Richard Marceau, at The Blogs

Richard Marceau

Nov 27, 2024, 9:21 PM

Enough. Canadian Jews have had enough. Enough with the words. Enough with the good sentiments. Enough with our schools being shot at. Enough with Hitler salutes and talk of 'Final Solution'. Enough with riots in our streets. Enough with the...

Oct 23, 2024, 1:16 AM

Finding Hope in Hardships: Thank-you to Our Allies

We are fast approaching the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, a day that now holds entirely new meaning. It was on this holiday last year that the terrorist organization, Hamas, carried out the largest massacre against Jews since the...

Mar 12, 2024, 12:26 AM

I Am A Zionist

I was recently asked by young Jews how to deal with the attempts to ‘dirty’ the word ‘Zionism’, especially on campus. Indeed, since the beginning of Israel’s response to Hamas’ atrocities, Jews around the world have been under pressure –...

Apr 19, 2023, 12:40 AM

Holocaust and Genocide Education is the Best Medicine Against Hate

In 2015, the House of Commons of Canada officially designated April as Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation, and Prevention Month commemorating the Armenian genocide, the Holodomor, the Holocaust, and the Rwandan Tutsi genocide. This followed the adoption, in 2003, of the...

About Me

A former Member of Canada's Parliament and a lawyer, Richard now works as Vice President & General Counsel for the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. He is the author of A Quebec Jew: From Bloc Québécois MP to Jewish Activist for which he received the Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Award. He co-edited the Canadian Haggadah Canadienne which received positive acclaim in Canada and worldwide.