RT @CityNewsTO Pride flag burned at Markham school; two 18‑year‑olds charged in suspected hate-motivated incident: Sepehr Abadar and Mahan Mohammad Radmard. toronto.citynews.ca/2026/06/…

BREAKING: Court orders Iran to pay B.C. torture victim $560 million, significantly raising amount already awarded. globalnews.ca/news/11901838/…

Au nom du CIJA, nous tenons à féliciter Martin Rosenthal pour avoir reçu le prix Tikkun Olam de RBC Dominion valeurs mobilières pour son engagement au service de la communauté au sens large. Martin incarne parfaitement ce que signifie servir la communauté : il met ses compétences en planification financière et stratégique au service de la vie juive à Montréal. Ses contributions au CIJA, en tant que président du Conseil de partenariat local du Québec et membre de notre conseil d'administration national, ont été inestimables, et nous sommes très reconnaissants de pouvoir compter sur son expertise et son expérience. Félicitations Martin ! Ton travail incarne l’essence même de ce que signifie tikkun olam : réparer le monde et en faire un endroit meilleur pour tous.

DRONE INTERCEPTED Niagara St. & Tecumseth St. 7:45pm -reports of an unauthorized drone detected and intercepted by TPS officers -individual charged under Canadian Aviation Regulations -REMINDER: unauthorized drones are not permitted in restricted airspace around stadiums, team sites, FIFA Fan Festival, and other secured areas #GO 1204622 ^ss #FIFAWorldCup

COMING SOON: I ask flotilla activist Daniela Bonamico about injuries allegedly sustained during her mission to Gaza. 📸 Jun 7, 2026 #Toronto #ProtestMania

Is Canada safe for Jews? That’s the wrong question New and exclusive polling for The Hub finds that more than 80 percent of Canadians believe that Canada remains a safe country for Jews. The finding is striking because it suggests that the rise of the new antisemitism has yet to fully register with much of the public. Canadians may see disturbing incidents in the news, but many still assume that Jewish communities are able to live, worship, gather, and participate in civic life without extraordinary concern for their safety. Yet the lived reality is often quite different. Across the country, synagogues, schools, community centres, and other Jewish organizations are spending significant sums on private security, surveillance systems, barriers, guards, and other protective measures. These are costs that many institutions scarcely contemplated a decade ago. Today they have become a routine feature of operating budgets.  This should concern all Canadians. The most basic responsibility of the state is to provide public order and security. Before governments regulate markets, redistribute income, or pursue any number of social objectives, they must first ensure that citizens can safely exercise their fundamental freedoms. When religious communities feel compelled to internalize the cost of their own security, it’s a sign that the state is falling short of this core obligation. The consequences extend beyond the immediate burden imposed on Jewish institutions. Many synagogues, schools, charities, and community organizations enjoy charitable status because governments recognize that their activities contribute to Canada’s civic life. They educate children, care for seniors, support families, provide social services, foster community, and strengthen the social fabric. The public subsidy implicit in charitable status reflects a judgment that these activities generate benefits that extend well beyond their own members. But every dollar that must be redirected toward security is a dollar that cannot be spent on those missions. A synagogue that hires additional guards may have fewer resources for educational programming. A community centre that upgrades security infrastructure may have less money available for outreach, charitable work, or support services. A Jewish school facing rising security costs may have fewer resources to devote to teaching and student support. These are real opportunity costs. They represent a loss not only for Jewish communities but for Canadian society as a whole. One way to think about the issue is that government failure in one domain is undermining government policy in another. The state grants charitable status to these organizations because it wants them investing in civic life. Yet its inability to provide basic security forces them to divert resources away from precisely those activities. The result is a poorer and weaker civil society. This is why concerns about antisemitism shouldn’t be viewed as issues affecting only Jews. A country in which one religious minority must increasingly provide for its own safety is a country experiencing a broader failure of public order. And when institutions that strengthen our communities are forced to redirect resources from their missions to their protection, the costs are ultimately borne by all of us. The question isn’t simply whether Canada remains safe for Jews. It is whether Canadians recognize the growing costs of making Jewish communities responsible for their own security.