Registry of Lobbyists
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National Security/Security
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Adding terrorist organizations to the list of entities under Canada’s Criminal Code.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Amend the Criminal Code to broaden the definition of hate speech to include modern forms of online and digital harassment, which are often used to target minority communities, including the Jewish community.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Amend the Criminal Code to include a provision outlawing the display of the Flags and Emblems of Listed Terror entities.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Concrete Amendments to Bill C-63 (Online Harms Act) that will effectively combat antisemitism.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Budget
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Dedicate funding to create a publicly accessible digital archive of all records (government departments and agencies) relating to the Holocaust and then have Library and Archives Canada (LAC) organize and release them as non-redacted copies readily open and accessible to the public.
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Policies or Program
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Direct the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Program (War Crimes Program), either to prosecute in Canada or to elicit extradition from extradition treaty partners or, where appropriate, enter into specific extradition agreements, in cases where the evidence available is such that, in the view of the Program, a prosecution or extradition request would succeed. Revocation of citizenship and removal should not be pursued in these cases.
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Policies or Program
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National Security/Security
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Dissolve Samidoun as a not-for profit corporation.
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Policies or Program
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Ensure that Canada’s Hate Laws (under the Criminal Code) are enforced. Since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack, there has been a significant rise in antisemitic attacks against Canadian Jewry. Canada must take hate speech against the Jewish community seriously.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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National Security/Security
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Ensure that Public Safety Canada fulfills its mandate to protect Canada from the spread of extremist ideologies, especially those that could radicalize young Canadians or incite violence against Jewish communities.
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Policies or Program
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National Security/Security
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Ensure that those who are in contravention of Canadian sanctions are thoroughly investigated and held accountable for their transgressions.
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Policies or Program
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Arts and Culture
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Establish a national monitoring system to track the adoption and implementation of the IHRA definition, identifying areas where it is not being effectively applied, and implementing improvements where necessary.
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Policies or Program
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Arts and Culture
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For the Government of Canada to maintain its commitment to fighting antisemitism by developing a concrete plan to implement the universal use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antimerism.
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Policies or Program
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National Security/Security
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Implement a national ban on all rallies that promote hate speech, violence, and extremism, including those like Al-Quds Day.
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Policies or Program
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Budget
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Include funding in the 2025 budget to develop a 5-year program to enhance the IHRA literacy of post-secondary students.
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Policies or Program
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Privacy and Access to Information
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Introduce amendments to the Access to Information Act that would mandate the disclosure of all records relations to all records relating specifically to alleged Nazi war criminals in Canada and to any other Canadian citizen or resident who may have been complicit in carrying out the Holocaust and, all other Holocaust-related records (as defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance) in the possession of the Government of Canada.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Introduce amendments to the Criminal Code to increase penalties for hate-motivated crimes. This includes harsher sentencing guidelines for crimes committed with a hateful intent, ensuring that perpetrators face significant consequences.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Introduce legislation that prohibits the wearing of masks or face coverings at protests, except for those with legitimate medical or religious reasons. This law should balance the right to protest with the need to prevent hate speech, violence, and other illegal activities.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Budget, National Security/Security
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Make new investments to support and strengthen Canada’s ability to monitor and prevent terrorism. Funding should be provided to enhance the capacity and expand the capabilities of Canada’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSETs).
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Policies or Program
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National Security/Security
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Officially list all groups who engage in terrorist activities, or who have links to groups who engage in terrorist activities, as terrorist organizations under Canadian law.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Foreign Affairs
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Propose solutions to rectify the general incoherence of Canada’s sanctions schemes, including by instituting clear and publicly available policy regarding which legislation is used in which circumstances, and ensuring that the various sanctions legislations are used in an internally consistent and cohesive manner.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Justice and Law Enforcement
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Rescind the June 14 appointment of the new Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission and commence an investigation into its vetting process.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Budget
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Review all federal grant programs to ensure that only projects that align with Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy: Changing Systems, Transforming Lives, 2024-2028 receive federal funding.
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Policies or Program, Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
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Foreign Affairs
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Support the passage of legislation such as Bill S-247 (An Act to amend the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act that would, in the enforcement of sanctions, enable restrictions and prohibitions on activities in relation to family members, making it more difficult for gross human rights violators and kleptocrats to avoid the enforcement of sanctions by transferring, giving or selling their property to family members.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Foreign Affairs
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Support the utilization of the new mechanism to repurpose assets of sanctioned individuals and entities, and facilitate the establishment of a clear role for victims in this process, including a role for individual claimants, and the possibility of using assets to assist victims in war-torn countries and conflict zones.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Industry, Science and Technology
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That Jewish persons be included in all Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) policies and initiatives that are found within the new capstone research funding organization’s legislation, governance structures and programming.
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Policies or Program
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Industry, Science and Technology
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That the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry work with Canada’s federal research funding agencies to amend their funding agreements with institutions to include, as a component of the agreements, a provision that all activities funded by the agencies are conducted in consultation with the IHRA definition of antisemitism and its illustrative examples.
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Policies or Program
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Industry, Science and Technology
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That the new capstone research funding organization ensures that Canada’s three federal research funding agencies amend their funding agreements with post-secondary institutions to include, as a component of the agreements, a provision that all activities funded by the agencies are conducted in consultation with Changing Systems, Transforming Lives: Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy 2024-2028.
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Policies or Program
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Foreign Affairs
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The need for Canada to impose sanctions on the political leaders of Hamas (a listed terrorist entity) for their role in the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack against Israel.
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Policies or Program
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Foreign Affairs
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Unconditionally support Israel’s efforts to nullify the extra-territorial threats currently compromising its security, and commit to assisting in the development of afunctional democracy within the Palestinian Territories before it recognizes the existence of a Palestinian state.
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Policies or Program
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The Organization’s purpose is to relieve poverty, prevent discrimination and antisemitism, improve the moral and ethical development of the community, provide assistance to victims of human rights abuses, relieve conditions associated with the elderly.
Judith Foldes, Chief Operating Officer
End date of the last completed financial year: 2023-12-31
| Government Institution | Funding Received in Last Financial Year | Funding Expected in Current Financial Year |
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| Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) | $69,844.00 | No |
| Government of Ontario | $5,000.00 | No |
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