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Access ALCCA's August 10, 2025 Newsletter.

In this in-depth legal analysis, ALCCA Chair Mark Sandler joins Senior Criminal Counsel Rochelle Direnfeld and veteran criminal lawyer Cynthia Fromstein to examine the sentencing decision in R. v. Akbari. The authors explain why, in their view, the sentence imposed failed to adequately address the need for general deterrence and denunciation.

Access ALCCA's August 3, 2025 Newsletter.

What happens after you report a hate crime in Canada? Part 2 of our series explains the process, from initial police response to investigation by hate crime units, and outlines the rights of victims under Canadian law.

A newly released report reveals over 780 antisemitic incidents in Ontario's K–12 schools in just 16 months—many involving Nazi salutes, Holocaust denial, and systemic failures by educators and boards. This article summarizes the findings and calls for urgent provincial intervention.

Iain Aspenlieder has pleaded guilty to vandalizing the National Holocaust Monument. As his defence prepares to frame the act as morally driven, we must confront the reality: targeting Jewish symbols in protest fuels antisemitism and endangers Canadian Jews. This cannot be normalized.

Access ALCCA's July 6, 2025 Newsletter.

An overview of new hate crime charges, court updates, and sentencing developments in Toronto and Winnipeg — plus a look at Canada’s latest hate crime statistics.