For reasons known only to themselves, the National Post gives one Avi Abraham Benlolo a large weekly column. For years, he headed the Canadian Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre. Several years ago, he parted ways with the Wiesenthalers and started is own Abraham Global Peace Initiative. Hard to know about global peace, but he constantly calls for more repression here in Canada to silence critics of Israel. He columns have to topics: anti-semitism is getting worse by the minute and we need more repression here in Canada.
Ironically, on July 4, freedom day in the U.S.A., Benlolo, a shrill bore, said he’s been working on a “white paper” and outlined the restrictions he’d longs to place on Canadians.
“One of the greatest concerns is deterrence. Hate groups and extremists feel emboldened, often because they believe they can act with impunity. This must change. Deterrence theory offers a clear path forward: offenders must know they will be caught swiftly. In other words, the response must be immediate and the severity must be strong and unambiguous, with meaningful penalties that reflect the seriousness of these crimes.
In order for this to succeed, first, we must reform how hate crimes are prosecuted. In Canada, charges require the consent of the Attorney General — a political hurdle that delays justice. That requirement should be removed, allowing police to lay charges based on evidence and the courts to determine outcomes.
Second, existing hate crime laws must be applied consistently as the law of the land. Canada already prohibits hate speech, incitement to genocide, and the promotion of violence, but enforcement appears to be timid and selective. These laws must be used fully and without hesitation.
Canada has long had units to combat organized crime — this is no less urgent. Hate groups are becoming more coordinated and violent against Jewish citizens.[[What about the anti-White hatred and contempt for our traditions preached by the federal government and many education outlets?] Law enforcement must be equally coordinated in its response.
Fourth, I’m proposing a new national security strategy — S.N.A.P.: Share, Notify, Act, Protect. It calls for improved intelligence sharing across agencies, real-time alerts for Jewish communities, swift legal action, and visible protection of high-risk institutions. This model moves us from a reactive stance to a proactive one.
Fifth, we must modernize protest laws. Inspired by recent U.K. reforms, Canada should adopt clear rules: require and enforce advance notice of protest marches; place limits on time, location, and methods; prevent seriously disruptive protests; and restrict demonstrations near Jewish events.[Once again, we see his ethnic narcisism: It’s all about US
!] Issue immediate and heavy fines. These measures preserve freedom of expression while safeguarding public order and safety.
Sixth, legal definitions must be updated to reflect modern threats. Online radicalization, glorification of terror, and hate propaganda must be addressed with new legislation, including reinstating Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act curtailing hate online and digitally.
Canada also rightly recognizes that free speech has limits — especially when it infringes on the safety and rights of others. Pro-Hamas groups may have the right to protest peacefully, but they are not free to block Jewish Canadians from attending events or entering synagogues. They are not free to harass, intimidate, or chant genocidal slogans. This is not free speech — it is hate speech. And under Canadian law, it is not protected.
