Community leaders "disgusted" with Plante stance on antisemitism
A group of leaders from various communities wrote an open letter this week demanding Mayor Valérie Plante do more to counter antisemitism in Montreal.
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A group of leaders from various communities wrote an open letter this week demanding Mayor Valérie Plante do more to counter antisemitism in Montreal.
In a letter, they are calling on the Montreal mayor to fire her anti-racism commissioner and clearly denounce anti-Jewish hate.
Members of Montreal's Jewish community say that many have a connection to someone killed or kidnapped in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks.
Norman Afzal Simons, dubbed the Station Strangler, was released on parole after spending 28 years in prison for the murder of 10-year-old Elroy van Rooyen. Simons will remain a parolee for the rest of his life, according to the Department of Correctional Services.
Norman Afzal Simons, also known as The Station Strangler, has been released on parole.