Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre marked the one year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by speaking against rising antisemitism in Canada during a ceremony in Ottawa on Monday night.

But while Trudeau spoke about the need to fight rising antisemitism in general, Poilievre largely offered a pointed criticism of the Liberal government.

“This ideology that seeks to divide out people based on race and ethnicity, that has led to these horrifying outbursts of hatred, are not from the bottom up. They are from the top down,” Poilievre said.

The Conservative leader pointed to recent controversies — such as the appointment of Birju Dattani as chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission and the granting of a federal contract to a group who employed a consultant that was accused of posting antisemitic content on X — as examples of the government’s failings.

  • undercrust@lemmy.ca
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    17 hours ago

    Trudeau, who spoke ahead of Poilievre, began his remarks by thanking those gathered and specifically naming members of his caucus.

    “Thank you to the parliamentarians from all parties who are putting partisanship aside to be here today,” Trudeau said.

    LOL, I guess that non-partisanship lasted at least a few minutes until tiny angry PP had to yell at the clouds again.