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Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, has passed Parliament, marking an important step forward in strengthening Canada's response to hate. ALCCA played a leading role in advocating for key amendments to the legislation and will continue working to ensure robust enforcement of the new law while advancing additional measures, including a new offence of wilful promotion of terrorism.

Following the adoption of Bill C-9, Combatting Hate Act, into law, seven community organizations—the Alliance of Canadians Combatting Antisemitism, B’nai Brith Canada, Canadian Women Against Antisemitism, the Canadian Jewish Law Association, the Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, and the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center—issued this joint statement.

Prime Minister Carney acknowledged Canada’s antisemitism crisis – but avoided addressing anti-Zionist hatred and the growing demonization of Jews and Israelis who support Israel’s right to exist.

ALCCA Chair Mark Sandler appeared before the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights to deliver opening remarks on Bill C-9 and Canada’s response to hate-motivated crime and extremism.

ALCCA Chair Mark Sandler evaluates key recommendations from the Senate report on antisemitism, examining education, online hate, enforcement, and the need for stronger federal leadership.

ALCCA Chair Mark Sandler critiques the Senate antisemitism report, citing key omissions on antizionism, APR, and radical Islamism.

Today, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, the Alliance of Canadians Combatting Antisemitism, B’nai Brith Canada, Canadian Women Against Antisemitism, Canadian Jewish Law Association, and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center welcomed the adoption of Bill C-9 by the House of Commons and urged Parliamentarians to advance more measures to confront Canada’s antisemitism crisis.

The Justice Committee has reported Bill C-9 (the Combatting Hate Act) back to the House of Commons with amendments. Read ALCCA’s analysis of the proposed changes.

ALCCA Chair Mark Sandler examines serious deficiencies in Public Safety Canada’s recent report on how the government is purportedly fulfilling commitments it made to combat antisemitism. He explains how both the government and community advocacy must focus on contemporary antisemitism, so often manifested by demonizing and delegitimizing those who support Israel’s right to exist, and what this focus must mean in practice.

Canada has closed the Office of the Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism. With antisemitic hate crimes at record levels, what does this decision mean – and what must the federal government do next?