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WATCH: B’nai Brith Canada Continues Push Against al-Quds Day, Hateful Rallies

March 26, 2019 TORONTO – A City of Toronto report on preventing hate rallies has been sent back to the drawing board. On March 21, 2019, B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn gave his deputation to a Toronto Executive Committee on why the Administrative Inquiry on Hate Sponsored Rallies report does not address issues we have previously raised regarding […]

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B’nai Brith Seniors Celebrate Canada Day with BBQ and Live Music

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July 6, 2018 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – The B’nai Brith Canada Senior’s Outreach Program celebrated 151 years of Canada with a fantastic summer barbecue at the organization’s national headquarters in Toronto on Thursday, July 5, 2018. More than 90 seniors, volunteers and caregivers showed up to take part in festivities,

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B’nai Brith Canada CEO Addresses Toronto City Hall about al-Quds Day

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June 19, 2018 By Tevy Pilc Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – Michael Mostyn, Chief Executive Officer of B’nai Brith Canada, appeared at Toronto City Hall Tuesday to speak to the city’s Executive Committee on matters concerning the annual al-Quds Day rally. To an audience that included Toronto Mayor John Tory and city councillors, Mostyn spoke

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Toronto Mayor Assures Strong Action on al-Quds Day Activity

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June 8, 2018 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – Toronto Mayor John Tory is vowing that the city will take strong action if Saturday’s al-Quds Day rally at Queen’s Park turns into another hatefest. “I’m confident that if there are incidents of hate, police will act and we will be urging city staff

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Group that Hosted Neo-Nazi Launches Campaign to Preserve Hate Rallies in Toronto

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By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada Nov. 27, 2017 TORONTO – A Toronto group that played host to a neo-Nazi speaker in April of 2016 is leading the charge against an effort by City Councillor James Pasternak to prohibit “hate-sponsored rallies” on public property. Beit Zatoun, which calls itself “a

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