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michaelgeist.caThe Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 280: A Fall Update on Where Things Stand on Canadian Digital Policy Reforms - Michael GeistParliament is back in full swing and with it debate on a wide range of digital bills, including lawful access, social media rules, AI regulation, and privacy reform. This week’s Law Bytes podcast…

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Parliament is in full swing with a big slate of digital bills: lawful access (C-22), social media ban (C-34), AI regulation and privacy reform (C-36). My Law Bytes podcast this week: a fall update on where each stands and what to watch in the weeks ahead. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/the-...

theglobeandmail.comGoogle warns lawful-access bill creates a ‘surveillance infrastructure,’ undermines transparencyIts metadata storage provisions treat tech users ‘as potential criminals,’ says tech giant

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Google on Bill C-22's lawful access provisions: "This treats all users as potential criminals. Metadata is not merely ‘administrative’ data – in some cases metadata can contain core biographical data that is fundamental to a citizen’s private life." www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

linkedin.comWeekly Digest #30: Bill C-34 Charter statement, House debate, Heritage committee response, antisemitism and anti-Zionism & digital sovereignty podcastMichael Geist Weekly Digest, Issue #30 | October 23, 2026 Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, had its busiest week since its introduction in June. The government released its long-delayed Charter st...

Michael Geist Weekly Digest #30: the Bill C-34 Charter statement, the House debate, the Heritage committee response, the federal government on antisemitism and anti-Zionism, digital sovereignty on the Law Bytes podcast, and the Crime Stoppers data breach www.linkedin.com/pulse/weekly...

michaelgeist.caThe Wrong Ban: The Heritage Committee Backed a Targeted Ad Ban for Kids and Stopped Short of a Social Media Ban, Yet the Government Chose the Reverse - Michael GeistThe House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage conducted an extensive study on the effects of influencers and social media on children and adolescents over the past year and released…

Heritage committee witnesses said social media bans don’t work, can backfire, require invasive data collection, and that kids find workarounds. MPs asked the government to study other countries first. Instead, it jumped to a ban now in C-34, with a review later. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/the-...

cbc.caMultiple Ontario cities suspend Crime Stoppers tip lines over massive data hackToronto, Halton and Guelph are among the Ontario cities temporarily pausing Crime Stoppers tip programs after a CBC News investigation revealed a massive data breach exposed 1.5 million tips over the ...

Potentially one of the most harmful data breaches Canada has ever seen: 1.5 million Crime Stoppers tips over 25 years, many with personal information, exposed through a third-party vendor. I spoke with CBC’s The National about the privacy fallout. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

michaelgeist.caThe Wrong Ban: The Heritage Committee Backed a Targeted Ad Ban for Kids and Stopped Short of a Social Media Ban, Yet the Government Chose the Reverse - Michael GeistThe House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage conducted an extensive study on the effects of influencers and social media on children and adolescents over the past year and released its...

The Heritage committee spent months studying kids and social media. It recommended banning targeted ads to minors but stopped short of a social media ban. The government did the reverse: it rejected the ad ban and legislated an under-16 ban in Bill C-34. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/the-...

michaelgeist.caRegulator First, Rules Later: Bill C-34 Debate Shows the Government Wants a Digital Safety Commission Before It Figures Out What It Will Do - Michael GeistSecond reading debate on Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, began yesterday in the House of Commons, with the government pressing opposition MPs on whether they support creating the Digital Safety…

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The C-34 debate had plenty of time for whether MPs back the Digital Safety Commission and none for whether a ban on every Canadian under 16 and ID checks for millions are consistent with the Charter. The regulator got priority. Privacy rights did not. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/regu...

michaelgeist.caRegulator First, Rules Later: Bill C-34 Debate Shows the Government Wants a Digital Safety Commission Before It Figures Out What It Will Do - Michael GeistSecond reading debate on Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, began yesterday in the House of Commons, with the government pressing opposition MPs on whether they support creating the Digital Safety ...

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The Bill C-34 debate began yesterday with the government pressing opposition MPs to back creating the Digital Safety Commission, a regulator with no defined powers, no exemption criteria, and no list of regulated services. Regulator first, rules later. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/regu...

