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Mark Sandler (ALCCA)

Mark Sandler's submission highlighted the urgent need for comprehensive measures to address the rise of antisemitism on Canadian campuses and provided detailed recommendations for combating hate speech and promoting respectful dialogue.

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Allied Voices for Israel (AVI)

AVI's submission highlighted the severe antisemitism on Canadian university campuses and recommended measures to combat this growing issue.

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Association des Medecins Juifs de Quebec (AMJQ)

AMJQ's submission outlined the prevalence of antisemitism in Quebec's medical faculties, highlighted systemic barriers and recommended unified reporting mechanisms to foster a supportive environment for Jewish medical professionals.

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Bring Love

Bring Love's submission included specific recommendations to combat the rising antisemitism in Canada, emphasizing the need for national action, protection of Jewish students, and enforcement of existing laws.

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Canadian Women Against Antisemitism (CWAA)

CWAA's submission highlighted the intersection of antisemitism and misogyny and recommended immediate actions to protect Jewish women on campuses and in broader society.

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Council of Muslims Against Antisemitism (CMAA)

CMAA's submission promoted respectful dialogue, while highlighting the rise of antisemitism on Canadian campuses and the challenges faced in combating it.

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Honest Reporting Canada

Honest Reporting Canada’s submission highlighted the disproportionate victimization of Canada's Jewish community by hate crimes and recommended measures to address antisemitic media coverage and public rallies.

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Jewish Educators and Family Association (JEFA)

JEFA's submissions highlighted the rampant antisemitism in Canada's K-12 education system and recommended measures to protect Jewish students and educators.

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Jewish Parents of Ottawa Students Association (JPOSA)

JPOSA's submission highlighted the pervasive antisemitism in Ottawa's public schools and recommended measures to protect Jewish students and promote tolerance and understanding.

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Jewish Medical Association of British Columbia (JMABC)

JMABC's submission highlighted the hostile environment faced by Jewish students and faculty at UBC and other institutions, urging university administrators to address antisemitism directly and protect Jewish members of the campus community.

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Network of Engaged Canadian Academics (NECA)

NECA’s submission highlighted the severe antisemitism on Canadian campuses, urging immediate action to protect Jewish students and uphold core democratic values.

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Temple Sinai

Temple Sinai's submission highlighted the rise of antisemitism and extremist activities in Canada, urging immediate action to investigate and combat these threats to Jewish communities.

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Ottawa Against Antisemitism and End Jew Hatred

Ottawa Against Antisemitism highlighted the normalization of antisemitism in elementary and secondary schools. OAA insists on immediate action to #EndJewHatred and keep Jewish students, staff, and families safe. OAA focuses on educating with facts while enforcing a zero-tolerance policy against hate.

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Secure Canada

Secure Canada's submission highlighted the evolving threat of antisemitism as a national security issue and recommended comprehensive measures to combat it and strengthen Canada's democracy.

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Lawyers Combatting Antisemitism

Lawyers Combating Antisemitism's submission highlighted the rise of antisemitism within the legal community and broader society, urging the adoption of the IHRA definition and comprehensive measures to combat antisemitism through legal and educational reforms.

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Jewish Medical Association of Ontario (JMAO)

JMAO's submission highlighted the significant deterioration in the experience of Jewish medical faculty and students due to increasing antisemitism, urging educational leaders to address and combat this pervasive issue.

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Winnipeg Friends of Israel

Winnipeg Friends of Israel's submission highlighted the need for post-secondary institutions to allow rebuttals of antisemitic discourse and emphasized the inaccuracies and harmful impact of such rhetoric.

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Stand With Us Canada

StandWithUs Canada's submission highlighted the alarming rise of antisemitism on Canadian university campuses since October 7th, urging immediate actions to protect Jewish students and uphold Canadian values of coexistence and safety.

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Human Rights Action Group

Human Rights Action Group's submission highlighted the need for transparency in the funding sources of organizations supporting protests at post-secondary institutions and urged mandatory public disclosure to ensure accountability.

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Ruth Goba (ALCCA)

Ruth Goba’s submission highlighted the historical and contemporary issues of antisemitism in Canada, particularly on university campuses, and called for a balanced approach to free speech and anti-discrimination measures.

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National Respectful Dialogue Initiative

The National Respectful Dialogue Initiative's submission emphasized the importance of promoting respectful dialogue and understanding to combat antisemitism and other forms of hatred, urging the adoption of strategies across educational institutions and government bodies.

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David Matas

David Matas' submission highlighted the need for amendments to the Online Harms Bill to address the rise of antisemitism and unfounded complaints, advocating for measures to ensure justice and equality in the handling of hate speech cases.

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Canadian Federation of Jewish Medical Associations (CFJMA)

CFJMA's submission detailed the pervasive antisemitism within Canadian medical faculties and recommended linking funding and accreditation to the adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism to ensure protection and equality for Jewish medical professionals.

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Leah Ross and David Matas

Leah Ross and David Matas recommended that the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights identify the phrase "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" as antisemitic due to its intent to promote Jew hatred.

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Law students at the University of Ottawa

3 students from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law (Arjun Gupta, Ferdous Hasan, and Shayna Horvath) highlighted the rise of antisemitism and Islamophobia on university campuses and advocated for increased collaboration and involvement of Jewish and Muslim student leadership to combat hate.

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Karen Restoule and The Honourable Harry LaForme

Karen Restoule and The Honourable Harry LaForme’s submission emphasized the need to uphold the Treaties and The Seven Sacred Teachings while condemning the antisemitism and divisive narratives propagated on Canadian university campuses.

