Monthly Communication Report

Organization:	The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs/Le Centre consultatif des relations juives et israéliennes
Associated registration:	959914-111-94
Communication date:	2025-02-12
Posted date:	2025-03-15

Designated Public Office Holders who participated in the communication:	Aaron Wudrick, Director of Policy House of Commons
List of Details Subject matter Detail Justice and Law Enforcement, National Security/Security Accountability for Anti-Racism Initiatives: Public accountability measures should be developed and implemented to support and uphold genuine progress in combating hate in all its forms, as outlined in Building a Foundation for Change: Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy 2019–2022. Justice and Law Enforcement A civil remedy based in human rights law, included in the Canadian Human Rights Act, with respect to combating hate speech, including antisemitism. Training for provincial attorneys general, prosecutors, and police to enforce Criminal Code hate speech provisions. Training and parameters should cite the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism. Agriculture Dairy Board: tariff exemptions for kosher cheese products: To ensure that kosher cheese products not produced domestically be designated as tariff-exempt dairy products. Immigration Immigration: Discussions regarding the Immigration Refugee Board policies regarding refugee claimants from Israel; Discussions regarding overall Canadian immigration policy, integration of new Canadians and Israeli "best practices" regarding new immigrant absorption (e.g., certification of foreign trained medical professionals) and language training. Education, International Relations, Religion National Holocaust Memorial: To ensure that the Government of Canada provide resources for year-round access to the memorial as well as educations supports for visitors to the Holocaust Memorial Taxation and Finance Tax credit for volunteerism: proposing that a process be added to provide tax credits for individuals who contribute time to charitable activities on a sustained basis.
Responsible Officer who filed this communication report:	Noah Shack
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