CJC News Release: Results of Survey Released - Parties Address Canadian Jewish Congress Concerns

April 28, 2005 - Results of Survey Released
Parties Address Canadian Jewish Congress Concerns

VANCOUVER - Canadian Jewish Congress, Pacific Region today released the responses of the B.C. Liberal and New Democratic parties to questions of particular concern to the Jewish community.

The survey, which provides a reliable gauge of party positions on multicultural and human rights issues in each election cycle, is part of the organization’s mandate to inform and engage Jewish voters in the civic process.

The two parties each answered seven questions on diverse topics, including: support for the provincial Hate Crime Team; hate propaganda; Holocaust education; human rights protections; multiculturalism; affordable housing; and First Nations self-government.

“The parties have made clear their positions on these crucial issues facing our province and our country,” said Mark Weintraub, chair of Canadian Jewish Congress, Pacific Region. “All British Columbians who are devoted to social justice and a civil society will benefit from these answers.”

The questionnaire was posed to the B.C. Liberals and the New Democrats, the two parties that have held governmental power in recent legislatures. Each of the questions was prefaced by the parties’ stated commitments to similar questions four years ago.

The full text of the survey and the parties’ responses are attached and also available online at http://www.cjc.ca/docs/RD/181_Party%20Survey%20April%202005.doc

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Contact: Erwin Nest
Executive Director
Canadian Jewish Congress, Pacific Region
604-257-5101 (office)
erwinn@cjc.ca
www.cjc.ca

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