Canadian Jewish News

A Federal Court judge last week quashed an attempt by Nazi apologist Ernst Zundel to compel officials of Canadian Jewish Congress and B’nai Brith Canada to testify at his security hearing. Judge Pierre Blais ruled Zundel failed to show that either Keith Landy, former national president of Congress, or Frank Dimant, executive vice-president of B’nai Brith, provided government ministers with any information beyond their public statements urging that Zundel be removed from Canada. Judge Blais also quashed subpoenas issued against journalist and author Andrew Mitrovica, who wrote a book about the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and Zundel, and Ontario Court Judge Lauren Marshall, who served as legal counsel for Zundel almost 20 years ago. Congress’ and B’nai Brith’s efforts were public and “lobbying ministers is a legitimate exercise in an open and democratic society such as Canada. Anyone has the opportunity to lobby any minister at any time and make his or her views known,” Judge Blais wrote in an 18-page judgement released last week.