Karine Toledano and Aline Levi
National Post, Apr. 27, 2025
“Little known to most Canadians, Carney and Joly also pledged $84 million in taxpayer funds to Syria — into the hands of Abu al-Julani.”
After nearly a decade of Liberal government, we are watching history repeat itself. Synagogues are being burned, schools shot at, businesses attacked, and hatred paraded openly through our streets. These are not isolated incidents — they are warnings. And ignoring them now would be a deadly mistake.
This election is not just political. For Jewish Canadians, it is existential. Our future in this country hinges on choosing leadership willing to act decisively against rising hate.
Across Canada, Jews and our institutions have become primary targets. According to Statistics Canada, antisemitic hate crimes have risen over 400 per cent under Liberal leadership. Though Jews represent less than one per cent of the population, we were the target of 70 per cent of all religiously motivated hate crimes in 2023. Yet as antisemitic violence overflowed across Montreal — cars torched, windows smashed, synagogues and Jewish schools under siege — the country’s leader was literally dancing the night away at a Taylor Swift concert, tone-deaf to what was happening.
The federal response to such violence has been shameful. Liberal ministers routinely fail to call out antisemitism directly or unequivocally. Their silence and ambiguity send a message: Jew-hatred is tolerated …. SOURCE