Statement from Official Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day
Every year, we take a moment to remember and reflect on an inhuman genocide carried out by human beings. The systematic planning and carrying out of the destruction of six million human lives is an unequalled tragedy in a century …
Statement by NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair on Passover
As Passover celebrations begin, allow me to share my warmest wishes with the Jewish community far and wide. As families and friends gather together for Seders, they will once again tell the remarkable story of the exodus of Jews from …
Statement by Hon. Thomas Mulcair (Leader of the Official Opposition, NDP) on Holocaust Remembrance Day
M. Thomas Mulcair (chef de l’opposition, NPD): (English following) Monsieur le Président, chaque année, nous marquons un temps d’arrêt pour nous recueillir et pour nous souvenir d’un génocide inhumain pourtant commis par des humains. The systematic planning and carrying out …
Canadian Jewish Congress
National Holocaust Monument Act
With anti-Semitic incidents tragically on the rise around the world, I believe that it is necessary to understand the reality of the worst example in world history of where religious hatred can lead. Canada already has the Holocaust Memorial Centre in Montreal and the Holocaust Education Centre in Vancouver. This bill proposes that a Holocaust monument be built in the nation’s capital. I believe this to be the best way to mark the significance of this event in human history.
Ahavas Yisroel Viznitz Synagogue
A synagogue in Outremont was vandalized on the weekend. Books and other sacred objects were damaged and swastikas were marked on the rabbi’s bima.
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.
