Antisemitic graffiti was recently discovered in a neighbourhood in Thornbury, Ontario by local residents. Several swastikas were spray-painted across mounds of snow, alongside expletives and fascist rhetoric.
The incident was reported to local Mayor Alar Soever, who then issued a condemnation of antisemitism in the community and called for zero tolerance for manifestations of such hatred. He assured Jewish residents that he had contacted the Ontario Provincial Police who are undertaking an investigation into the incident.
A 2019 study showed that there had been a 62.8% increase in antisemitic attacks or crimes in the province compared to the previous year. Several organisations have praised the fast action of the Mayor, but many have also expressed great concern at the alarming rate of incidents in the country, stating that more must be done to combat and prevent antisemitic incidents occurring.
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