MP John-Paul Danko, P. Eng.
Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas

The Combatting Hate Act (Government of Canada Bill C-9) will strengthen Canada’s criminal laws to address rising hate crimes and protect people attending places of worship, schools, and community spaces from targeted harassment, violence and hate, while maintaining freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and the right to peaceful assembly.

Bill C-233 is focused on the conflict between the state of Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas in Gaza and is based on the false claim that Canada’s export control system contains a loophole that allows military goods to be exported without oversight. In fact, Canada already maintains one of the world’s strictest export control systems where every military export permit is assessed against human rights, international humanitarian law, and national security considerati

On the eighth and final night of Hanukkah, members of Hamilton’s Jewish community gathered alongside friends, neighbours, and allies for a celebration marked by both resilience and grief. Between candle blessings and song, the community paused to remember the victims of the jihadi terrorist murders at Bondi Beach—an act of hatred that shocked many, but that Jewish residents warned was neither random nor disconnected from the broader rise of antisemitism facing Jews today.