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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Why 72% of police-reported hate crimes in Canada remain unsolved
Description: Today, on Monday April 7, the human rights advocacy group B’nai Brith Canada is set to release its annual antisemitism audit, tracking what’s likely to be another record level of online hate speech, graffiti, threats, arson and gunshots targeting Canada’s Jewish community. Last year, the group revealed its highest ever tally: 5,791 incidents happened in 2023–double the year before. And while those numbers may seen surprisingly high, they did come during the surge in antisemitism on Canadian shores after Oct. 7.
But experts say that number doesn’t tell the whole story.
A new Statistics Canada rep...