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Major new UK government-commissioned report on antisemitism in schools and colleges. Government immediately commits to implementing all 27 recommendations. Compare with TMU, which seeks to delay and sideline the Benotto report on campus antisemitism. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ad78a...

michaelgeist.caMaking the Case Against Its Own Bill: What the Government’s Bill C-34 Charter Statement Reveals About the Constitutional Vulnerability of the Social Media Ban - Michael GeistMore than four months after Bill C-34 was introduced (and about ten days after I posted about it), the government released its Charter statement for the Safe Social Media Act. While there was no…

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The Bill C-34 Charter statement defends the social media ban by relying on safeguards: age assurance standards, Privacy Commissioner review, exemptions. But none will exist before millions of Canadians must verify their age and put their privacy at risk. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/maki...

michaelgeist.caMaking the Case Against Its Own Bill: What the Government’s Bill C-34 Charter Statement Reveals About the Constitutional Vulnerability of the Social Media Ban - Michael GeistMore than four months after Bill C-34 was introduced (and about ten days after I posted about it), the government released its Charter statement for the Safe Social Media Act. While there was no doubt...

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Govt released its Charter statement on Bill C-34’s under-16 social media ban. No evidence, no case law, no foreign comparisons. By pointing to less restrictive alternatives, it concedes that safeguards can address the risks and makes the case against the bill. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/maki...

michaelgeist.ca“Position Has Not Changed”: The Canadian Government Reaffirms That Antisemitism Includes Anti-Zionism - Michael GeistLast month’s Public Safety progress report on the National Commitments to Combat Antisemitism notably included statements recognizing that antisemitism includes anti-Zionism. The National Council of C...

Last month’s Public Safety report said antisemitism “includes anti-Zionism.” Misleading claims now suggest the government walked that back. But it hasn’t. The Minister’s reply retracts nothing, twice says the position is unchanged, and reiterates IHRA definitions. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/posi...

michaelgeist.ca“Position Has Not Changed”: The Canadian Government Reaffirms That Antisemitism Includes Anti-Zionism - Michael GeistLast month’s Public Safety progress report on the National Commitments to Combat Antisemitism notably included statements recognizing that antisemitism includes anti-Zionism. The National Council of C...

The NCCM is circulating a letter from Minister Anandasangaree that Amira Elghawaby touts as “clarifying” that anti-Zionism is not antisemitism. It does no such thing. The letter does not retract the report and twice says the government's position has not changed. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/posi...

michaelgeist.caThe Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 279: My Keynote on Digital Sovereignty: Control, Choice, and Connection - Michael GeistThe Law Bytes podcast returns after a brief hiatus in late summer and early fall by turning to the debate on data and digital sovereignty. Last week, I was pleased to deliver the dinner keynote…

Canada treats new data centre investments as the digital sovereignty solution, but residency is the easy part. Legal rules, control over the systems, provider choice, and interconnection are much harder. My digital sovereignty keynote on the Law Bytes podcast: www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/the-...

michaelgeist.caThe Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 279: My Keynote on Digital Sovereignty: Control, Choice, and Connection - Michael GeistThe Law Bytes podcast returns after a brief hiatus in late summer and early fall by turning to the debate on data and digital sovereignty. Last week, I was pleased to deliver the dinner keynote…

The Law Bytes podcast is back after a two-month hiatus. This week’s episode is my keynote at CANARIE’s NREN Assembly on digital sovereignty. A key theme: the sovereignty squeeze between the U.S. CLOUD Act’s reach and the EU’s CADA conditions for cloud alignment. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/the-...

linkedin.comWeekly Digest #29: Non-Public Consultation on News Media Funding, and Bill C-22’s Missing Regulations and Secret Ministerial OrdersMichael Geist Weekly Digest Issue #29 | October 16, 2026 This week's issue is shorter because of the Thanksgiving holiday, but the two posts share a theme: government decisions about press funding and...

