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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: How safe are Canada’s Jewish institutions from attacks?
Description: In July 2021, the Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair attended an event at a Chabad Lubavitch centre in Markham, Ont., where he announced the government would spend $8 million to help non-profit faith community groups update their buildings' security. The money is meant to go towards projects like fortifying doors, installing cameras, erecting fences, training security guards and improving lighting. Recipients can include places of worship, private schools and community centres—anywhere that might be the target of a hate crime.
In the last week, the ministry in charge of dispensing these funds extended the deadline for a ne...