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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: What to expect from this week's Antisemitism Forum in Ottawa
Description: On Thursday March 6, in Ottawa, the Trudeau government is holding a national antisemitism forum to help better protect Jewish Canadians from what it calls “a troubling rise in antisemitic incidents, threats, and hate crimes.”
It’s by invitation only, and is expected to bring together police, prosecutors, politicians and Jewish leaders for a one-day confab on how Ottawa, the provinces and municipalities can work better together to ensure Jewish Canadians feel safe to go to synagogue, school and live in their communities.
The timing of this forum has prompted some skepticism in some corners: it’s being held just three da...