Mr. Speaker, last night, Canada's national Holocaust memorial was vandalized. The Ottawa police are now investigating the matter.
The CEO of the Jewish Federation of Ottawa said, “This is not just vandalism, it is an act of desecration against the memory of six million Jews and millions of other victims murdered in the Holocaust.”
The House must unequivocally condemn this vile, anti-Semitic act. The government must enforce the law and protect Jewish Canadians from hate, violence and intimidation. The Minister of Public Safety should immediately and publicly condemn this act in solidarity with the Jewish community.
I am tabling a petition today about human rights and political discrimination. I commend this to the consideration of the House.