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Ten Ways B’nai Brith Canada Supported Our Community in 2017

1. Supported Jewish students on campus. B’nai Brith Canada was active in helping Canadian students fight antisemitism on campus this year. In Montreal, after students were unfairly targeted for supporting pro-Israel causes, our petition to McGill Principal Suzanne Fortier prompted her to investigate and condemn the incident. In a separate incident at McGill, B’nai Brith exposed a student …

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Analysis: With Quebec Elections Approaching, Jewish Community Braces for Big Year in 2018

Opinions, Quebec / By

The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. Dec. 15, 2017 MONTREAL – As the 2017 calendar year draws to a close, Quebecers must brace themselves for a busy political year ahead. A provincial election is scheduled for Oct. 1 and it is unclear what the outcome …

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B’nai Brith Canada Calls on Ottawa to Follow U.S. Lead on Jerusalem

Advocacy, Policy Positions / By

By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada Dec. 6, 2017 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on Ottawa to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and make plans to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv, as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to announce a similar move later today. …

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Say NO to “Swastika Trail” in Ontario

Advocacy, Calls to action / By

Nov. 23, 2017 PUSLINCH, Ont. – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on Canadians of good conscience from across the country to help remove the name “Swastika Trail” from an Ontario town by signing a petition that will be presented to the town’s council. To sign the petition, click here. On Dec. 20, 2017, the Township Council …

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Say NO to Antisemitism and Incitement on Mississauga City Property

Advocacy, Calls to action, Press Releases / By

Nov 13, 2017 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the City of Mississauga to enforce its bylaws against protestors who have threatened violence against Jews and encouraged children to engage in terrorism. In July, B’nai Brith exposed a rally in Mississauga’s Celebration Square, in which hundreds of people chanted in Arabic, “Remember Khaybar, oh you Jews, the …

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B’nai Brith Canada Celebrates Victory for Religious Freedom

Advocacy, Press Releases / By

Nov. 9, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to announce that, following its own advocacy efforts and those of other faith groups, a section of the Criminal Code that protects religious services will be preserved. On Oct. 30, on behalf of …

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Quebec Politician Promotes Antisemitic Tropes in Documentary

Advocacy, Press Releases / By

Oct. 17, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on Amir Khadir, a politician in the National Assembly of Quebec, to apologize to the Jewish community after using antisemitic tropes in an interview (page doesn’t exist) for a pro-Palestinian documentary. Khadir, the Quebec …

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Montreal’s Senior Jewish Politician Marvin Rotrand Ponders What’s Next

Opinions, Quebec / By

Quebec Confidential July 9, 2017 MONTREAL – Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre has done a lot of things Montreal’s Jewish community is grateful for, including a moving mission to Israel and helping launch B’nai Brith’s annual Yom HaShoah ceremony at City Hall. However, his dismissal of a high-ranking and long-serving Jewish city councillor from a prestigious post is not …

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B’nai Brith Canada Presents Certificate of Recognition to City of Côte Saint-Luc

Community / By

June 14, 2017 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada was proud to present a Certificate of Recognition to the City of Côte Saint-Luc for its dedication to fighting against racism, antisemitism and discrimination on June 12, 2017. B’nai Brith Canada’s Quebec Region as well as the B’nai Brith House and the under-construction …

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Quebec’s Only Jewish MNA Rises to Occasion on Premier’s Mission to Israel

Opinions, Quebec / By

June 2, 2017 David Birnbaum became an elected official in the spring of 2014 when he was tapped by then Quebec Liberal Party leader Philippe Couillard to succeed Lawrence Bergman as the candidate and ultimately the Member of the National Assembly for D’Arcy McGee. I always used to call Bergman the de facto Minister of …

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