Environment Minister George Heyman, who describes himself as a “non-practicing” Jew but “acutely aware of anti-Semitism” disagreed with claims that systemic anti-Semitism is a part of the NDP caucus.
“I simply want to say that as a Jew, who has been part of this caucus for almost 11 years, that’s simply not my experience,” he said Thursday in the legislature. “My experience is that our caucus and our cabinet is deeply committed to fighting anti-Semitism, to opposing hatred.
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