All 144 Conservative MPs have signed an open letter condemning antisemitism in Canada, an apparent response to a similar letter signed by less than a fifth of the Liberal caucus.
The letter came late this week after a targeted attack at a kosher grocery store in Ottawa on Aug. 27, when an elderly woman was stabbed in what police have called a “hate-motivated crime.” A 71-year-old man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and possessing a dangerous weapon.
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Days later, on Aug. 31, Liberal Quebec MP Anthony Housefather said in a post on X that he signed an open letter along with 31 other Liberal MPs, issuing a call to action. However, there was a lack of signatures from the other 137 Liberals who make up Prime Minister Mark Carney’s caucus. (There are a to