#5 Why Here?
From What Is Happening Here | Canadaland Investigates by Canadaland
December 10, 2025 · 47 min · Season 7 · Episode 5
About this episode
This episode explores the reasons behind the rise of antisemitism in Canada, examining various theories and their implications.
Why is hatred against Jews so bad in Canada, specifically? Is it because of our government? Is it the failure of the police? Is it because of Muslim immigration? On this episode, three theories, and one conclusion. Credits: This series is a co-production of Canadaland and The Canadian Jewish News Made possible by the generous support of The Bissell Family Foundation, George Burger, Dan Debow, Daniel Klass, Nanette Okun, Leslie Scanlon, Marjorie Skolnik, Lee Zentner, and others. Written and Reported by Jesse Brown Research and Story Editing by Kate Minsky Original Music by Socalled Sound Design, Mixing and Mastering by Caleb Thompson Editorial Input from Michael Fraiman This episode relied on video documentation of the protests at Bathurst and Sheppard filmed by many sources, but none more than Caryma Sa’d and her videographer, Lee.. Special thanks to them and to Jonathan Rothman of The CJN. For a list of sources cited in this episode, please refer to this episode’s web page ( link ) To support Canadaland, visit http://canadaland.com/join Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Jesse Brown
Topics covered
- antisemitism
- Canada
- police failure
- Muslim immigration
- government policy
- protests
Keywords
- antisemitism
- Canada
- police
- Muslim immigration
- government
- protests
- hatred
Sponsors
The Bissell Family Foundation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Canadian Jewish News, George Burger, Dan Debow, Daniel Klass, Nanette Okun, Leslie Scanlon, Marjorie Skolnik, Lee Zentner
Places: Canada, Bathurst and Sheppard
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