Panellists debate how Canadians should deal with Holocaust deniers
“Hell just got a little more crowded,” declared Warren Kinsella during a panel discussion on confronting Holocaust denial in Toronto on Nov. 6.
NDP’s Niki Ashton rejects endorsement of ‘anti-Semitic’ supporter
In an Aug. 22 statement, the federal NDP leadership candidate said she “completely rejects any and all efforts to deny the Holocaust.”
B’nai Brith launches petition to keep Holocaust denier out of Canada
An online petition asking the Canada Border Services Agency to deny entry to an American Holocaust denier and conspiracy theorist has garnered more than 2,000 signatures to date.
Dramatic increase in Holocaust denial: B’nai Brith Canada audit
According to B’nai Brith Canada’s Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, anti-Semitism reached an unprecedented high in 2016, with recorded incidents up 26% from the previous year.
Your daily spiel for Thursday, April 27
In today’s spiel: The interim French National Front president questions use of Holocaust poison; Women of the Wall protesters smuggle a Torah into women’s section; neo-Nazis displeased with Trump.
Rebel Media star gets flak for ’10 Things I hate about Jews’ video
Recent video rants by a prominent Canadian conservative commentator about Jews and Israelis were “appalling and offensive,” the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) said, while two other leading Jewish advocacy groups mostly shrugged at the videos.
