Category Archives: B’nai Brith Canada

McGill President Promises “Action” over Illegitimate Anti-Israel Referendum

McGill University, EQRoy/ Shutterstock   March 24, 2022 MONTREAL – Responding to outreach by B’nai Brith Canada, and the many concerned citizens spurred on by it to action, the president of McGill University has come out strongly against a recent student referendum that has dangerous implications for Jewish students. Read more » »

B’nai Brith Condemns Illegitimate Anti-Israel Referendum at McGill

                                          Students’ Society of McGill University headquarters (Leanne Young / The McGill Tribune)   March 21, 2022 MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada is urging McGill University to withdraw funding from the university’s Read more » »

Welcoming Sam Goldstein as Director, Legal Affairs

Sam GoldsteinMarch 18, 2022TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of veteran criminal lawyer Sam Goldstein as Director, Legal Affairs. In this role, Sam will be involved in B’nai Brith’s legal matters, including helping to grow the Matas Law Society, Canada’s national Jewish activist legal group. Read more » »

Joint Statement on Ukraine

  March 11, 2022   Dear Friends, We have been watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine with horror and grave concern. Read more » »

B’nai Brith Backs Senator’s Suggestion for International Community to Oversee Elections in Palestinian Territories

Senator Leo Housakas (CBC) March 08, 2022 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada supports an important speech given recently in the Senate by Senator Leo Housakos, who urged the Government to call on democratic countries in the “international community” to supervise free and fair elections in the Palestinian Territories. Read more » »

Community Leaders Launch Petition to Stop Government Funding to Antisemitic NGOs

March 08, 2022 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada is supporting a group of respected community leaders who havelaunched a citizens’ petition to stop government funding to non-governmentalorganizations (NGOs) that promote antisemitism.At the request of the citizens, B’nai Brith will handle the technical and media aspects of the petition. Read more » »

U of T to Withhold Fees from Student Union over BDS Support

Headquarters of the University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union (Facebook) March 07, 2022 TORONTO — In a precedent-setting development, the University of Toronto has announced that it will finally begin withholding fees from the Graduate Students’ Read more » »

B’nai Brith Canada Submits Analysis in Advance of UN Commission Report

United Nations General Assembly (Council on Foreign Relations) March 02, 2022 B’nai Brith Canada is standing up against anti-Zionism and antisemitism by submitting a detailed report addressing the root causes of continued attacks on Israel to a United Nations body dominated by anti-Zionist countries. Read more » »

640 Toronto: Another Toronto teacher subjected to ‘Hitler salute’

March 1, 2022  B’nai Brith Canada Chief Executive Officer, Michael Mostyn, was interviewed on 640 Toronto about repeated issues with students performing Nazi salutes at Toronto District School Board schools. CLICK HERE to listen to the interview. Read more » »

B’nai Brith Canada n’acceptera pas le silence des responsables de la ville de Montréal

Alexander Norris et la mairesse de Montréal Valerie Plante (Radio-Canada) CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE IN ENGLISH  Le 25 février 2022 MONTRÉAL – B’nai Brith Canada veut des réponses après qu’un conseiller municipal de Montréal ait “aimé” un Read more » »