Montreal, April 19, 2024 - Today, as part of its strategy to support and ensure the safety of the Jewish community and its institutions, Federation CJA and the intervening parties returned to the Quebec Superior Court to request an extension of the injunction requiring that protestors remain at a safe distance away from specified Jewish community buildings. The Court granted the safeguard order for a period of 6 months, requiring protesters to stay 50 metres away from the buildings.

 

This is a great win for the community. For the sixth time a judge has recognized the necessity to protect Jewish life and practice from irrational attack and intimidation, issuing a sixth-month order. That Federation CJA had already succeeded in obtaining several injunctions and renewals to protect our institutions was a reflection of the court’s understanding of the dangerous and escalating nature of the continual protests targeting Montreal’s Jewish community. By way of our intervention, we have assisted and provided law enforcement additional metrics to safeguard our community.