More than 80 Canadian business leaders have signed a joint letter asking federal, provincial and municipal governments to ramp up safety efforts for citizens in response to the rise of antisemitism and other forms of hate over the past several weeks. The letter, which was e-mailed to officials in all levels of government on Friday, addresses a growing concern for particular communities that are experiencing antisemitism and Islamophobia in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel and the Israel-Hamas war. “No person, regardless of their background or beliefs, should ever feel threatened in the place they...