NDP bill would ban hate symbols
(OTTAWA) – This month, NDP House Leader Peter Julian (New Westminster–Burnaby) tabled Bill C-229, a private member’s bill that would prevent anyone from selling and…
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Conservative MP Kevin Waugh introduces legislation to prohibit Holocaust denial
(Ottawa) – On Feb. 9, Kevin Waugh, Conservative Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Grasswood, introduced his Private Members’ Bill, An Act to amend the Criminal Code…
#WeRemember Campaign promotes a future without hate
NEW YORK – In the leadup to International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, the World Jewish Congress has launched its seventh annual #WeRemember campaign, to…
Education Minister removes official document that urges both-sides approach to Nazism
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Alberta’s Ministry of Education has disavowed and deleted a document from its website that encourages educators to portray positive aspects…
Israel approves national budget, averting new government’s collapse and repeat election
by Asaf Shalev (JTA) — In what was seen as a crucial test in Israel’s longstanding governing crisis, the country’s lawmakers managed to approve a…