About this Episode

Canada likes to think of itself as tolerant, welcoming, and stable. For decades, that reputation might have held true. Many who grew up in places like rural Alberta recall communities where differences were met with curiosity, not hostility. Being Jewish, for example, wasn’t a source of fear — it was often a point of interest. That sense of social cohesion helped define the country.

But something has shifted.

The change hasn’t come from the people who built those communities. Rather, it appears to stem from a mix of cultural, political and institutional failures. On one hand, there’s a strain of ideological hostility emerging from academic and activist circles, where identity politics reduces complex realities into simplistic “oppressor versus oppressed” narratives. In that framework, even a diverse nation like Israel is cast as a villain, fueling broader hostility toward Jewish people.

On the other hand, there’s a conversation unfolding around immigration and integration. When large numbers of people arrive from regions where antisemitic attitudes are widespread, it shouldn’t be surprising that some of those views persist. Ideas don’t disappear at the border.

Yet the deeper issue isn't the presence of these tensions, it’s the response to them.

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