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CJPAC is a unique national, grassroots, independent organization whose mandate is to engage the community in the political process. CJPAC mobilizes the grassroots across the country, builds relationships with elected officials – of all political parties – and works for Jewish community interests, on a multi-partisan basis, during and between elections. Join CJPAC Today!

Get Ready For ACTION in Toronto and Montreal - UPDATED

Tickets are now on sale for ACTION Toronto. To purchase your tickets today, please click here. 

This year’s annual ACTION parties will be held in Toronto on Thursday, March 11, 2010 and in Montreal on Thursday, May 6, 2010. ACTION is an event that encourages young professionals to become politically active by giving them the opportunity to meet and mingle with politicians from across the country. These fun and chic evenings include live entertainment, open bar, delicious hors d’oeuvres and desserts.


Read More | Jan 25, 2010

Raoul Wallenberg Day

January 17th marks the day that Raoul Wallenberg was captured by the Soviet Army and never heard from again. Although his death remains a mystery, the lessons we must learn are those that Raoul Wallenberg demonstrated while living. As a Swedish diplomat in Budapest he is credited with rescuing 100,000 people from prosecution and almost certain death.  He issued thousands of Swedish passports to Jews granting them protection from the Nazis.  Under the Swedish flag Wallenberg bought 30 buildings in the Budapest Ghetto in which he opened soup kitchens, hospitals and schools as well as a special shelter for some 8,000 children whose parents had already been killed or deported. He also drove alongside Nazi death marches handing out food to the women and children who certainly would not have survived otherwise.  Raoul Wallenberg chose to risk and ultimately gave his life to save others and do justice.
Read More | Jan 18, 2010

In 2010 Take Inspiration from Senators Grafstein and Goldstein

As CJPAC looks back at 2009, we would like to recognize two prominent members of Canada’s Jewish community who retired from the Canadian Senate this past year.  We hope that their actions/legacy will serve as inspiration for other community members to get engaged and make a difference.
Read More | Dec 31, 2009

Jerusalem: Recognizing the Pre-eminent Jewish Attachment
Israel and the Jewish people have a pre-eminent religious, historical and political attachment with Jerusalem.  While the Haram al-Sharif and the Via Dolorosa have significance to Muslims and Christians respectively, Jerusalem – Mount Zion, the City of David, the Temple Mount, and the Western Wall – has *centrality* only for Jews.  Read More

Iran - A Multiple Threat to Global Stability

The US National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), issued in early December 2007, reports that Iran halted its secret nuclear weapons program in the fall of 2003 and has apparently shown no inclination to restart it.

While acknowledging its possible significance, Ephraim Kam and Ephraim Asculai of the INSS (formerly Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies) note that the NIE assessment "does not negate the possibility that Iran will continue to seek nuclear weapons."

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