Terry Newman: Liberals give $100K to antisemitic group to fight antisemitism |
Toronto Palestinian Families doesn't support Canada's official definition of antisemitism, likely because its own policies violate it
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The Liberal government doled out almost $100,000 to a Toronto organization that claimed it would fight antisemitism but appears to be doing nothing of the sort.
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This year, Toronto Palestinian Families (TPF), which describes itself as “a grassroots group led by Palestinian families advocating for safe and inclusive spaces free from anti-Palestinian racism and other forms of inequity,” was given $99,500 by the Canadian Heritage department for a proposal titled, “Combating Anti-Semitism and Anti-Palestinian Racism for All.”
Shockingly, the government approved the grant, even though some of the group’s policies would be considered antisemitic based on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, which was officially adopted by the Government of Canada in 2019.
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