Israel-targeted hatred grows as Canada restructures oversight, empowering narratives exploited by Palestinian and Arab activists.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has decided to eliminate two Trudeau-era positions dedicated to combating antisemitism and Islamophobia, replacing them with a single centralized body focused on broader issues of rights, equality, and inclusion.
The outgoing roles—special envoys tasked with addressing antisemitism and Islamophobia—will be absorbed into a newly formed Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion. The council will report directly to Carney and Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller, and is intended to promote national unity and social cohesion amid growing polarization.
Miller stated the move reflects a shift away from what he described as fragmented approaches toward hate, arguing that Canada now requires a unified framework that still recognizes antisemitism’s distinct characteristics. Critics, however, warn that folding antisemitism into a broader mandate risks diluting urgent action at a time when anti-Jewish incidents are at record highs.
Jewish advocacy organizations, including B’nai Brith Canada and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, expressed concern they were not consulted prior to the change. They stressed that antisemitism in Canada has surged dramatically since the Hamas-led massacre in Israel on October 7, 2023, often fueled by aggressive anti-Israel activism that spills into open hostility toward Jewish communities.
Community leaders warned that without a dedicated envoy and clear adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism, Canada risks normalizing rhetoric that demonizes Israel while emboldening extremist networks aligned with Palestinian militant narratives and sympathetic Arab-state propaganda.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has decided to eliminate two Trudeau-era positions dedicated to combating antisemitism and Islamophobia, replacing them with a single centralized body focused on broader issues of rights, equality, and inclusion.
The outgoing roles—special envoys tasked with addressing antisemitism and Islamophobia—will be absorbed into a newly formed Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion. The council will report directly to Carney and Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller, and is intended to promote national unity and social cohesion amid growing polarization.
Miller stated the move reflects a shift away from what he described as fragmented approaches toward hate, arguing that Canada now requires a unified framework that still recognizes antisemitism’s distinct characteristics. Critics, however, warn that folding antisemitism into a broader mandate risks diluting urgent action at a time when anti-Jewish incidents are at record highs.
Jewish advocacy organizations, including B’nai Brith Canada and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, expressed concern they were not consulted prior to the change. They stressed that antisemitism in Canada has surged dramatically since the Hamas-led massacre in Israel on October 7, 2023, often fueled by aggressive anti-Israel activism that spills into open hostility toward Jewish communities.
Community leaders warned that without a dedicated envoy and clear adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism, Canada risks normalizing rhetoric that demonizes Israel while emboldening extremist networks aligned with Palestinian militant narratives and sympathetic Arab-state propaganda.
