Mark Carney addresses the ‘scourge’ of antisemitism in Canada, unveils national council
Carney said Jewish Canadians faced more than two-thirds of religion-motivated hate crimes in 2025 as the council studies the drivers of the rise.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney launched the Ministerial Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion at Toronto's Holy Blossom Temple, declaring that Canada's "civic compact is failing Jewish Canadians."
- Carney cited a surge in antisemitism to postwar highs, with B'nai Brith Canada recording over 6,800 incidents in 2025, targeting a group comprising just one percent of the population.
- Chaired by Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller and including Sen. Marc Gold, the council will coordinate a "whole-of-federal-government" approach to assess the nature, scale, and drivers of antisemitism.
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre criticized the government's record, calling on Carney to offer a "big apology" to the Jewish community for violence and fear allowed over the last decade.
- Replacing two previous federal envoys, the council aims to improve research and data collection on hate incidents while focusing on national unity and "trying to bring people together" through federal alignment.
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'Lots of rhetoric,' questions remain, B'nai Brith Canada says of newly announced national panel to fight Jew-hatred
Canadian Jewish organizations told JNS that questions remain after Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, announced a new national council on Monday to "combat racism and hate in all their forms and to guide the government of Canada as part of our efforts to build a fairer, more just, more inclusive society."Speaking at Holy Blossom Temple, a Reform synagogue in Toronto, Carney said that Marc Gold, a former member of the Canadian Senate, will…
Canada failing Jewish community as antisemitism becomes national crisis, Carney says
Prime minister announces federal advisory council to combat antisemitism after hate crimes against Jewish Canadians surged to levels not seen since World War II, with attacks targeting schools, synagogues, businesses and campuses
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The RecordMark Carney addresses the ‘scourge’ of antisemitism in Canada, unveils national council
The Ministerial Advisory Council on Rights, Equality, and Inclusion will reassess the “nature, scale, and drivers of antisemitism,” including on campuses, in workplaces and online spaces.
'Canada’s civic compact is failing Jewish Canadians,' Carney says as he unveils effort to address antisemitism
Canada’s prime minister Mark Carney announced on Monday a new government body to combat racism, saying its first priority would be tackling antisemitism. Carney addressed Canada’s surge in antisemitic hate crimes during a speech at Holy Blossom Synagogue, Toronto’s oldest Jewish congregation. He said the government had to “start with clearly admitting that Canada’s civic compact is failing Jewish Canadians.” Carney referenced the wave of attacks…
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