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Or sign-in if you have an account.Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Global Progress Action Summit in the Concert Hall at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto on May 9, 2026. Photo by Nick Kozak /For Postmedia NewsSince 2022, the number of police-reported hate crimes targeting Jews has increased 75 per cent in Canada, while antisemitic incidents, as tracked by B’nai Brith, shot up 145 per cent. In that time, we have heard a lot of empty words from politicians and numerous legislative proposals that offer little substance. That needs to change.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. 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This should include a full-throated denunciation of the sources of anti-Jewish hate, a strong commitment to uphold the laws of the land and solid plans to reform immigration and exorcise the rot in our education system.We do not need to hear that attacks against Jews and Jewish institutions is “not who we are as Canadians,” as former prime minister Justin Trudeau was fond of saying; or that they are “fundamental violations of the Canadian way of life,” as Carney has said. We now know that this is who many Canadians are — and something needs to be done about it.This newsletter from NP Comment tackles the topics you care about. (Subscriber-exclusive edition on Fridays)By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againCarney must recognize that there are no quick fixes. The antisemitism roiling this country was not merely lingering beneath the surface, waiting for an event like Hamas’s October 7 massacre to bubble to the surface. It has been metastasizing for years on university campuses.In 2002, a riot broke out at Concordia University over a planned talk by Benjamin Netanyahu. Anti-Israel students forcibly entered the building where he was supposed to speak, breaking a glass window and ultimately shutting down the event.Back then, this sort of violent anti-Israel activism was largely confined to universities. But those students graduated, as did generations of others indoctrinated in anti-Zionist and extremist left-wing dogma.They entered the workforce, became professors, bureaucrats and politicians. They co-opted our institutions with a far left worldview that sees every issue as one of oppressors versus the oppressed.This caused Canada to backslide from a country striving toward colour-blindness, to one that seems to encourage racial tension. And it should come as no surprise that the race most impacted by this change is the Jews, who have faced hate and persecution throughout most of recorded history.Since the turn of the century, we have also witnessed Islamist terror groups adopt the language of western “progressives” and unite in a common struggle against their one shared enemy: the world’s only Jewish state and the liberal values it represents in a very illiberal part of the world.As the Post’s Jesse Kline writes elsewhere on this page, even so-called mainstream Muslim organizations openly profess their admiration for the Muslim Brotherhood, a jihadist organization, and invite known antisemites to speak at conferences.At the same time, this country has seen an influx of newcomers from countries that don’t necessarily share Canadian values.During the 2017 Conservative leadership race, Kellie Leitch was branded as a racist for proposing that new immigrants should be screened for anti-Canadian values. Yet her proposal now looks downright prophetic.Many Canadian Jews are now contemplating leaving a country they are no longer comfortable in: Their Plan B may be Israel, but it’s as likely to be the United States, Panama — even Germany.Any of those places seem more attractive than a country that has allowed masked protesters to target Jewish-owned businesses, hold pro-terror rallies, and march through Jewish residential neighbourhoods, menacing residents who have nothing to do with Israeli policies but happen to be Jewish.Jewish Canadians helped build this country; their names are on our hospitals, universities and other institutions built with their philanthropy, but where Jews are now marginalized without penalty.Many Canadians have stood to speak up for their Jewish friends, family and neighbours, but not enough — and certainly not enough of those in power. Canada has let the Jewish community down.Carney is fond of pitching Canadians on the idea that the combating hate act, currently making its way through the Senate, “will address antisemitism.” In reality, it merely doubles down on existing laws that are largely going unenforced.The bill will, for example, make it illegal to obstruct the faithful from entering a house of worship. But it’s already a crime to obstruct, interrupt or interfere “with the lawful use, enjoyment or operation of property.” It will also create new penalties for hate-motivated crimes.But if Carney hopes to regain the trust of Canadians, he needs to stop pretending as though we need new laws and start putting public pressure on law-enforcement agencies, municipalities and provincial governments to enforce the ones we have.He needs be clear about where the antisemitism is coming from and crack down on the radicalization that is taking place under the auspices of charitable organizations and institutes of higher learning.Non-profits that spread antisemitic ideas and have links to terrorism should not be allowed to issue tax receipts or receive taxpayer funds. Universities that refuse to create safe environments for Jewish students and continue to allow professors to teach opinion, rather than facts and critical thinking, should also lose their federal funding.This is how to tackle the scourge of antisemitism. We look forward to seeing if Carney understands that.National Post Join the Conversation This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.