Montreal’s mayor and police must take a stronger stance on anti-Israel protests, say local politicians
A public letter by one MP and two mayors applies pressure to enact real change.
Jewish leaders welcome Canada’s decision to convene a second national antisemitism forum
Announcement comes the same week as repeated attacks struck a Montreal synagogue and Toronto school.
Pride of Israel synagogue hosted a solidarity rally a month after its windows were shattered
Toronto police made no arrests, but dragged pro-Palestinian protesters off the synagogue’s front steps.
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather talks about his new role as special adviser on Jewish community relations
An unprecedented job for unprecedented times in Canada.
Anthony Housefather intends to run again in Mount Royal—but for who? Read his Q&A with Ellin Bessner
I think I would be able to win however I ran.
Canada’s university presidents say a call for genocide is wrong, regardless of context—but don’t agree that calling for the destruction of Israel violates their codes of conduct
All 27 of Canada’s largest universities say that “a call for genocide” is a violation of their codes of conduct. But far fewer agree that a call for the eradication of the State of Israel is a violation—according to a survey of university presidents. Anthony Housefather, the Liberal MP for Mount Royal, and four colleagues […]
Montreal’s Segal Centre for the Performing Arts plans a $6.5 million facelift to woo audiences back to the theatre
The Segal Centre for Performing Arts will undergo a major renovation with support from the federal and Quebec governments totaling nearly $6.1 million. Ottawa is contributing the lion’s share: $4.4 million with the announcement by Mount Royal MP Anthony Housefather that the government is adding over $4.2 million to the $233,500 previously given to the […]
Quebec Anglos are alone in fight against Ottawa’s language bill: Liberal MP Anthony Housefather
Montreal-area Liberal MP Anthony Housefather says he would not vote for his government’s proposed amendment to the Official Languages Act if Quebec’s controversial new language legislation remains a part of it. Housefather, who represents Mount Royal which has a large Jewish population, said the federal Bill C-13 references Bill 96 as a model for the […]
International lawmakers urge action on online anti-Semitism
“This is a public safety issue. The law has to step in.”
International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians Revived; Canada to Play Part
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has announced it is re-establishing the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians (ICJP) in response to surging anti-Semitism around the world.