Michael Geist Weekly Digest #29: Non-Public Consultation on News Media Funding, and Bill C-22’s Missing Regulations and Secret Ministerial Orders www.linkedin.com/pulse/weekly...

michaelgeist.caThe What, Me Worry? Consultation: Media Quietly Tells Government It Wants Even More Funding With Little Concern for Independence Risks - Michael GeistThe government’s ever-increasing financial support for the news media was the subject of a non-public consultation earlier this year, with Canadian Heritage asking funding recipients what they think…

What is it with Canadian Heritage and secret consultations? Media funding: non-public, sent only to recipients, results unreleased. Film and TV policy: memos to an advisory panel asked to sign NDAs. Cultural policy made without the public in the room. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/the-...

michaelgeist.caThe What, Me Worry? Consultation: Media Quietly Tells Government It Wants Even More Funding With Little Concern for Independence Risks - Michael GeistThe government’s ever-increasing financial support for the news media was the subject of a non-public consultation earlier this year, with Canadian Heritage asking funding recipients what they think o...

Canadian Heritage wanted to know if its media funding should be expanded. So it asked the funding recipients. Not the public. The consultation was never posted. The answer, in a summary the government still hasn’t released: more money and make it permanent. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/the-...

michaelgeist.caThe What, Me Worry? Consultation: Media Quietly Tells Government It Wants Even More Funding With Little Concern for Independence Risks - Michael GeistThe government’s ever-increasing financial support for the news media was the subject of a non-public consultation earlier this year, with Canadian Heritage asking funding recipients what they think…

Canadian Heritage ran a non-public consultation asking the media what it thinks of programs that give it millions of dollars. Predictably, the sector asked for more money and dismissed concerns about press independence. I’ve posted the government summary. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/the-...

michaelgeist.caYears of Uncertainty: Bill C-22’s Missing Regulations and Secret Ministerial Orders - Michael GeistBill C-22, the lawful access bill, was a focal point of debate in the Senate last week. While companies continue to warn they may exit Canada if the bill passes in its current form, the debate’s bigge...

The Bill C-22 timeline: new police powers in 180 days, first regulations take 18 months to two years, the rest up to five years, secret ministerial orders could come before the regs are finalized, and a full parliamentary review might not occur for seven or eight years. bsky.app/profile/mgei...

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Officials now say Bill C-22’s regulations could take five years. The Senate is being asked to approve a surveillance and data retention framework without knowing who it covers, what they must build, what data on Canadians it will retain, or what it will cost. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/year...

michaelgeist.caYears of Uncertainty: Bill C-22’s Missing Regulations and Secret Ministerial Orders - Michael GeistBill C-22, the lawful access bill, was a focal point of debate in the Senate last week. While companies continue to warn they may exit Canada if the bill passes in its current form, the debate’s bigge...

Officials now say Bill C-22’s regulations could take five years. The Senate is being asked to approve a surveillance and data retention framework without knowing who it covers, what they must build, what data on Canadians it will retain, or what it will cost. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/year...

linkedin.comWeekly Digest #28: Sovereignty risks behind Canada’s EU digital pivot, Bill C-34's missing Charter statement, and three years after October 7thMichael Geist Weekly Digest Issue #28 | October 9, 2026 Canada’s pivot to Europe on digital policy comes with conditions, and this week’s lead post lays out what the EU’s proposed cloud law would requ...

Michael Geist Weekly Digest #28: Sovereignty risks behind Canada’s EU digital pivot, Bill C-34's missing Charter statement, and three years after October 7th www.linkedin.com/pulse/weekly...

michaelgeist.caThe Missing Charter Statement: Why Hasn’t the Government Explained How Bill C-34’s Social Media Ban Complies with the Charter? - Michael GeistFour months ago this weekend, the government introduced Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, with the headline promise to establish a social media ban for those under 16. The bill has attracted…

I believe Bill C-34’s social media ban is unconstitutional. It blocks an entire cohort of Canadians from expressing themselves on social media and requires millions to verify their age to access lawful content. Yet four months later, still no Charter statement. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/the-...

theglobeandmail.comOpinion: The Lawful Access Act threatens to blow a hole in Canada’s national securityThe proposed federal bill is built on a faulty premise: that there’s a way to safely build surveillance back-doors for law enforcement. That’s a particularly risky bet in this rapidly changing AI envi...

