Record levels of antisemitism were recorded in Canada last year, with sharp increases in Quebec and British Columbia, according to a report published Sunday.
The annual audit by Jewish advocacy group B'nai Brith found there were 2,799 anti-Jewish hate crimes, including beatings, vandalism of synagogues and swastikas in schools.
In another, an employee at an Ontario liquor store was assaulted by a customer who called him a "dirty f---king Jew." The report found there was a surge in anti-Jewish hate crimes last May coinciding with escalating violence in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. Jewish pro-Israel demonstrators were beaten, had rocks thrown at them and were spat on.
"If you are Jewish you are more likely to be a victim of a hate crime by far than if you are a member of another minority," Matas said. Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman said there is a "rising tide of antisemitism in this country" not just among the far-right but also among university faculty. The report found harassment of Jewish Canadians dropped slightly to 2,460 incidents in 2021 from 2,483 in 2020. But there was a rise of 12 per cent in online hate, attributed to more people communicating online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marvin Rotrand, national director of the League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada, outlined "troubling trends" in a number of provinces.
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