Irwin Cotler Archives - B'nai Brith Canada

B’nai Brith Seeking Progress Report on Antisemitism from Government

May 11, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is seeking a progress report concerning antisemitism from the Canadian Government. In a letter addressed Wednesday to The Honourable Irwin Cotler, Canada’s Special Envoy for Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism, B’nai Brith asked that he explain how the Government is making good on the promises it …

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B’nai Brith’s Open Letter to Irwin Cotler

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B’nai Brith sent an open letter to Irwin Cotler, Canada’s Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism. The letter calls for a four-point plan that: Encourages legislation to be tabled in Parliament in the coming weeks to combat a disturbing increase in online hate; Invites the Special Envoy to promote implementing the …

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CBC: Special envoy on combatting antisemitism will be permanent role, Trudeau says

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Oct. 13, 2021 The CBC quoted our CEO, Michael Mostyn, in an article about the Malmo Forum. Click HERE to read the full story.

B’nai Brith Canada Makes Strong, Action-Based Recommendations to Feds

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July 21, 2021 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada, a leader in this country’s fight against antisemitism, has laid out to the federal government a series of action-based, concrete measures designed to combat hatred directed at the Jewish community. On Wednesday, our organization welcomed the opportunity to participate in the government’s National Summit on Antisemitism, where …

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B’nai Brith Applauds Appointment of New Government Envoy to Fight Antisemitism

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November 25, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is applauding the federal government’s announcement Thursday that it will establish a position to help combat antisemitism. After many years of B’nai Brith advocacy calling for such a position to be created, the government indicated that it will appoint human-rights expert and former Justice Minister Irwin Cotler as its …

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