian Polish-language newspaper. Content recently published in Goniec, a Mississauga-based news outlet run by Andrzej Kumor, accuses Jews and Zionists of having “terrorism in their blood” and urges readers to “stand up to the Jews” in response to fabricated attempts to destroy Poland. In a series of incendiary articles,

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Quebec Basketball Tournament Sparks Interest in Community

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August 13, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada recently held its first basketball tournament in Quebec. The event was not only an enormous success, but it also sparked the interest of almost three dozen youths who now want to learn more about B’nai Brith and get further involved in the

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