Gail Asper
Gail Asper is a prominent Canadian philanthropist and the driving force behind the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, a project that honors her father, media mogul Izzy Asper. After his passing in 2003, she took on a leadership role in the museum's development, which opened in 2014. Recently, she has been in the news for expressing concerns about an exhibit titled 'Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present,' which she believes lacks essential historical context regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and could potentially incite antisemitism in Canada.
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Philanthropist Gail Asper, whose family helped found the museum, also expressed her fears about a lack of historical context.
Canadian Museum for Human Rights curator defends Nakba exhibit ahead of opening
Canada· 2026-06-27
Gail Asper, who led the museum project after the 2003 death of her father, fears that the exhibition about the exile of Palestinians from what is now Israel lacks historical context and might inflame antisemitism in Canada.
Philanthropist behind Canadian Museum for Human Rights raises concerns about Nakba exhibitCanada· 2026-06-24