B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the Canadian government to conduct an independent review of the work done by the Community Media Advocacy Centre (CMAC) in a contract awarded to highlight racism in the Canadian media. .“The seminars paid for with public money contain overt antisemitism,” said B’nai Brith Canada national director Marvin Rotrand in a press release. .“The tapes of the CMAC seminars so far have escaped public scrutiny.”.CMAC consultant Laith Marouf was hired by Canadian Heritage to train broadcasters in anti-racism, despite having tweeted antisemitic comments. .READ MORE: Canadian Heritage hires anti-racism director who expressed antisemitic views.“Astounding — even by the low standards set by all the various other grifters, hysterics, & haters paid out by Ottawa's various ‘anti-racism’ slush funds,” said Quillette associate editor Jonathan Kay on August 12. .Marouf said his motto is “life is too short for shoes with laces, or for entertaining Jewish White Supremacists with anything but a bullet to the head.” .Diversity and Inclusion Minister Ahmed Hussen said on Monday the CMAC will no longer be working on a program for the Canadian government after it was discovered Marouf had made antisemitic remarks. .READ MORE: Anti-racism director fired from Canadian government project for antisemitism.“The antisemitic comments made by Laith Marouf are reprehensible and vile,” said Hussen. .“We have provided notice to the CMAC that their funding has been cut and their project has been suspended.” .CMAC said it had carried out three of the six seminars part of the government project by the time funding was cut. .B’nai Brith Canada said CMAC should never have received the contract because of an event it held in May. The event started off with a rant by Marouf where he falsely claims Israel assassinated journalist Shirheen Abu Akleh, denounces what he calls the “Zionist occupation,” and says the Zionist militias committed genocide in 1948..The release went on to say the contract-vetting process should include applying the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism. It said this measure would be consistent with the recommendations from the House Standing Committee on Public Security and National Security, which noted antizionism is a motivator for global antisemitism. .B’nai Brith Canada said the Canadian government could go further by having Heritage Canada demand all disbursements paid to date to CMAC be reimbursed. .Rotrand said the Jewish community “won’t tolerate these lies.” .“Marouf isn’t the only problem,” he said. .“CMAC should never again get a penny of public funding and the lesson here is that Heritage Canada needs a far better contract-vetting process.”
