Overview
- Toronto Police say Hate Crime Unit investigators are consulting Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General on possible promotion‑of‑hatred offences under the Criminal Code.
- Police confirm officers were at Sunday’s North York protest and note that hate‑propaganda prosecutions require the Attorney General’s consent.
- No arrests have been reported as investigators review images of placards depicting a Star of David overrun with rats and other antisemitic caricatures.
- B’nai Brith Canada, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, and the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto have written to Chief Myron Demkiw urging enforcement and potential charges.
- The probe comes after gunfire damaged three GTA synagogues in recent days, and the federal government announced $10 million to strengthen security at Jewish institutions.