Canada is fertile ground for anti-Semitism, especially on university campuses, a parliamentary committee has concluded.
After two years of hearings, the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism in a report released last week called on the federal government to do more to fight anti-Semitism in Canada, which it said is rising, due partly to increased hostility toward Israel
Over 10 days of hearings between November 2009 and February 2010, the coalition's 22 members, consisting of lawmakers from all federal parties, heard from 74 witnesses, including federal and provincial politicians, diplomats, university administrators, academics, chiefs of police, journalists and other interested individuals. Read more
