In response to rising antisemitism in Quebec and across Canada, an advocacy organization is calling on the province’s political parties to pledge to combat hate in their platforms for the upcoming provincial election. The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) noted that over the last year, religiously motivated hate crimes have soared by 67 percent compared to 2020, according to Statistics Canada. The Jewish community was the most frequent target for these crimes, representing 55 percent of all reported cases. “Despite the fact Quebec is an open and tolerant society, there are still hateful individuals who have not understood...