PM Justin Trudeau announces St. Louis apology
OTTAWA, May 8, 2018 /CNW/ – The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will deliver a formal apology in the House of Commons over the fate of…
Human Rights
What a new memorial for black lynching victims learned from Holocaust commemoration
By Ben Sales (JTA) — When Bryan Stevenson set out to build a memorial to the thousands of black people lynched in the United States,…
$10 bank note features Mrs. Viola Desmond: 64 years later, a chance to ‘right the wrong’
(April 24, 2018) – On April 15, 2010, nearly 64 years after she was jailed, convicted and fined for defiantly refusing to leave a whites-only area…
Another Record-Setting Year for Antisemitism in Canada, B’nai Brith Audit Finds
(Toronto) – The year 2017 set records for antisemitism in Canada. B’nai Brith Canada’s Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents reports that 2017 was the second consecutive year…
CIJA and CJHSD Call for Formal St. Louis Apology
by Colleen Decker (EJNews) – Canada is a place where everyone is welcome. Each year we open our doors to thousands of refugees seeking security…