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Avi Benlolo: Carney missed a historic moment to confront Canada’s antisemitism crisis

It was a speech about everything and nothing

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The Jewish community was glued to their screens earlier this week in anticipation of what solutions our prime minister, Mark Carney, might offer for the crisis of antisemitism in this country. No one failed to notice the by-invitation-only event meticulously orchestrated in a small auditorium at Holy Blossom Temple — keeping the problem of antisemitism internal to the Jewish community.

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I hoped Mr. Carney would seize the occasion as a statesman. I believed he might rise to the occasion recognizing the urgency, officially declaring the antisemitic pandemic in our nation a national emergency. It would have been historic. It would have been necessary. It would have sent a paramount message to all Canadians that the Jewish community is Canada and Canada includes the Jewish community. Temporarily invoking the Emergencies Act would allow the government to address violent antisemitism and terrorism as a public welfare and public order........

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