Quebec
New report flags widespread failures in Canadian universities’ antisemitism response
The initial launch features a pilot assessment covering four universities where students have reported particularly hostile social climates.
Montreal opposition party moves forward with motion to cut ties with Israel
Class action lawsuit against McGill University for alleged campus antisemitism allowed to proceed
Cable issues force a second shutdown at new Hydro-Quebec line supplying New York City electricity
Quebec revolution summer camp continues despite public outcry, McGill legal actions
Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) McGill drew outrage over a promotional image of keffiyeh-garbed men reading while armed with light machine guns and rifles.
Antisemitic Quebec man arrested for homemade firearm production
Pascal Tribout, 37, was arrested on Thursday and a 3D printed firearm and several 3D printers were seized. He had also allegedly incited violence against the Canadian Jewish community.
Quebec to open first Middle East bureau in Israel to hype innovation
The office will be located within the Canadian embassy in Tel Aviv and will be Quebec's first in the Middle East and 35th total.
Two Jewish women elected to Quebec’s National Assembly
Elisabeth Prass will be representing the Liberal Party of Quebec, while Pascale Déry, a former journalist, will be representing the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ).
Canada ends anti-racism program with adviser who said Zionists are ‘human feces’
The Canadian government had funded a firm whose leading consultant Laith Marouf said Zionists should be shot in the head.
WATCH: Canadian man with Israeli flag beaten with stick on Independence Day
"Give us the flag," the attackers demanded of the victim before assaulting him.
Quebec shutters houses of worship due to Omicron variant
Quebec synagogues first shut down during the first thee months of the pandemic in 2020 and then again at the start of the first curfew in January, 2021.
Quebec adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism
“Today, the Minister responsible for the Fight Against Racism, Benoit Charette, and the Government of Quebec have taken a concrete step forward in the fight against antisemitism."
Quebec court upholds law banning Jewish religious symbols in workplace
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, a Jewish advocacy organization, said in a statement Tuesday that it was “deeply disappointed” by the ruling.
Canada court voids part of disputed Quebec law on religious symbols
The 2019 law prohibits many civil servants, including police officers, from wearing religious symbols such as hijabs and turbans on the job.
