In a statement on Sunday to mark the beginning of Hanukkah, Carney described the attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach as a “horrific anti-Semitic terrorist attack” and recalled that parliamentary work is underway on changes to the law to better protect religious and cultural buildings and more effectively prevent hate crimes.
Carney, who attended the Hanukkah kickoff ceremony on Sunday, said Canadians stand in solidarity with Jews in Australia and around the world over the “horrific attack,” The Canadian Press cited.
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The Jewish organization B'nai Brith Canada said in a statement Sunday that Canada must act immediately. “Bondi Beach was not an accident. Jews were targeted because they were Jews. It is part of a global pattern of anti-Semitic violence […] To the Canadian government – don't wait for Canada's Bondi Beach.
Canada expresses condolences to Australia
Approximately 400,000 people live in Canada. Jews, about half of them in Toronto and neighboring cities, less than 100 thousand in Montreal, and approx. 30 thousand Canadian Jews live in Vancouver.
Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw wrote on
Also in Montreal, police said they would increase their visible presence in the city's Jewish communities, and Vancouver police also provided greater protection for places of worship, schools and art galleries.
An attack took place on Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday, killing 15 people and injuring 42 people. The perpetrators of the attack were father and son. The attack took place when Australian Jews gathered on the beach started lighting a Hanukkah candle.
