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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?

ALCCA Chair Mark Sandler urges the federal government to urgently appoint a new Antisemitism Special Envoy in a Globe and Mail report examining rising antisemitic threats in Canada following the Bondi Beach attack.

ALCCA Chair Mark Sandler urges Canadians to call on the federal government to immediately appoint a new Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism. He warns that the ongoing vacancy has left a critical gap in leadership at a time when antisemitic hate crimes are surging and the IHRA definition is under attack. The editorial highlights the need for strong federal advocacy and invites readers to take action by writing to government officials.

On Nov 13, Holy Blossom hosted Special Envoy Deborah Lyons to discuss antisemitism, global trends, and the IHRA Handbook as a key resource.