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“Thousands came together to sign our petition and reach out to the Sergeant-at-Arms and their local MPP to demand that Queen’s Park not be used to promote hate; we thank every one of them for acting on their concerns

Al-Quds Day Permit Denied



TORONTO — After reaching out to Members of Provincial Parliament and gathering almost 3,000 signatures on a petition to stop the yearly ‘Al-Quds Day’ hate-rally, B’nai Brith Canada is proud to announce it has received word that no permit will be issued for this year’s rally.

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“Having spoken to and worked with Members of Provincial Parliament, human rights groups from all backgrounds — including the Persian-Canadian community — and hundreds of concerned Canadians across the province, we have learned that no permit will be issued for the annual ‘Al-Quds Day’ hate-rally this year on the grounds of the Ontario legislature,” said Michael Mostyn, CEO, B’nai Brith Canada. “Thousands came together to sign our petition and reach out to the Sergeant-at-Arms and their local MPP to demand that Queen’s Park not be used to promote hate; we thank every one of them for acting on their concerns. I would also like to particularly highlight the efforts of The Honourable Reza Moridi, and MPPs Gila Martow and Mike Colle who worked tirelessly to see a permit for this shameful display of bigotry, celebrating the legacy of the late Ayatollah Khomeini who was responsible for the persecution and death of thousands of his own people based on their gender, race, political ideology, religion and sexual orientation, denied for this year. “Although the Sergeant-at-Arms’ decision this year is tied to considerations regarding the Pan Am and Parapan American Games in Toronto, he must go further and take this opportunity to declare that permits for divisive hate-rallies will no longer be issued in the future. The people of this province demand no less. Those who wish to use the grounds of our legislature to promote the hateful propaganda of the Ayatollah, which can only serve to radicalize impressionable Canadian youth to violence, must understand that there is no room for targeting minority groups for hatred in the province of Ontario.”


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<em>B’nai Brith Canada has been active in Canada since 1875 as the Jewish community’s foremost human rights agency.</a>


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