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May 6, 2025

A Bleak Outlook for Canadian Jewry

The new prime minister is likely to do even less to protect Jews than his predecessor.

Last week, a group of people gathered in front of a Jewish school for developmentally disabled children in Montreal, chanted that Zionists are racists and fascists, and banged drums. Also last week, B’nai Brith Canada sent a letter to the newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney asking him to do something about the upsurge of anti-Semitism in the country. Vivian Bercovici observes that her fellow Canadian Jews are not optimistic, and many are considering leaving for the U.S. or Israel.

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