The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs says the number of reports of hate crimes toward Jews since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war has more than doubled
Members of Edmonton's Jewish diaspora during a symbolic 'Walk for Israel' rally at the at the Alberta Legislature grands, in the heart of the city's downtown, on Oct. 22, in Edmonton.Ottawa is under pressure from Jewish groups to bring forward a long-promised bill to tackle online hate, amid warnings that rising antisemitism is making Jews in Canada, especially on university and college campuses, feel unsafe.
Federal Justice Minister, Arif Virani, who is expected to be responsible for shepherding the bill through Parliament, told a conference on antisemitism in Ottawa last month that the government still intends to bring forward the bill, but did not specify when. The Justice Department declined to comment.
Richard Marceau, vice-president of CIJA, said there needed to be “a muscular approach to online hate” as well as action to enforce Canada’s existing anti-hate laws. He said there are measures in the Criminal Code to clamp down at antisemitic abuse on the streets, including during rallies. Mr. Marceau suggested that before the online safety bill is passed the government should introduce a social media “literacy campaign” to raise the issue of online hate, and try to reduce it.
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