[R-G] 'McGuinty Government should impose conditions on its funding to Ontario universities, ' says B'nai Brith Canada

[Sid Shniad]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

'McGuinty Government should impose conditions on its 

funding to Ontario universities,' says B'nai Brith Canada 

TORONTO, March 27, 2009 - B'nai Brith Canada has called on the Ontario 
Government to impose conditions on its planned infusion of $150-million 
dollars to Ontario's post-secondary institutions to help ease the burden of 
their funding shortfalls. 

"We applaud Premier Dalton McGuinty's promised infusion of cash to campuses 
that are struggling to keep afloat in a deteriorating economy," said Frank 
Dimant, Executive Vice President of B'nai Brith Canada. "However, like any 
other bailout package, we urge the Government to set conditions that must 
be met by the funding recipients. 

"Campuses must undertake a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to hate. 
They must ensure an environment that is free from the kind of intimidation 
that we have witnessed in recent months, like for example at York 
University in particular. No Jew-baiting. No hateful events like Israeli 
Apartheid Week that are designed to be divisive and which serve as a 
rallying card for all haters of the Jewish State and its supporters. 
Finally, universities must not only impose, but also enforce, disciplinary 
measures against campus agitators who deliberately stir the anti-Jewish 
pot. 

"We urge Premier McGuinty to demonstrate strong leadership by using this 
opportunity to improve the situations on so many campuses, where Jewish 
students have routinely become isolated and marginalized. We further call 
on Premier McGuinty to denounce Israeli Apartheid Week and to recognize it 
for what it is: a hate fest that serves no constructive end." 

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For more information, please contact, Karen Lazar, National Director of 
Communications: 
416-633-6224 X 140 / cell: 416-312-9173 

B'nai Brith Canada has been active in Canada since 1875 
as the Jewish community's foremost human rights agency