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B’nai Brith Plays Role in Court Decision Exonerating Jewish Judge from Allegations of Anti-Muslim Bias

Justice David Spiro (Andrew Balfour) August 5, 2022 OTTAWA – A Federal Court has dismissed an application from a number of parties that sought to challenge a Canadian Judicial Council ruling permitting Justice David Spiro to continue sitting as a federal judge. This followed B’nai Brith Canada’s legal intervention, where we argued that the parties’ …

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Appellate Court Re-Opens Door for “Product of Israel” Labels on Targeted Wines

May 5, 2021 OTTAWA – In brief reasons released today, Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has quashed a lower ruling that had barred “Product of Israel” labels for wines produced east of the Green Line. In July of 2020, the Federal Court had ruled that it was “false, misleading or deceptive” for wines produced by …

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