![]() We’re asking the government, the attorney general of Ontario, to please take these matters seriously, prosecute them as a hate crime and deal with it. “There is an incredible amount … of anti-Semitism here in our community, here in our province of Ontario. In a video uploaded to the FSWC Facebook account, Benlolo called on the government to recognize and act on the increase in anti-Semitic incidents across the province. READ: OTTAWA TEEN CONVICTED OF DEFACING RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS SENTENCED We take great pride in being one of Canada’s safest and most inclusive communities and we remain vigilant in our fight against prejudice, discrimination and hate in our community,” the police said in a statement.Īvi Benlolo, president and CEO of the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies (FSWC), also arrived at the scene to document the incident. ![]() These kinds of crimes not only hurt the community that has been targeted, but they hurt us all. “York Regional Police will not tolerate hate crime in any form. Hate crime investigators are calling for witnesses, or anyone with dash cam footage, to come forward. to respond to the graffiti that was seen on the side of the ramp coming from Bass Pro Mills Drive, while going south on Highway 400. York Regional Police were called to investigate and work crews arrived on scene to remove the anti-Semitic graffiti Friday morning.Īccording to a press release, police were called at 8 a.m. 1, 2017.Ī message in bright, neon orange spray paint that read, “Hitler was right,” was discovered on a concrete barrier on Highway 400 near Vaughan Mills Mall in York Region, north of Toronto, on Sept. Anti-Semitic graffiti that was discovered on the side of a freeway north of Toronto on Sept.
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