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International Holocaust Remembrance Day Ceremony – Ottawa

Join us on January 26 as Henry Topas, B’nai Brith Canada’s Quebec Regional Director addresses the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony. The event will take place at the National Holocaust Monument, 1918 Chaudiere Crossing, Ottawa, from 11:00-11:45 AM EST. B’nai Brith Canada is a member of the National Holocaust Monument Committee. This is a hybrid …

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Following B’nai Brith Advocacy, Ottawa City Council Renames Street Outside Ex-Iranian Embassy after Mahsa Amini

Cliquez ici pour le français Jan. 25, 2023 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada is delighted that Ottawa City Council officially renamed a section of Metcalfe Street Wednesday outside the former Iranian Embassy as Mahsa Amini Street. B’nai Brith had circulated a petition in honour of Amini and the thousands of brave protestors who have been imprisoned, tortured and …

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B’nai Brith Canada est encouragé par la motion d’Ottawa visant à renommer une rue

CLICK HERE FOR ENGLISH Le 14 décembre 2022 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada est encouragée par le dépôt d’un avis de motion au conseil municipal d’Ottawa visant à renommer une section de la rue Metcalfe, à l’extérieur de l’ancienne ambassade d’Iran, la rue Mahsa Amini. B’nai Brith a récemment fait circuler une pétition en l’honneur …

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B’nai Brith Canada Encouraged by Ottawa Motion to Rename Street

Cliquez ici pour le français Dec. 14, 2022 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada is encouraged that a notice of motion has been tabled at Ottawa City Council to rename a section of Metcalfe Street outside the former Iranian Embassy as Mahsa Amini Street. B’nai Brith recently circulated a petition in honour of Amini and the thousands …

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B’nai Brith Canada nomme David Granovsky au poste de directeur des relations gouvernementales

Click Here for English Le 13 novembre 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada a le plaisir d’annoncer la nomination de David Granovsky au poste de directeur des relations gouvernementales. Il sera chargé d’assurer la liaison avec les des représentants du gouvernement ainsi que des membres du corps diplomatique. M. Granovsky est un professionnel chevronné des …

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B’nai Brith Canada Appoints David Granovsky as Government Relations Director

Cliquez ici pour le français Nov. 13, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of David Granovsky as Director, Government Relations. He will be responsible for liaising with government officials as well as members of the diplomatic corps. Granovsky is an advanced public-affairs professional, with 16 years of experience in …

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B’nai Brith Stresses Hatred Must Be Addressed Seriously

  June 24, 2021 OTTAWA — Representatives of B’nai Brith Canada were invited to testify Wednesday on the topic of Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism (IMVE) before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU). Our Chief Executive Officer, Michael Mostyn, and our Senior Legal Counsel, David Matas, were prepared to …

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Three Years Later, B’nai Brith Canada Not Backing Down on IRGC

An image of IRGC members (Washington Post) June 11, 2021 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is baffled and disturbed that the Canadian government has failed to comply, three years after the fact, to a parliamentary motion to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity. Tomorrow will mark the third anniversary of the House of …

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BREAKING: Court Strikes Down Elections Canada Decision

July 23, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – The Federal Court of Canada has ordered Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perreault to reconsider his decision not to move Election Day from Oct. 21 to Oct. 28, to avoid coinciding with a Jewish holiday. In a decision rendered on Tuesday afternoon, Justice Ann Marie McDonald found that there …

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B’nai Brith Calls on Ottawa to Act on Bill 21 – B’nai Brith demande à Ottawa de donner suite à la loi 21

18 juillet 2019 B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada demande au premier ministre Justin Trudeau de s’opposer au projet de loi sur les symboles religieux du Québec, après que des efforts juridiques visant à le bloquer temporairement aient échoué aujourd’hui. Dans un bref jugement rendu aujourd’hui, le juge Michel Yergeau a statué que …

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