During last week’s committee hearing at Queen's Park on Bill 119, Protecting Ontario's Streets and Communities Act, CIJA’s Senior Director of Government Affairs for Ontario, @JoshLandau_CIJA, pointed to ITAC’s warning that a lone-actor attack targeting the Jewish community is a "realistic, possibility." Belleville showed that this was not an abstract possibility. An armed attacker targeted a synagogue on the eve of Yom Kippur while approximately two dozen people were inside. Only the rapid and courageous response of Constables Jeff Smith and Mike McCurdy prevented the attacker from getting inside. This is why CIJA continues to advocate for stronger security measures and policies that reflect the threat environment Jewish communities are actually facing.