The entire federal Conservative caucus has endorsed a statement denouncing the increase of anti-Semitism in Canada.
The move comes after 32 Liberal MPs issued a similar statement this week in the wake of an elderly Jewish woman being stabbed in an Ottawa grocery store late last month in what city police described as an unprovoked and “hate-motivated” attack.
Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman announced the collective decision of the party’s 144 members through a social media post that pointed to the rise in anti-Semitic sentiments in Canada since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel triggered a war in the Gaza strip.
“Conservatives are outraged by yet another vile anti-Semitic attack, this time at a grocery store in Ottawa,” the Sept. 4 statement reads. “For too long, the government has been silent and absent. All Conservatives will stand up and protect the Jewish community in Canada, even when the government won’t.”…