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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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B’nai Brith Legal Counsel Warns Committee Over Proposed Changes to Divorce Act

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Dec. 14, 2018 OPINION | By Orly Katz The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. TORONTO – The federal government plans to change Canada’s divorce laws. On Nov. 26, 2018, John Syrtash of Garfin Zeidenberg LLP was invited to present his views on proposed …

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A Comprehensive Look at Palestinian Payments to Terrorists in 2018

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Dec. 10, 2018 OPINION | By Yossi Kuperwasser The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. JERUSALEM – The detailed Palestinian Authority budget for 2018 that was published recently has new details about the allocations to arrested terrorists and the families of those who died or were …

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It’s Time to Put Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries on the Global Agenda

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Nov. 28, 2018 OPINION | By Ashley Perry (Perez) The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. This article was originally published on JNS.org. Do you know what we commemorate on Nov. 30? Sadly, for most Israelis and Jews around the world, it is just another …

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Can the Law Combat Antisemitism?

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Nov. 2, 2018 OPINION | By Prof. Lorne Sossin The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. This article originally appeared on Prof. Sossin’s Law Blog. TORONTO – With the tragic attack on the Jewish community in Pittsburgh still reverberating around the world, I’ve been …

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CAQ Must Completely Backtrack on Religious Symbols Ban

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Oct. 11, 2018 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 – For most new governments, municipal, federal, or provincial, there’s a honeymoon period. In Quebec, that has hardly been the case for Premier-elect François Legault, whose Coalition …

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Setting the Record Straight on Jews and Indigeneity

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July 31, 2018 OPINION | By Ran Ukashi Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada Much has been written about, and some have criticized, the Iroquois National Lacrosse Team’s recent visit to Israel for the World Lacrosse Championships. As such, it is more important than ever to set the record straight on Indigenous relations …

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Months Later, CBC Yet to Correct Record on Infant Hamas Claimed Died at Gaza Border

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July 17, 2018 OPINION | By Josh Korn Special to B’nai Brith Canada The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. OTTAWA – Several months have passed since the media erupted with a story that an 8-month-old infant died, allegedly at the hands of Israeli forces, …

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Women Who Walked Out on Birthright Trip Should Visit the West Bank on Their Own Dime

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July 5, 2018 OPINION| By Amanda Attar B’nai Brith Canada The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. I’m upset. No, I’m not reciting the lyrics to Drake’s latest single. I’m simply perturbed by the latest case of hostile anti-Israel activism, from members of our …

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Student Newspaper Lauds Montreal Activist for Fighting Racism; Reneges Because of Pro-Israel Stance

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June 27, 2018 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 – When I attended Concordia University more than 30 years ago as a journalism student, I was never fond of the editorial slant of campus newspaper, The Link. Its …

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