After months of inaction, Toronto Police are finally laying down the law.
Two men from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are facing charges after they were caught waving Hezbollah flags at a recent rally in the city.
34-year-old Ahmad Sheikhani of Oakville and 34-year-old Hamad Khalid Menshed of Mississauga have both been charged with public incitement of hatred, according to police.
The maximum sentence for public incitement of hatred in Canada is two years, if the crown prosecutor choses to proceed by way of indictment.
Authorities in Toronto, and across Canada, are on high alert as the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel draws closer. A terrorist attack in North America is likely, according to experts that monitor extremism.
Tensions are high on the streets of Canadian cities, with terrorist sympathizers expressing anger at Israel’s success in decapitating Hezbollah’s leadership.
Police agencies in Canada have come under fire from conservatives that believe they are not doing enough to hold terrorist sympathizers accountable.
Canadian prime minister hopeful Pierre Poilievre has promised to deport IRGC agents and other terrorist sympathizers if elected prime minister, as his MPs call for increased deportations.
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