Antisemitism is quantifiably bad in Canada. Are Canadians just going to accept that?
Recent antisemitic incidents in Canada, including stabbings, vandalism, and harassment, have prompted alarm, with two major reports describing the situation as a national crisis and an inflection point. B’nai Brith Canada recorded a 145.6% increase in antisemitic incidents since 2022, totaling 6,800 in 2025, while the Senate Committee on Human Rights emphasized that Canadian Jews feel increasingly unsafe. Both reports call for a federal task force, improved security, education, and broader societal action to combat rising antisemitism from across the political spectrum.
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ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountTwo Jewish men were stabbed after leaving a synagogue in London this week – the same area where a volunteer Jewish organization’s ambulances were torched a few weeks ago. (The first responders at the latest attack? A volunteer Jewish neighbourhood watch group.)“It’s no longer safe to be visibly Jewish on the streets of London,” a (non-Jewish) woman, Jan Bowman, said at a demonstration afterward. Canadians do not want this kind of hatred here. But we are well on our way. Recent examples include a man trying to force his way into a synagogue last weekend just north of Toronto.
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