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National Post
a day ago
- National Post
Man, 46, charged with vandalism of National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa
OTTAWA — A 46-year-old man has been charged after Canada's National Holocaust Monument was vandalized earlier this month. Article content The Ottawa Police Service said in a news release Friday that the man was charged with mischief to a war memorial, mischief exceeding $5,000 and harassment by threatening conduct. Article content The man is scheduled to appear in court Saturday. Article content On June 9, the words 'FEED ME' were found scrawled in red paint across the face of the monument, with red paint also splashed on other portions of the structure. Article content Article content Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was 'appalled' by the vandalism and that the monument is a space for mourning and remembrance. Article content Article content The Ottawa Police Service says the investigation by its hate and bias crime unit continues. Article content Richard Marceau, vice-president of external affairs and general counsel at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, said the monument is an important national symbol, especially at this time of 'heightened antisemitism.' Article content 'It was especially vile to see it vandalized and defaced,' Marceau said, adding that he's grateful police reacted quickly. 'That is why it's so important and it's critical for authorities and law enforcement to stamp down on this hatred and incitement, hard and fast.' Article content
CTV News
6 days ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Iranians in Canada watch and worry after U.S. strikes on nuclear sites
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center, gets into his car after attending a protest following the U.S. attacks on nuclear sites in Iran, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Vahid Salemi MONTREAL — Iranian-Canadians say they fear an escalation of violence in the Middle East after the United States carried out strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites. Nimâ Machouf, a member of a Montreal Iranian women's association, says family members in Iran are living 'from one bomb to another.' The epidemiologist and former NDP candidate worries the strikes will only lead to more violence and hurt the people who are fighting to free themselves from Iran's repressive regime. Kaveh Shahrooz, a lawyer and a senior fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, says many Iranians are worried about the impact the U.S. decision to join Israel's war on Iran could have on citizens. But he says some opponents of the regime are celebrating the U.S. strike, happy to see Iran's nuclear program 'effectively dismantled.' The interim president of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs called eliminating Iran's nuclear program an 'essential step' toward a safer Middle East, and urged the Canadian government to stand strong against Iran. The Canadian Press
