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B’nai Brith demande à la commission sénatoriale de faire bon usage de la loi Magnitsky

CLICK FOR ENGLISH   Le 8 mai 2023 OTTAWA – Le Comité sénatorial permanent des affaires étrangères et du commerce international a procédé à un examen approfondi des dispositions et des opérations de la Loi sur la justice pour les victimes de la corruption d’agents étrangers (Loi Sergueï Magnitsky) et de la Loi sur les mesures économiques spéciales …

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Senate Committee Urged by B’nai Brith to Make Proper Use of Magnitsky Law

Cliquez ici pour le français   May 8, 2023 OTTAWA – The Standing Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade has conducted a comprehensive review of the provisions and operations of the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law) and the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA). The Committee is preparing a final report which is …

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Humanizing Racism at York University: Excalibur’s Antisemitism Problem

In August, Bnai Brith dutifully called upon York University to take action against Nicholas Balaskas, a non-academic faculty member, after Jewish students complained of his antisemitic hate speech, found on his personal Facebook account. Having read said hate speech, I can vouch for the fact that this sort of antisemitism goes far beyond the regular anti-Israel …

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The Search for Jesse Galganov Continues While His Mom Finds a Way to Create His Legacy

March 7, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – What happened to Jesse Galganov? The 22-year-old Jewish Montrealer mysteriously disappeared 16 months ago in Peru. Alisa Clamen, his mom, is a remarkable woman. I knew that when I met her decades ago and that feeling was only intensified after we sat down recently …

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CAQ Religious Symbols Ban An ‘Assault on Fundamental Freedoms’

Feb. 14, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. MONTREAL – With the Quebec National Assembly officially in session, members of the province’s multicultural communities are feeling uneasy as the newly elected Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) looks …

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