Federation CJA & CIJA organized a rally outside city hall to call on Mayor Valerie Plante to do more to fight antisemitism in Montreal on June 17, 2024.Photo by Dave Sidaway/Montreal Gazette

Plurality of Canadians believe Jews are the main target of hate in the country; students disagree: poll

Nearly a quarter of Canadians believe that the Jewish community is the number one target of hate crimes in the country

by · National Post

A plurality of Canadians believe that the Jewish community is the number one target of hate crimes in Canada, as compared to other groups, according to a new national poll.

The recent survey, conducted by Leger for the Association for Canadian Studies, found that 23 per cent of respondents identified the Jewish community as the most victimized group in the country, while 10 per cent of Canadians said Muslims. This was trailed by smaller segments for the LGBTQ community, Black people, Indian people/East Indians, all with four per cent, and Indigenous people, immigrants and minorities, with three per cent each. More than a quarter (26 per cent) said they do not know.

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