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I read with disappointment, but not surprise, the articles describing the Carney government’s new initiative to combat antisemitism in Canada.

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Exactly what we don’t need is another committee to study root causes. It does not take a degree in rocket science to realize that the root cause of the rampant violent Jew-hatred that has hijacked Canadian society is that the Liberal government has opened immigration to tens of thousands of radical Islamists who blatantly resent and disdain Canadian and western culture, take utter advantage of the freedoms that it affords, and display utter hatred for Jews.

There is no condemnation of their malevolent behaviour. This is a curse on our society that won’t disappear with another committee but requires strong enforcement of Canadian hate crimes laws already on the books and a stop to open immigration of people who aren’t willing to abide by the concepts of tolerance and acceptance.

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Gerald Rosenstein, Toronto

Prime Minister Mark Carney is right. Antisemitism has reached alarming levels in Canada. What is hard to understand is why the government’s response begins with yet another reassessment of the nature, scale and drivers of antisemitism.

The evidence is already there. Police services, Statistics Canada, Jewish organizations, schools, universities and governments at every level have been documenting this trend for years. We have data. We have lived experience. We have reports. We have statistics. The signal is not weak. It is overwhelming.

Leadership requires more than gathering information. It requires the judgment to draw conclusions from the evidence and the courage to act on them.

The evidence has been gathered. The issue........

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