Toronto's top cop says province's help needed to stem rising hate

That was the message Thursday from Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw, as he and Toronto Police Service Board Shelley Carroll responded to last week’s letter from Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner demanding police do more to crack down on increasingly hateful anti-Israel protests in the city.

In an exclusive interview with the Toronto Sun, Demkiw said both his officers and senior staff are responsive to enforcing the laws as they exist today, adding they’ve used every tool available to them since the current wave of protests began on Oct. 7, 2023. -- More...