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How many Gazans would be inadmissible if the immigration provisions relating to terrorism and criminality were rigorously applied?

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Canada’s post-October 7 antisemitism crisis mirrors Australia’s. It’s small wonder that the Bondi Beach Hanukkah pogrom is perceived by numerous Canadian observers as a bullet dodged.

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If it had happened here, we would be sifting through the same forensic breadcrumbs that helped pave the road to Bondi: principles bent for Muslim votes, calculated tolerance for criminal activity directed against Jews and the demonization of Israel in high political and cultural places.

The question now is: what can we do to prevent such a tragedy in Canada?

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We should start by believing what Islamists say. Hamas has stated that, “Killing Jews is worship that draws us close to Allah.” We should also acknowledge that the phrase, “Globalize the Intifada,” is incitement to violence against Jews. We should prosecute, imprison or, when feasible, deport those who preach it.

Second, we must remove the cone of heresy over debates about multiculturalism and immigration. Following the massacre, former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott told Sky News that, “Some versions of Islam are not really compatible with life in a liberal, democratic, pluralist society.” He said it and the sky didn’t fall. Fear of radically antisemitic jihadists is rational.

As former Alberta premier and federal immigration minister Jason Kenney said in a

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