Reform synagogue hosting Pierre Poilievre contradicts its own stated values, say Jewish LGBTQ community members in Vancouver
Local queer non-profit JQT cites the Conservative leader dismissing questions of protecting the rights of transgender people.
Doorstep Postings: The unbearable lightness of Justin Trudeau’s final Hanukkah as prime minister
The more things change in politics the more they’re guaranteed to remain the same.
Pierre Poilievre laid out the federal Conservative plan to address hate crimes during a visit to Toronto’s Shaarei Shomayim Synagogue with a pair of Jewish politicians
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre called for an Iranian military group to be designated as a terrorist entity, and pledged to make it easier for community groups to access funds for security infrastructure, as he explained his plan to address hate crimes in Canada. Antisemitic incidents and crimes have jumped dramatically since the Oct. 7 […]
Canada’s political leaders reiterate their support for Israel at the antisemitism conference in Ottawa
When planning the two-day ‘Antisemitism: Face It, Fight It’ conference in Ottawa, organizers with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs knew they wanted leaders of Canada’s federal political parties to speak. After the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, those invitations became even more important. The attack killed over 1,400 Israelis and injured […]
