Protecting the Jewish Community in Canada

"This will never stop me from protecting the Jewish community, ever."

"I don't want them to think hey got a win, because they didn't. It's laughable." 

"They said, 'We've had complaints'. I said, 'So outside sources basically pressured you to audit me, is what you're telling me', and they basically admitted it."

"They're going after Jewish charities, one after the other -- just because."

"Money, no money, pennies, millions. It makes no difference to me. I’m really not sure what’s going to happen with the charity, but the work will always continue."

"[The plan is to remain] steadfast until we can get a proper government in place that actually does something about it [threats and harassment against Canadian Jews from 'pro-Palestinian' mobs] and directs the police to be able to do their job." 

Aaron Hadida, national director, Magen Herut Canada Charitable Foundation

 

"We are pressing the federal government for transparency and fair, consistent processes."

"At a time when extremists have a coordinated campaign to delegitimize our community and our organizations, this development understandably raises serious concerns."

Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs  

 Canada Revenue Agency

 

Once again, after having issued charitable status revocations against the Jewish National Fund and the Ne'eman Foundation of Canada a year ago, both Jewish charities, Canada Revenue has revoked charitable status from yet another Jewish charity. This one, of a modest size, and a specific function, to send out volunteers at sites targeting the Jewish community in their places of residence, their synagogues, their schools in support from aggressive, threatening, and generally abusive mobs of 'protesters' decrying Israeli reaction to the 7 October 2023 Palestinian terrorism assault on southern Israel that slaughtered 1,200 Israelis.

 

Jewish groups have in the past, alerted Revenue Canada to the presence of some Islamist charities with charitable status which have direct links to terrorism, and which transfer funds to terrorist groups abroad. Islamists never hesitate to recognize Jewish initiatives in any sphere of human relations, historical antecedents, jurisprudence, to reproduce any such initiatives that might further their own agendas. And, having the example of Jewish groups reporting terrorist links to Islamist charities in Canada, appear to have strategized similarly.

 

The vast difference, however, is that Jewish charitable groups have no link to terrorism. Canada has latterly been overtaken by a type of Liberal progressivism tainted with woke politics, Critical Race Theory and DEI, and with a large and growing Muslim population many times more numerous at the ballot box than the long-established Jewish-Canadian population, influencing government at many levels, in a comprehensive invasion reflecting the agenda of the Muslim Brotherhood along with its multiple tentacle offshoots.

 

And so anti-Israel advocacy groups, among them one calling themselves laughably Just Peace Advocates have campaigned and lobbied Canada Revenue Agency for an audit of this third Jewish charity of Canada's Jewish population's self-protection. A joint online statement representing these Islamist groups note their having made "two submissions to the CRA requesting an audit", accompanied by supporters' letters.

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When Jewish Member of Parliament Melissa Lantsman posted "CRA going after a third Jewish charity", she added Service Canada "scrubbing Israel off passports" -- referring to a Montreal woman of Israeli-Canadian background having been informed she would not be permitted to place Israel as her birthplace on a visa application; ergo "Global Affairs listing the embassy address in 'Palestine'." "But don't worry, I'm sure this is just one big, totally innocent coincidence", she went on. All of it stemming from the top; with Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney issuing a formal statement of Canada recognizing a 'Palestinian state' in lockstep with France and the UK. 

Describing itself as "unapologetically Zionist", the charity, registered in 2021, dedicates itself to a number of Jewish causes, among them providing security and  teaching self-defence to the Jewish community. The November 15 edition of the Canada Gazette stated that the CRA was revoking charitable status for Herut Canada as a result of "failure to meet the parts of the Income Tax Act". Total revenue for the charity in 2024 amounted to $56,111, with expenses of $42,565 according to the CRA. And while Herut kept all receipts and other documentation, it was cited for not having kept a 'logbook'.

CIJA, the Jewish advocacy group Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs was "pressing the federal government for clarity and will continue advocating for full transparency". 

The CRA's Review and Analysis Division responsible for terrorism financing investigation, conducted a multi-year audit of the Muslim Association of Canada. On that occasion auditors recommended revocation related to ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, which the charity denied. Lengthy appeals saw the Muslim Association of Canada permitted to retain its status, while paying a fine and agreeing to implement remedial measures.

 

"For more than 60 days, protesters occupied King’s College Circle, demanding the university divest from any ties to Israel. Herut volunteers offered patrols after October 7, including patrolling the perimeter of Jewish neighbourhoods. Their presence enraged activist groups."

"Just Peace Advocates, a pro-Palestinian organization, launched a public campaign labeling the volunteers a “militia” and “vigilante group,” urging the Canada Revenue Agency to revoke the charity’s status."

"Herut director Aaron Hadida rejects the characterization entirely."

"“We put out volunteer patrols to help the police, not replace them,” he told True North in an interview. “We’re a volunteer community security team.”"

"He says the CRA’s audit was not based on any compliance issue."

“There’s a website with a barcode and a script telling people how to complain about me,” he said. “I asked the CRA if that’s why I was being audited. They said, ‘We’ve had several complaints.’”

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