The Canadian Jewish Congress praised the Ontario government for shifting an upcoming provincial election so that it doesn’t fall on a Jewish holiday. The government switched the election from Oct. 4 to Oct. 10 after learning that Oct. 4 was Shemini Atzeret.
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