Conservative plan to protect ethnic and religious institutions cynical

Ethno-cultural and religious groups need a comprehensive plan to keep their institutions safe – not the piecemeal approach announced by the Conservatives on the eve of a federal election, Liberal MPs Anita Neville and Susan Kadis said today.

Conservative plan to protect ethnic and religious institutions cynical

Ethno-cultural and religious groups need a comprehensive plan to keep their institutions safe – not the piecemeal approach announced by the Conservatives on the eve of a federal election, Liberal MPs Anita Neville
and Susan Kadis said today.

Criminal Code – Bill C-384

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to speak on behalf of the NDP about Bill C-384, put forward by my colleague from Châteauguay-Saint-Constant.

The purpose of this bill is to improve and update existing provisions of the Criminal Code. These provisions already state that if an act is committed against a place of worship, the penalty can be increased. This was in response to a number of tragic events throughout Canada, and particularly in Quebec.

Criminal Code – Bill C-384

Mr. Speaker, it is an honour for me to participate in this debate. I would like to congratulate my colleague for Châteauguay-Saint-Constant for her valiant effort in bringing this bill before the House. The objective of the bill is praiseworthy and necessary, particularly as we approach the fourth anniversary of the bombing of the United Talmud Torah elementary school in Montreal. Hate attacks against cultural communities in Canada continue…

Criminal Code – Bill C-384

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased this evening to speak to Bill C-384, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (mischief against educational or other institution), a private member’s bill introduced by the member for Châteauguay-Saint-Constant.

Criminal Code – Bill C-384

…Bill C-384 amends the Criminal Code to create a new offence to prohibit hate-motivated acts of mischief against an identifiable group at an educational institution. The term "educational institution" would cover a range of institutions or community places, such as a school, daycare centre, college, university, community centre, playground, sports centre and many others.

Dion vows to boost religious security: Pledges $75M to protect ‘at risk’ ethnic groups

Standing beside leaders from the Islamic and Jewish faith, Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion said yesterday if he was Prime Minister he would start a $75 million program to beef up security measures for "at risk" non-profit organizations such as religious schools and places of worship to help protect them against hate crimes.

Ottawa helps Jewish community beef up security

The federal government has renewed security funding for Jewish and other ethnic communities at risk of hate crimes in Canada in 2008. The money will come from the government’s previously announced Security Infrastructure Program, a $3-million fund to be dispersed to non-profit and other provincially recognized community organizations that want to augment their existing security measures.

$250,000 granted to counter hate crimes

Eleven ethnic and religious groups out of an applicant pool of more than 100 were granted federal funding yesterday in an effort to improve security at their institutions and counter hate crimes.

Liberal MP responds

This editorial took aim at the decision of the Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) to circulate my recent letter to Public Safety Minister Stock-well Day on security funding to vulnerable communities and it attacked the Liberal record on this issue.