Federal budget increases spending for security infrastructure program and anti-racism initiatives
The 2023 federal budget, delivered in the House of Commons on March 28, promises to triple its past spending on security, earmarking $49.5 million over five years to enhance and expand the Communities at Risk: Security Infrastructure Program. This program is a critical tool in protecting community institutions such as synagogues, mosques, schools, and community […]
Canada’s 2022 federal budget includes funding for Holocaust centres and to combat antisemitism
The 2022 federal budget, delivered in the House of Commons on April 7, contained over $70 million directed to projects in the Jewish community and combatting antisemitism. The budget also indicated the government intends to amend the Criminal Code “to prohibit the communication of statements, other than in private conversation, that willfully promote antisemitism by […]
