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On Friday, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of parliament member Anthony Housefather to the role of special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism.
Trudeau said that the member of the Liberal Party—who has pushed back on anti-Israel efforts among his colleagues—would work toward “continuing to make sure Jewish Canadians’ voices are heard, protecting Jewish Canadian communities and making Canada more inclusive for everyone.”
On Tuesday, Housefather shared a photo he had received of a poster on a Montreal lamppost labeling him a neo-Nazi and demanding he “get out of Canada.”
Housefather wrote that his family had lived in Canada since the 1800s and said that “we have indeed helped build this country.” He vowed that “I am not going anywhere. Sorry, antisemites. You may not like what I have to say but I will keep saying it.”
In a Friday statement, Housefather said “there has been no time in my lifetime when Jewish Canadians have felt as threatened as they do today” and that “all levels of government, universities and police can take concrete steps to make Jewish Canadians feel safer in this country.”
Housefather represents Mount Royal, Quebec and will continue his duties in parliament in addition to the duties of his new role.
