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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Will Bill C-9 make it safer for Canada's Jews?
Description: Will Bill C-9 make it safer for Canada’s Jews?
The federal government’s Combating Hate Act is heading toward a final vote—after weeks of committee study. and a move recently to limit debate. The bill is being framed as as Canada's signture response to rising antisemitism after Oct. 7.
But will it actually work?
In this episode of The CJN’s North Star podcast, host Ellin Bessner speaks with two Jewish MPs from opposite sides of the aisle:
• Anthony Housefather (Liberal, Mount Royal), who argues the bill gives police the tools they...