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Open Letter to the Crown Regarding it’s Decision to Withdraw Lorna Bernbaum’s Charges

November 1, 2024 Crown Attorney's Office Courthouse Ste. 3225 161 Elgin St. Ottawa, Ontario K2P 2K1 VIA EMAIL: VirtualCrownOttawa@ontario.ca cc. Carl.Lem@ontario.ca, Doug.Downey@ontario.ca Dear Mr. Downey, Re: The Crown’s Decision to Withdraw Lorna Bernbaum’s Charges We, representing hundreds of groups across Ontario and Canada, write to express our profound disappointment and outrage at the decision to withdraw the assault and harassment charges against Lorna Bernbaum, who violently attacked a Muslim woman, pulling off her hijab, during a demonstration in Ottawa on May 14, 2024. The shocking footage of the attack was publicly ...