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Constable Jeff Smith put his life on the line to protect worshippers at the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville yesterday, on Yom Kippur.
We thank him for his bravery and pray for his swift and full recovery.
Jewish families in Canada must be able to worship and live free from terror, violence, or intimidation.
Belleville, Ontario.
A Jewish community has prayed there since 1905. One hundred and twenty years of building, contributing, belonging. This week, someone opened fire on their synagogue.
It is not isolated. Toronto bakeries shot at. A Montreal restaurant burned on Shabbat. A Saskatoon synagogue pelted during prayer, children at the window. A man with a knife at the Israel pavilion in Edmonton.
For eighty years this country held a consensus forged in the ashes of the Holocaust: that antisemitism is intolerable, that violent extremism is confronted, that we do not underwrite those who preach the murder of Jews.
That consensus is being dismantled.
This week, Prime Minister @MarkJCarney pledged another $100 million, including funds to train Palestinian Authority police. The same Authority that held no elections, undertaken no reform, and still pays pensions for murdering Jews. Not one condition this government set has been met.
A government that trafficks in terror funding abroad cannot claim to be fighting it at home. And a government that perpetually fails to fight it at home is not merely neglecting Jewish Canadians. It is continuing to act against them, and the rule of law every Canadian deserves.
Joint Statement by CIJA and Jewish Federations of Canada – UIA:
Jewish Canadians are emerging from Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, to the horrifying images of gunfire outside Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, where members of the Jewish community had gathered to pray.
We are profoundly grateful to Constable Jeff Smith who acted heroically in risking is own life to protect his fellow Canadians. Our entire community prays for his full and speedy recovery.
The investigation into last night's events is ongoing, but one fact requires no investigation: Jewish Canadians should not need armed police outside their synagogues simply to pray safely.
Canadians cannot accept a future, as now exists in Europe, in which synagogues and Jewish schools can only operate safely behind permanent armed police and soldiers with machine guns.
With Parliament returning this week, governments at every level must turn their attention to the domestic situation and the growing threat of extremist violence here in Canada.
We are calling for immediate action:
· Leaders need to speak clearly: antizionism is driving violence against Canadians. The demonization of Israel offers a green light for extremists who target the Jewish community. This includes when governments single Israel out or hold it to a double-standard. Canadian security officials have repeatedly warned about the potential for international conflicts and grievances to be exploited by extremists at home. Governments must take that threat seriously and confront antisemitism consistently, including when it is expressed through double standards in foreign policy, and the demonization or delegitimization of Israel.
· Convene federal, provincial and territorial attorneys general and public safety ministers to prioritize enforcement, disrupt extremist networks, strengthen intelligence coordination, and ensure those who threaten or perpetrate violence are held accountable.
· We need streamlined processes that enable Jewish institutions to rapidly request and secure paid-duty police officers during periods of elevated attendance and risk. The framework should allow for prioritized and expedited approvals, a designated point of contact within participating police services, and access to sufficient federal funding to help offset paid-duty policing costs.
· Confront extremist ideologies, organizations and foreign state actors that promote, finance, facilitate or direct violence in Canada, including the documented threat posed by the Iranian regime and its proxies.
No more thoughts and prayers. The clock is ticking and our leaders must act before lives are lost.
1. Dernier débat ce soir
2. Les États-Unis continueront à acheter la potasse canadienne, mais veulent un meilleur prix
3. David Eby déclenche des élections anticipées en Colombie-Britannique
« Depuis que j’ai été investi, ce qu’on ressent, c’est un appui. Les gens veulent du changement dans la région, ils veulent du changement à l’échelle nationale. Les pouces en l’air, les gens qui nous donnent des tapes dans le dos, qui nous reconnaissent aussi »
Gunfire outside a synagogue. On Yom Kippur. In Belleville, Ontario.
We don’t yet know the motive — and we won’t pretend we do.
But we do know this: Jewish Canadians are increasingly being asked to live with a level of fear that should never become normal.
«Ce qui se dégage présentement, c’est que ça va être extrêmement serré. Probablement, l’élection au Québec la plus serrée de l’histoire moderne, depuis une quarantaine d’années. [...] C’est beaucoup trop serré pour faire une prédiction.»
Patrick Lagacé https://t.co/rE339h5rpA
Here is the full Mainstreet report that was sent to Bell Media, whose articles about the poll you posted links to → https://t.co/QJ86IHalNS
See page 17. CAQ first among 18-34 (decided voters).
Looks like changes were made to the tables after its publication.