Prime Minister Mark Carney - antisemitism

On Monday, June 1, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke out against antisemitism at the Holy Blossom Temple in Toronto. The nice-sounding speech was the Liberals' admission of their poor performance in providing peace, order and good government.

While Carney decried antisemitism, he ignored the responsibility of his administration for the current violence and social hate that is openly displayed in our communities. He also revealed the ideological backdrop of Liberal weakness, which has yielded our tragic social situation.

Carney said, “Canada was not founded on a single creed, race, language, or faith.”

In some respects, his sentiment is wrong. Canada is founded on the Westminster model of governance, which is a Constitutional Monarchy. Therefore, Canada is inherently a Christian country in law. We have a Sovereign from which all government authority flows. Our Sovereign receives authority to reign from God, from a Christian Crown in a Christian church, with a Christian liturgy and prayers of supplication, acceptance, and blessing. It is exclusive in nature, recognizing that there is only one creator God to whom we are accountable and from whom we exist. It is that Christian base that gives the ethic of neutrality of governance and freedom to all faiths.

In addition, Carney said, “In Canada, state neutrality does not empty the public square but ensures that no conception of the good — including humanism or atheism — is privileged by state power, and that every Canadian has the freedom of conscience to live as they believe.”

His statement misses context. Historically, there have been criminal code limits on public expressions of belief. Sections 318 and 319 of the Criminal Code specifically address hate propaganda and public incitement of hatred. These provisions prohibit advocating genocide, inciting hatred against an identifiable group, or promoting violence based on hate. In addition, 264(1) prohibits harassment causing fear. There are also Human Rights Codes that limit cultural, political, and religious expression. Canada has sufficient laws to fulfill its duty to maintain peace and order, but the Liberals have not delivered them.

Carney further pursued his inherent denialism by saying, “This means that the state—above the responsibilities we all have as citizens—has a special responsibility to ensure that no culture, faith, race, gender, or identity is threatened or suppressed.”

He fails to address the main source of Canada’s dilemma directly. There is a religious political belief held by those who illegally protest in our streets, calling for violence against Canadians. These perpetrators do not accept Canadian cultural traditions and they openly defy our social contract. These disloyal people were encouraged to come to Canada by the Liberals, and then they have done little to defend our Canadian social core. Canada reaps the consequences that Carney speaks against, but for which his government has been responsible.

Carney admits that, “Last year, over two-thirds of all religion-motivated hate crimes were directed at Jewish Canadians who make up only 1% of the population. To that end, I am pleased to announce the launch and membership of Canada’s new Ministerial Advisory Council on Rights, Equality, and Inclusion to be chaired by the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Marc Miller. The Council has a clear mission: to combat racism and hate in all their forms, and to guide the Government of Canada as we build a fairer, more just, more inclusive country.”

The problem is that the Council tasked with solving antisemitism includes members with histories tied to groups and causes that are viewed as hostile to Jews or supportive of designated terrorist organizations.  In addition, he did not mention whether his own government’s past funding of antisemitism would be investigated.

In typical Liberal moral relative fashion, Carney said, “Differences generate friction. Accommodation of competing claims is real work. We will always have our legitimate debates about where the lines properly fall. But those debates are part of how our pluralistic country sustains itself.”

It is incredible to believe that in Canada, according to our Prime Minister, hate and violence towards Jews is just a feature of a healthy debate in a pluralistic society.

Carney does not admit that their Immigration policy and lack of social defence have emboldened the insurrectionists and hatemongers. Capacity to offend creates its own demand for more offending.

Carney repeats an ideal which they have failed to apply to immigration screening. He is culpable by his own admission. "When you come to Canada, you bring your faith, your tradition, your language, your story. You leave behind your wars and your animosities.”

“This means that no Canadian going about their daily life should be held responsible for the actions of any government, wherever they may be. Whether they are on the subway, in a store, at a hospital, at a university, in a synagogue, a mosque, a gurdwara, or a temple.”

Carney is admitting the tragedy that he is presiding over, without any contrition for his government's role in creating it.

“This requires holding political debates in Parliament and in the public sphere, and not targeting private businesses, homes, and communities. The covenant runs in every direction. Antisemitism breaks it. Islamophobia breaks it. Burning churches breaks it. Transphobia breaks it. The targeting of any Canadian for their faith, their origin, or their identity breaks it.”

Carney does not admit that there are religious-political beliefs that are publicly acted out with violence, which defy our laws and cultural core. His repetition of the myth of Islamophobia for the illusion of balance only emboldens violence.

Carney concludes, “Each failure has taught us something about what it means to be the country we aspire to be. That means protection. That means outlawing and policing hate. That means preventing radicalization and addressing institutional biases. That means restoring Canada's promise by ensuring each of us has the space and confidence to be our whole selves and thrive. Canada promises a country in which Indigenous Peoples, Muslim Canadians, Black Canadians, Sikh Canadians, Christian Canadians, Queer Canadians — every Canadian — can be visibly themselves without fear. Canada promises a country where our differences are nurtured, not managed, where our differences are honoured, not suppressed. Where our differences are lived out in common, not pushed to the margins. That is the covenant we are renewing today. And which we must all honour with our actions.”

Carney’s speech is an admission of failure, as Canadians know our present state is far below what is required. The significant antisemitism and community violence, shootings, arsons, and targeted murders have especially emerged since 2015, when Liberals came to power. The typical Liberal response is another talk-shop Council.

Carney’s speech is without admission of Liberal error and responsibility. His Liberalism mischaracterizes the inherent legal nature of Canada. He also ignores our cultural essence. He speaks of ideals. However, of deep concern is the lack of renewed commitment to defend Canada with hard power and authentic law enforcement to protect all of what Canada is and means.