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PM’s Objectionable Gaza Remarks Fuel Misinformation Across Country

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News release from B’nai Brith

B’nai Brith Canada is indignant that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau felt the need to indirectly accuse Israel of targeting civilians in Gaza in an emotionally charged Tuesday address in Vancouver.
Among other things, Trudeau said the “price of justice” for Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 terrorist attacks could not be the “continued suffering of all Palestinian civilians,” especially “women, children, and babies.” He also said, “Even wars have rules,” implying Israel’s forces are violating international law.
As B’nai Brith’s Michael Mostyn and David Matas recently argued in an op-ed, knee-jerk claims that Israel is violating international law in responding to Hamas terrorism only benefits Hamas.
“Unfortunately, the PM did not offer any constructive solutions to help people on the ground in Gaza,” said Mostyn, B’nai Brith Canada’s Chief Executive Officer. “Passionately conveying misinformation is especially irresponsible at a time like this, when antisemitism is spiking.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also condemned Trudeau’s comments:
“While Israel is doing everything to keep civilians out of harm’s way, Hamas is doing everything to keep them in harm’s way,” he said in a post on X. “Israel provides civilians in Gaza humanitarian corridors and safe zones, Hamas prevents them from leaving at gunpoint.
“It is Hamas not Israel that should be held accountable for committing a double war crime – targeting civilians while hiding behind civilians.”
Post on X by Israel PM Benjamin Natanyahu condemning Trudeau’s remarks
Within the last two weeks, tensions spilling over from the Middle East conflict have contributed to hatred and even violence on our streets. In Montreal, Jewish institutions were shot at on two separate occasions and a Molotov Cocktail was thrown at a synagogue. Surely the Prime Minister must understand the negative impact spreading misinformation about Israel has on the Jewish community in Canada.
“As PM, he must be a voice of reason, calm and unity,” Mostyn said. “Sadly, the speech he gave in Vancouver failed woefully in that respect.”
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Alberta’s government creating an independent police agency

Published on March 20, 2024

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Keeping Alberta families and communities safe

Public safety and policing needs have evolved in the province and sheriffs play a vital role in working with police to support safer communities. If passed, the Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 would update current policing legislation to establish a new organization that would work alongside police services across the province. Officers in the new agency would take on responsibility for police-like functions currently carried out by the Alberta Sheriffs.

These changes will improve the government’s ability to respond to communities’ requests for additional law enforcement support through a new agency that can operate seamlessly alongside local police in the policing environment. The new agency would be operationally independent from the government, as all Alberta’s police services are now.

“These changes are part of a broader paradigm shift that reimagines police as an extension of the community rather than as an arm of the state. Having a new police agency perform these functions under the legal framework of policing legislation will ensure they’re carried out with the transparency, accountability and independence which Albertans should expect from law enforcement.”

Mike Ellis, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services

The proposed amendments would underpin the government’s ongoing work to strengthen the current policing model. The new, independent police agency will have the authority and jurisdiction to support the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), municipal police services and First Nations police services in Alberta.

This work builds on previous work done by the province to expand the role of the Alberta Sheriffs to increase public safety. The new agency would follow best practices, which include being subject to a civilian oversight board to increase public confidence and accountability. This board would have a role similar to local police commissions, which provide independent civilian oversight of municipal and First Nations police services in Alberta.

The creation of a provincial agency that can perform specialized law enforcement functions will enable police services across the province to spend more of their time focused on core operations and frontline duties.

Quick facts

  • Alberta Sheriffs expanded duties include fugitive apprehension, surveillance and Rural Alberta Provincial Integrated Defence (RAPID) Response, which gave the Sheriff Highway Patrol added authority to investigate impaired driving and other criminal offences in July 2021.

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