Liberal MPs Ask Universities if School Codes Prohibit Calls for Genocide of Jews

Liberal member of Parliament Anthony Housefather talks to reporters as he arrives to a caucus meeting in Ottawa on Nov. 8, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Five Liberal members of Parliament are asking 25 Canadian university presidents to say whether calling for a genocide against Jewish people, or the elimination of Israel, violates their school policies.

The letter, shared online by Montreal MP Anthony Housefather, comes amid a rise in antisemitism during the Israel-Hamas war, including on campuses.