Version française de l’article ci-dessous Oct. 6, 2021 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the Government of Canada to make a country pledge at the upcoming Malmo International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism and for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to lead the delegation. “Malmo is only a week away. It is the …
Sept. 23, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is expressing frustration with the country’s failure to deport a former translator for a Nazi death squad, who entered Canada after lying about his wartime past. Helmut Oberlander, an ethnic German from modern Ukraine, died at age 97 in the Waterloo area on Wednesday. Oberlander served as …
July 21, 2021 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada has been working hard to raise awareness about the recent rise in antisemitism, and to demand it be taken more seriously by the government and the public. Earlier this month, our Chief Executive Officer, Michael Mostyn, wrote an op-ed in Le Devoir, a leading francophone newspaper in …
Our CEO, Michael Mostyn, appeared on The Daily Edition with Matt Gurney to discuss the recent rise of anitsemitism in Canada. CLICK HERE to listen to the full interview.
May 5, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada and the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) call on the Canadian government to take a principled stand in defence of its core values by disavowing the Durban IV conference and publicly affirming Canada’s refusal to participate. Durban IV is a series of events to be held …
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Pour le français, voir ci-dessous April 26, 2021 On average, more than seven antisemitic incidents occurred per day in Canada in 2020. This is one of several disturbing facts revealed in the 2020 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, released today. The Audit is produced by B’nai Brith Canada’s advocacy arm, the League for Human Rights. …
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By Marty York Chief Media Officer B’nai Brith Canada July 12, 2017 B’nai Brith Canada is expecting that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will soon rescind its recent decision to order the removal of certain Israeli wines from store shelves. “B’nai Brith has received a lot of information on this matter from multiple sources and officials during the past 24 hours …
September 16, 2019 OTTAWA – Following the launch of our Elections Centre and the announcement of our upcoming debates, B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to release a summary of the positions of the major political parties ahead of the coming federal election. The major parties all received questionnaires from B’nai Brith earlier this year, giving them an opportunity …
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September 13, 2019 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to announce the launch of our online Elections Centre, where voters in the Jewish community can find all the information they may need regarding the coming federal election. Detailed guides on how to vote, what you need to know before election day, and where the major political parties …
September 4, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada rejects the excuses made by former Liberal candidate Hassan Guillet at his press conference held this morning. At the conference, which lasted about an hour, Guillet called on the Liberal Party to reinstate him as its candidate for the upcoming federal election in Saint-Leonard-Saint-Michel, and said he would consider running independently …
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