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John Rosen

John Rosen's submission addressed and refuted the claims made by Independent Jewish Voice (IJV) regarding antisemitism, advocating for the widespread acceptance of the IHRA definition of antisemitism and the importance of recognizing and combating true antisemitism.

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Sophie Kraft

Sophie Kraft's submission highlighted the pervasive antisemitism at McGill University, urging immediate and decisive action to protect Jewish students and promote a safe, inclusive campus environment.

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Sydney Greenspoon

Sydney Greenspoon's submission highlighted the pervasive and increasing antisemitism at the University of Windsor and other Canadian universities, urging decisive action to protect Jewish students and uphold Canadian values.

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David Davis

David Davis' submission highlighted the need for amendments to the Online Harms Bill to address rising antisemitism and ensure justice and equality in handling hate speech cases.

Submissions on Antisemitism

Hearing #1

May 9, 2024:

This hearing included testimony from students Rachel Cook, Michael Eshayek, Nati Pressmann (Canadian Union of Jewish Students), Nicole Nashen, as well as Neil G. Oberman (attorney) and Yos Tarshish (Hillel Ontario).

Hearing #2

May 23, 2024:

This hearing included testimony from Deborah Lyons (Special Envoy), Dr. James A. Diamond (Joseph & Wolf Lebovic Chair of Jewish Studies, University of Waterloo), Richard Robertson (B’nai Brith Canada), Richard Marceau (Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs), Dr. Ted Rosenberg (physician), Dr. Deidre Butler (Network of Engaged Canadian Academics), Dr. Cary Kogan (Network of Engaged Canadian Academics), and Jaime Kirzner-Roberts (Simon Wiesenthal Center Canada).

Hearing #3

May 27, 2024:

This hearing included testimony from Mark Sandler (ALCCA), Sheryl Saperia (Secure Canada), Chief Robert Johnson (Toronto Police), Det. Sgt. Kiran Bisla (Toronto Police), Gabriel Miller (Universities Canada), Dr. Graham Carr (Concordia), Prof. Deep Saini (McGill), Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon (University of British Columbia), Prof. Meric Gertler (University of Toronto).

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The Parliamentary Hearings

In May and June 2024, ALCCA members presented to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. ALCCA members gave oral and written testimony about the rapidly growing problem of antisemitic activity on university campuses across Canada and its pervasiveness in other institutions and learning environments.

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Mark Sandler (ALCCA)

Mark Sandler’s submission highlighted the importance of fostering a successful Muslim-Jewish dialogue to establish greater community understanding.

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Raihaana Adira

Raihaana Adira’s submission discussed her personal experience of discrimination, and how important it is for Jews and Muslims to come together to fight against all hatred in the country.

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Canadian Women Against Antisemitism (CWAA)

CWAA’s submission discussed the TDSB’s implementation plan for anti-Palestinian racism (APR). CWAA expressed concern that TDSB must not favour one ethnicity over others and recommended (1) removing APR as a separate category of discrimination, and (2) reviewing current EDI policies to better incorporate Islamophobia, antisemitism, and other forms of discrimination.

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Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA)

CIJA’s submission addressed key concerns with the adoption of the concept of APR by the Government, such as freedom of expression implications, lack of comprehensive debate, and inconsistency with Canadian foreign policy. CIJA provided recommendations on how to tackle Islamophobia and antisemitism without zero-sum dynamics.

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Jewish Educators and Family Association (JEFA)

JEFA’s submission highlighted the incompatibility of APR with the IHRA definition of antisemitism and discussed the practical implications of APR policies, including the silencing of Jewish people, and the informal incorporation of APR into the education system.

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The Honourable Harry LaForme

The Honourable Harry S. LaForme’s submission highlighted the origins and misunderstandings of Zionism in the context of APR.

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Janice LaForme

Janice LaForme’s submission expressed concern over the current proposed APR framework, explaining the multitude of ways it violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Secure Canada

Secure Canada’s submission discussed ways to address anti-Muslim hatred in ways that are authentic to Islamic ethics and aligned with modern democratic pluralism while safeguarding minority rights against Islamic extremism.

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Three Deeply Concerned Citizens

Three Deeply Concerned Citizens highlighted grave concerns with the rash decision to introduce APR and discusses the potential of the overly broad definition of APR to be weaponized to punish opposing narratives and perspectives.

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Jewish Institute for Liberal Values

The Jewish Institute for Liberal Values highlighted how the current APR framework implemented by the TDSB is flawed, posing a great threat to Jewish communities in the diaspora, and diminishes people's right to free speech.  

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Lawyers for Secure Immigration

Lawyers for Secure Immigration’s submission expressed that Canada's Gaza Temporary Residence Program is not discriminatory, anti-Palestinian, or Islamophobic; the submission also highlighted the difference between the Ukraine, Afghanistan and Gaza immigration programs.

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Human Rights Action Group

Human Rights Action Group’s submission corrected a significant mischaracterization contained in Jasmin Zine’s submission to the committee.

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Winnipeg Friends of Israel and David Matas

Winnipeg Friends of Israel’s submission corrected a mischaracterization by the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association about the relationship between antisemitism, free speech, and hate speech.

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Leah Ross and David Matas

Leah Ross and David Matas's submission highlighted that Committee can look to the IHRA definition of antisemitism as a precedent for defining Islamophobia, suggesting the creation of a working definition which encompasses more than the term's literal meaning.

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David Davis

David Davis’s submission discussed the problematic nature of Jasmine Zine’s brief, expressing that it inaccurately frames Israel's response to the October 7th attack as Islamophobic and anti-Muslim, misattributes quotes and accusations to Israeli leaders, and criticizes opposition to antisemitism without evidence while misrepresenting the nature of divestment campaigns and the IHRA definition of antisemitism.

Submissions on Islamophobia

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