DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY
Now that the Canadian Museum for Human Rights’ controversial “Nakba” exhibit has opened, months of warnings about the lack of transparency, consultation, and historical rigour have been validated.
Federal Heritage Minister Marc Miller has confirmed our serious concerns, saying elements of the exhibit demonstrate an “error of curation” and the Board of Trustees’ failure to review the exhibit is an “error in governance.”
He said these failures should be directed to the Board of Trustees, which must “do its job.”
Urge the Board to correct these failures, restore public trust, and hold the Museum’s CEO Isha Khan accountable.
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Who helped shape the exhibit?
The museum’s handling of this exhibit raises serious concerns. It has failed to meet its own standards for balance and transparency, conducted no meaningful consultation with the Jewish community, and relied on political activists to help develop the exhibit.
- One member of the advisory network, Ramsey Zeid, wrote that Zionism is “a disease that must be destroyed.”
- Another individual featured on the exhibit’s website is Rana Abdullah, founder of the Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba (CPAM) who have repeatedly shared open support for terrorism, including posts justifying the October 7 Hamas massacre, amplifying Hamas propaganda and sharing content from terrorist-linked organizations
The museum relied on political activists with a strong track record of extreme rhetoric, seriously undermining its credibility.
We have also seen the real-world consequences of an exhibit that has pitted communities against one another and emboldened audiences to express hatred against Jews, including using the museum as a platform to say “Reconciliation is renaming Izzy Asper Street, Free Palestine.”