Must read from @kate-ro.bsky.social on Bill C-22: "The assumption by government officials that technology companies can find “safe ways” to weaken critical cybersecurity protections badly misreads the current threat landscape." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

michaelgeist.caThe Missing Charter Statement: Why Hasn’t the Government Explained How Bill C-34’s Social Media Ban Complies with the Charter? - Michael GeistFour months ago this weekend, the government introduced Bill C-34, the Safe Social Media Act, with the headline promise to establish a social media ban for those under 16. The bill has attracted enorm...

Bill C-34's social media ban for under-16s blocks an entire cohort of Canadians from expressing themselves on social media and requires millions to age-verify to access lawful content. Four months later, the government hasn't issued a Charter statement. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/the-...

blog.mozilla.orgCanada’s bill C-22 threatens encryption, users’ privacy and the security of digital economies – Open Policy & AdvocacyEncryption is woven into everyday digital life. It protects our messages and passwords, but also banking and payments, health data, government services and the digital infrastructure societies rely…

Mozilla: “Let us be clear: there is no safe way to create exceptional access to encrypted data that only the intended actor can use. An access mechanism created for law enforcement can also be discovered, exploited or abused by potentially bad actors.” blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/20...

bnaibrith.caFederal Government Releases Unredacted Rodal Report Following B’nai Brith Legal Victory - B'nai Brith CanadaCliquez ici pour le français October 8, 2026 OTTAWA – Following a B’nai Brith legal victory last month, the Federal Government has declassified almost all of historian Alti Rodal’s 1986 report concern...

Big win for B'nai Brith Canada and the entire community with the release of the unredacted Rodal report on Nazi war criminals suspected of having entered Canada after WWII. bnaibrith.ca/federal-gove...

michaelgeist.caThree Years After October 7th: Living With the Shockwaves - Michael GeistIn the immediate aftermath of the Hamas terror attacks on October 7th, Jewish communities around the world shared the shock of Israelis at the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. A year…

More than a dozen shootings and firebombings of Canadian synagogues and Jewish schools since October 7th. A Yom Kippur attack in Belleville. My reflections on why many Jews no longer trust that when attacked, friends and institutions will stand with them. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/thre...

michaelgeist.caThree Years After October 7th: Living With the Shockwaves - Michael GeistIn the immediate aftermath of the Hamas terror attacks on October 7th, Jewish communities around the world shared the shock of Israelis at the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. A year…

As a law professor, I have watched some universities disregard Jewish student and faculty fears since October 7th, failing to enforce codes or act on their own reviews. 70% of Jewish students surveyed say their university does not take antisemitism seriously. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/thre...

michaelgeist.caThree Years After October 7th: Living With the Shockwaves - Michael GeistIn the immediate aftermath of the Hamas terror attacks on October 7th, Jewish communities around the world shared the shock of Israelis at the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. A year…

Three years after October 7th, the initial shock has become a relentless series of shockwaves. Israelis and diaspora Jews have since shared many of the same experiences, dominated by denial, repeated antisemitic violence, and a deep sense of betrayal. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/thre...

michaelgeist.caWhat If the U.S. Demanded This? The Cloud Provider Conditions Behind Canada’s EU Digital Pivot - Michael GeistGiven concerns about what the U.S. envisioned for “digital trade alignment,” consider the possibility that the package required Canada to keep its cloud market open to U.S. companies, gave them…

Canada's plan to seek "associated country status" under the EU's proposed Cloud and AI Development Act would leave its privacy law, lawful access powers and cloud procurement subject to EU approval. Similar demands from the U.S. would cause outrage. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/what...

theglobeandmail.comToronto-based VPN provider plans to quit Canada over lawful-access billPsiphon, which helps people living in oppressive regimes evade online censorship, says Bill C-22 would compel it to help build a surveillance system in this country

The Bill C-22 effect: "Toronto-based Psiphon, which has millions of users worldwide including in Iran, Russia and China, told The Globe and Mail on Friday it has started drawing up plans to move its operations out of Canada." www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

michaelgeist.caWhat If the U.S. Demanded This? The Cloud Provider Conditions Behind Canada’s EU Digital Pivot - Michael GeistGiven concerns about what the U.S. envisioned for “digital trade alignment,” consider the possibility that the package required Canada to keep its cloud market open to U.S. companies, gave them…

