Montreal s Senator Leo Housakos joined some 200 politicians and community leaders from across Canada in calling on the Trudeau government to direct Deborah Lyons, Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance
Dan Philip, a former president of the Black Coalition of Quebec, died earlier this month. The activist co-founded the Coalition more than 50 years ago to draw attention to racism.
"Remembering Dan Philip, a relentless advocate for Black Quebecers' rights, who passed away at 87. Reflecting on his impactful legacy as the former president of the Black Coalition of Quebec."
Leadership and action are needed to fight the increase in antisemitism in Montreal following the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, former Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre told a Zoom