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Dear John,
This week, we spoke up in court about the impact of antisemitic crime on Quebec’s Jewish community, thanked the hundreds who attended our Spuds & Suds gathering at the Calgary Stampede, and confirmed more internationally renowned speakers for the Antisemitism: Face It, Fight It <[link removed]>conference in October.
Read on to learn more.
The CIJA Team
In January, Gabriel Sohier-Chaputwasfound guilty <[link removed]>of “Wilful promotion of hatred” by the Court of Quebec in connection with an article he wrote for a neo-Nazi. The criminal charge carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison. The court also upheld longstanding precedent that recognizes the Holocaust as historical fact under Canadian Jurisprudence, reaffirming that, as the most documented genocide in the world, its facts are well known and there is no room for denying or distorting them – whether in the public, online, in the media, or in court.
At a sentencing hearing this week, CIJA VP Eta Yudin delivered a community impact statement <[link removed]>on behalf of Quebec’s Jewish community, following which the judge questioned <[link removed]> the Crown’s recommended three-month sentence, concerned it did notreflect the seriousness of the crime and could trivialize promotion of hate. He delayed sentencing until September.
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It was a privilege to celebrate a rich part of Alberta’s culture and to host so many members of the Jewish community, our allies, and representatives from all parties at all levels of government at our annual Spuds & Suds Stampede Breakfast and then continue the celebration at other Stampede events throughout the week.
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Antisemitism is spreading in Canada and around the world, on the streets, online, and on campuses. This has dangerous, real-world consequences. Just watch your newsfeed or read the paper. We must confront this insidious and dangerous hatred now, before it becomes normalized.
In just three months, hundreds of Jewish Canadians of all ages, and community allies – including elected officials and ethnic and faith partners – will gather in Ottawa to learn from experts, including renowned author and scholar Gil Troy <[link removed]>, human rights attorney Arsen Ostrovsky <[link removed]>, and digital activists Hen Mazzig <[link removed]> and Emily Schrader <[link removed]>, about how we can take action, collectively and as individuals, against antisemitism.
Will you be there?
Check out our line of speakers and sign up today to Face It and to Fight It at www.fightit.ca <[link removed]>.
CIJA in the News
- Israel causing a wedge in Canadian electoral politics: research (iPolitics) <[link removed]>
- Antisemitic flyers linked to U.S.-based hate group raise concerns in Peterborough (The Globe and Mail, + Canadian Press Syndication) <[link removed]>
- Des tracts antisémites liés à un groupe américain inquiètent à Peterborough (Radio Canada) <[link removed]>
- CTV News at Noon – Sohier-Chaput Sentencing, 6:44-8:38 (CTV News Montreal <[link removed]>)
- Sentencing of Montreal man found guilty of willfully promoting hatred against Jews – Pre-interview with Eta Yudin (CityNews Montreal) <[link removed]>
- Judge: 3-month sentence for Montrealer would trivialize the promotion of hate (CityNews Montreal) <[link removed]>
- Judge criticizes sentence recommendation for Gabriel Sohier Chaput (Montreal Gazette <[link removed]>)
- A judge in Montreal decides three months of jail time is less than this Jew-hater deserves—and he found the apology ‘opportunistic’ (The Canadian Jewish News) <[link removed]>
- 3-month sentence recommended for Montreal neo-Nazi in hate speech case (CBC News <[link removed]>)
- Quebec judge says three-month sentence could trivialize promotion of hate (Toronto Star, + Canadian Press Syndication) <[link removed]>
- Judge opposes light sentence deal for Montreal neo-Nazi (The Suburban) <[link removed]>
- Coupable d'avoir fomenté la haine envers les Juifs: un néonazi montréalais s'excuse et espère la clémence (TVA Nouvelles, Journal de Montréal, Journal de Québec)) <[link removed]>
- Le juge s’insurge contre la peine de trois mois suggérée (La Presse) <[link removed]>
- Un juge estime qu’une peine de trois mois pourrait banaliser l’incitation à la haine (Radio-Canada, + La Presse canadienne Syndication) <[link removed]>
- Un juge s’insurge contre la peine de trois mois suggérée pour Gabriel Sohier Chaput, un néonazi coupable d’avoir fomenté la haine (Le Devoir <[link removed]>)
Community Calendar
July 26-27 | Tisha B'Av
August 7 | Civic Holiday (CIJA offices in Ontario and BC are closed)
October 16-17 | Antisemitism: Face It, Fight It <[link removed]>
Careers
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