Police stop Canadian anthem as Palestinian flag raised in Toronto
Police stopped a man from playing the national anthem during a Palestinian flag-raising ceremony in Toronto.
Police stopped a man from playing the national anthem during a Palestinian flag-raising ceremony in Toronto. While no official explanation appears to be given in the video, it appears as though it was seen by police as a disturbance to the ceremony.
In a video posted to social media, a man can be seen beginning to play Canada’s national anthem with a speaker outside Toronto City Hall at Nathan Phillips Square on Monday.
However, police arrive and shut off the man’s speaker, prompting the small crowd to continue singing the song acapella.
The flag-raising ceremony is to commemorate “Palestinian Independence Day,” with several cities across Canada raising the Palestinian flag on Monday.
The flag-raising follows Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recognition of a “Palestinian state” back in July.
The prime minister had given a list of conditions that required a “commitment” from the Palestinian Authority to introduce reforms, hold an election, demilitarize the new state, and exclude Hamas from any governance role.
However, he officially recognized a Palestinian state before any of his stated conditions were ultimately met.
Jewish community groups and some Conservatives criticized the move at the time, saying Canada’s recognition of a Palestinian state rewarded Hamas, a listed terrorist group in Canada, for the terrorist attack it led on October 7, 2023, in Israel.
There is a serious problem when our national anthem and national symbols are not allowed!
This is disgusting! Carney is a worm - none of this should be happening - we need to stay out of other people’s ethnic warring and participate only as peacekeepers, as has been our history, aside from major world conflicts. Being forcibly made to turn off our own National Anthem is despicable - foreigners are allowed to congregate, scream in our streets and chant death to the west, while we aren’t allowed to show our patriotism. Our country is being dismantled piece by piece. Wake up Canada!!!