(Ottawa – March 15, 2019) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) expresses profound grief and extends deepest condolences to the families and victims of the horrific terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand.

We condemn in the strongest terms possible the racist ideology and hatred that motivated the attacks.

We urgently call upon our elected political leaders and officials to take immediate actions  to counter the rise of far-right extremism and hatred, and to speak out without equivocation against all those who support or promote racism, anti-Semitism, and Islamophobia.