Imagine a U.S. deal requiring Canada to keep its cloud market open, limit Buy Canadian for sovereign cloud, and meet a U.S. privacy standard, with the U.S. able to revoke it if Canada fell short. Those terms are on the table, but from the EU, not the U.S. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/what...

linkedin.comWeekly Digest #27: Bill C-22 and encryption, digital trade in Bill C-39, Ontario's new directive on Bill 166, and CBC reporter on Yom Kippur protest | Michael GeistMichael Geist Weekly Digest #27: Bill C-22 and the encryption question facing the Senate, the digital trade law buried in Bill C-39, Ontario's new directive on campus antisemitism, and the CBC and the...

Michael Geist Weekly Digest #27: Bill C-22 and the encryption question facing the Senate, the digital trade law buried in Bill C-39, Ontario's new directive on campus antisemitism, and the CBC and the Yom Kippur protest. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

michaelgeist.caOntario is Done Waiting for Universities to Act on Campus Antisemitism - Michael GeistEarlier this month, Jewish students at Wilfrid Laurier University returned to their residence after Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, to find that the mezuzahs affixed to their doors had been torn…

After mezuzahs were smashed at Laurier, dozens of students who had never displayed one asked for one. Test of Ontario's new campus antisemitism directive is whether universities will protect their right to keep them on their doors. My open version of Hub op-ed. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/10/onta...

michaelgeist.caIs Compromise on Encryption Possible? Why Bill C-22's "Minor Opening" Leaves the Central Question Unanswered - Michael GeistBill C-22, the government’s lawful access legislation, is awaiting Senate consideration this fall with the encryption provisions likely to be the centre of attention given diametrically opposing…

For months, the government insisted Bill C-22 was "encryption neutral" and dismissed warnings from tech companies as misinformation. The Minister now says the bill has a "minor opening" on encryption in "extenuating circumstances." Is there such a thing? www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/09/is-c...

michaelgeist.caIs Compromise on Encryption Possible? Why Bill C-22's "Minor Opening" Leaves the Central Question Unanswered - Michael GeistBill C-22, the government’s lawful access legislation, is awaiting Senate consideration this fall with the encryption provisions likely to be the centre of attention given diametrically opposing…

The government's encryption compromise in Bill C-22 doesn't work. Police say it does little to change what they can already obtain. Tech companies, industry groups, and security experts say it still leaves users at risk. The Senate needs to pick a side. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/09/is-c...

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michaelgeist.caThe Wrong Target: Why the CBC Should Be Asking About the Yom Kippur Protesters, Not the Journalist Who Reported on Them - Michael GeistLast week, CBC journalist Neil Herland was reportedly pulled from the air and brought before a disciplinary hearing after posting a tweet thread about being taunted on his way to the Song Shul's Yom…

It's both sad and important that something of this length needs to be written about the litany of disingenuous arguments ("it's a theatre!" "War criminal!" "$180 fee!") written to justify people shouting "you're going to hell!" at Jews going to worship on the holiest day of the year.

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The legal policy is clear: intimidation, obstruction or disturbing those attending religious services is prohibited regardless of whether one objects to what is said or who is saying it. That's the question for the CBC, not whether a journalist reported it. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/09/the-...

michaelgeist.caThe Wrong Target: Why the CBC Should Be Asking About the Yom Kippur Protesters, Not the Journalist Who Reported on Them - Michael GeistLast week, CBC journalist Neil Herland was reportedly pulled from the air and brought before a disciplinary hearing after posting a tweet thread about being taunted on his way to the Song Shul's Yom…

The legal policy is clear: intimidation, obstruction or disturbing those attending religious services is prohibited regardless of whether one objects to what is said or who is saying it. That's the question for the CBC, not whether a journalist reported it. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/09/the-...

michaelgeist.caThe Wrong Target: Why the CBC Should Be Asking About the Yom Kippur Protesters, Not the Journalist Who Reported on Them - Michael GeistLast week, CBC journalist Neil Herland was reportedly pulled from the air and brought before a disciplinary hearing after posting a tweet thread about being taunted on his way to the Song Shul's Yom K...

