Trudeau claims to stand against antisemitism while staying silent over actual antisemitic protest in Toronto

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made statements in Ottawa this morning, remarking at the commemoration service for Yom HaShoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day.

But once again, Trudeau appears to be all bark on the issue, with he and his party being heavily criticized by Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman over their troubling silence during the past week.

Trudeau addressed increased threats of violence that he says are taking place "more and more, both online and in-person," making his remarks in front of the Ottawa Holocaust memorial—a monument whose plaque had to be replaced by the Liberals because they had forgotten to mention the Jewish people.

"This troubling resurgence of antisemitism cannot and will not be ignored," he said, "And the atrocities of the Holocaust cannot be buried in history."

The Trudeau Liberals, however, have remained silent on an outward act that Lantsman called "full on antisemitism" in downtown Toronto this week.

Lantsman's, the Jewish MP who was accused by Trudeau of standing with people who wave swastikas and confederate flags, tweeted: "In Toronto, Palestinians cheer for rocket attacks on Israel civilians. This is not a protest. This is full on antisemitism in our streets. Shame on our government for standing by and saying nothing about it."

A report by the Toronto Sun said that protestors at the event "walked straight up Yonge St. — hundreds of people on a sunny Sunday afternoon carrying Palestinian flags, Black Lives Matter flags, the Every Child Matters banner raised by Indigenous communities, and a massive banner calling for Israel to be boycotted by the world."

They report that cheering civilians called out "Allahu Akbar," and called for Israel to be destroyed.

Protestors also chanted out "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," a chant that calls for the land from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea to be a Palestinian homeland.

"Jews, by numbers, remain the most targeted group for hate crimes in Canada, and this type of rhetoric and hatred in our streets only makes it worse," said Michael Mostyn, CEO of B’nai Brith Canada, to the Sun. "None of these things happen by themselves. There has been incitement that has taken place on university campuses for years in Canada," Mostyn said.

Trudeau said that his government would be providing ongoing funding for Canada's special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and "combatting antisemitism," and said that they have tabled to proposal that would amend the criminal code to prohibit denying and downplaying the Holocaust.

"This sends a clear message that this pernicious form of hatred and disinformation has no place in Canada," he said.

"I know that each and every one of us stands firm in the belief that truth must always resonate deeply and strongly, and be amplified at every turn by all of us."