A Canadian International Women's Day event in Peterborough, Ontario, organized by INSPIRE, an empowerment organization, was canceled after rescinding an invitation to Jewish speaker Leah Goldstein due to her past IDF service.

Canadian cyclist Leah Goldstein, who made history as the first woman to win a 3,000-mile bike race across the United States, was removed as the keynote speaker at an International Women's Day event in Ontario due to her past service in the Israeli army.