CBC journalist Neil Herland was pulled from the air and sent to a disciplinary hearing over an accurate tweet thread about being taunted on his way into Yom Kippur services. Wrong target. CBC should be asking about the protesters, who may have broken the law. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/09/the-...

michaelgeist.caBuried in Bill C-39: The Enabling Digital Trade Act Brings Canada Its First Federal Electronic Trade Documents Law - Michael GeistThe government introduced Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, last week, and while it emphasized faster project approvals, public discussion has focused almost entirely on the implications for…

The focus on Bill C-39 has been project approvals and collective bargaining. But buried in the bill is a new statute on bringing digital technologies to shipping and supply chains, with a data-sharing power that overrides nine confidentiality laws. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/09/buri...

thehub.caOntario is done waiting for universities to act on campus antisemitismDemonstrators protest after removing a pro-Palestinian encampment, set up on the University of Toronto campus on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press

Jewish students at Laurier returned from Rosh Hashanah to find mezuzahs on their doors torn off and smashed. Ontario's 2024 campus anti-hate law has failed. A new directive shifts to enforcement and puts funding at risk. My The Hub piece on education and antisemitism: thehub.ca/2026/09/28/m...

michaelgeist.caBuried in Bill C-39: The Enabling Digital Trade Act Brings Canada Its First Federal Electronic Trade Documents Law - Michael GeistThe government introduced Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, last week, and while it emphasized faster project approvals, public discussion has focused almost entirely on the implications for…

Buried in the 232-page Bill C-39 is the Enabling Digital Trade Act, Canada's first federal law on electronic bills of lading and other trade documents. Overdue, but it leaves key rules to regulation and adds a broad data-sharing power. It needs study. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/09/buri...

We haven’t started to grapple with the fact that there was a terror attack targeting Jews in Canada this week that would have been a massacre but for police guarding the synagogue. Years of failed leadership have led to the normalization of antisemitism on both the left and right.

linkedin.comWeekly Digest #26: Belleville Yom Kippur attack, threat assessments that predicted it, government on antizionism as antisemitism, and AI transparencyMichael Geist Weekly Digest Issue #26 | September 25, 2026 This was meant to be a short week: with Yom Kippur falling on Monday, the plan was a post on the government's AI transparency consultation an...

Michael Geist Weekly Digest #26: the Belleville Yom Kippur attack, the threat assessments that predicted it, the government recognizes antisemitism includes anti-Zionism, and AI transparency www.linkedin.com/pulse/weekly...

michaelgeist.caA Definition That Meets the Moment: Federal Government Recognizes Antisemitism Includes Anti-Zionism - Michael GeistPublic Safety Canada released its summer progress report on the National Commitments to Combat Antisemitism yesterday, days after the Yom Kippur attack on the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville.…

A definition that meets the moment. Days after the Belleville Yom Kippur terror attack, the federal government’s antisemitism progress report recognizes that antisemitism includes anti-Zionism. My post on why that matters and where it should apply next. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/09/a-de...

michaelgeist.caA Definition That Meets the Moment: Federal Government Recognizes Antisemitism Includes Anti-Zionism - Michael GeistPublic Safety Canada released its summer progress report on the National Commitments to Combat Antisemitism yesterday, days after the Yom Kippur attack on the Sons of Jacob synagogue in Belleville. Mo...

Anti-Zionism is too often thinly veiled antisemitism, as if substituting the word Zionist for Jew renders the unacceptable acceptable. The federal government has now called it out in a new report, recognizing that antisemitism includes anti-Zionism. www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/09/a-de...

publicsafety.gc.ca Progress Report - National Commitments to Combat Antisemitism - Summer 2026

Three days after the Belleville Yom Kippur attack, explicit federal recognition of anti-Zionism as antisemitism. Public Safety Canada's progress report, released today, states in its own words: "Antisemitism, which includes anti-Zionism, is not always obvious." www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pb...