He steered Statistics Canada through a global pandemic that was a minefield for statisticians, but managed to make the agency more nimble in a rapidly shifting economy
There's "no consistent association" between police funding and crime rates across the country, according to a published study by University of Toronto researchers.
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Hasbara Canada’s executive director Daniel Koren says since the latest Gaza-Israel conflict heated up a week ago, online hate against the Jewish people in Canada is the “worst it’s ever been.”
In addition to Jewish people being attacked in the virtual world, he says, there has been abundant evidence of physical attacks in the past few days starting with a small contingent of Israel supporters attending a pro-Palestine rally Saturday night in downtown Toronto being chased by an angry group armed with sticks, carrying the Palestinian flag and wearing kaffiyehs.
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