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Source: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/statements/2013/2013-03-04.asp
Canadian Minister Denounces "Israel Apartheid Week"
(Citizenship and Immigration Canada) Jason Kenney - On March 4, Jason Kenney, Canada's Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement regarding "Israel Apartheid Week" activities: "I share the concerns of other Canadians about the reckless and overheated rhetoric associated with anti-Israel activities on many Canadian university campuses, and the toxic manner in which these activities are often carried out. There is no better example than the so-called 'Israel Apartheid Week' (IAW). Its organizers and participants have a regrettable history of promoting and holding events in ways that disregard the security and rights of Jewish faculty and students, censor other points of view, and limit academic discourse." "Operating under the guise of academic freedom, Israel Apartheid Week is a misleading attempt to delegitimize and demonize the only true liberal democracy in the Middle East."