That coincides with the most recent police-reported data from Statistics Canada, which found that hate crimes targeting various Asian communities all went up in 2021. That’s following a 301 per cent increase of police-reported hate crimes against East and Southeast Asian Canadians in the previous year. Already, the one-year program has helped 18 direct and secondary victims of hate crimes. I am happy that no one has to deal with that anymore.”On Friday, Jewish Canadian communities will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Just as there is common pain, there is common hope rooted in the resilience of diverse communities.

Source: thestar January 26, 2023 00:58 UTC