Tag: Canada
Trudeau successor’s views on Israel a mystery, Jewish leaders say
Mark Carney, who won more than 85% of the Liberal party votes on Sunday to succeed Justin Trudeau as the Canadian prime minister, has been relatively quiet about Israel and antisemitism in Canada, Jewish...
Trudeau’s legacy to go down as disappointing when it comes to Israel
As he prepares to step down from his post as prime minister, Justin Trudeau’s legacy as it relates to Canada and Israel will be shadowed by his failure to stand up for the Jewish...
‘Deep disappointment’ with Trudeau, Canadian Jewish leaders say
Canadian Jewish leaders reacted almost immediately—many with sighs of relief—to Justin Trudeau’s announcement on Monday that he will resign as prime minister after his party replaces him in a March 24 vote.
“This is an...
The origins of antisemitism in Canada and why it has spiked
For many long years, there were no Jews in senior leadership roles in the Canadian government, save for Louis Rasminsky, who was appointed the governor of the Bank of Canada in the 1950s.
That changed...
Ottawa cancels arms-export licenses to Israel
Canada has canceled around 30 existing permits for arms shipments to Israel, including a deal with the Canadian division of a U.S. defense contractor, Ottawa's foreign minister told reporters on Tuesday.
"As for the question...
Canadian union leader defies calls to resign after being accused of ‘pattern’ of Jew-hatred,...
About 50 people gathered outside the offices of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the country’s largest public-sector union, north of Toronto on Tuesday afternoon to call for the resignation of Fred Hahn as...
Canada draws criticism for ignoring local Jew-hatred, condemning it abroad
The Canadian government condemned the Saturday bombing outside the Beth Yaakov synagogue in the seaside resort town of La Grande-Motte in southern France.
The attack “is a reminder that antisemitism is not a relic of the past—it...
Monument at summer camp in Ontario honors Estonian collaborators of Nazi Germany
After an antisemitism watchdog group contacted Seedrioru—a summer camp for Estonian children in Elora, Ontario—regarding a monument built to honor four Nazi Waffen-SS-associated Estonians, officials quietly removed references to the men from its website.
Friends of Simon...
Canadian kosher-meat production protected by Federal Court decision
Canadian Jewish organizations have triumphed in their effort to maintain the legality of the country’s kosher-certified meat preparation.
On Wednesday, Canada’s Federal Court issued an interlocutory injunction against the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to halt the implementation...
Proud Jews ‘have gone into their shells’ since Oct. 7, Shopify president says
An anti-Israel protester protested a podcast hosted by the Jewish president of Shopify, to accuse a Jewish guest, who wasn’t talking about Israel, of supporting genocide.
Harley Finkelstein—of the $81.86 billion Ottawa-based e-commerce company Shopify—and...