
A number of MPs and other politicians have criticized the Toronto police for delivering coffee to pro-Palestine protesters. Amid public concerns that these demonstrations pose a threat to Jewish communities and also disrupt traffic, this action has heightened those worries.
In a video posted on social media platform X, Toronto lawyer and online commentator Caryma Sa’d captured a Toronto police constable delivering a cardboard urn of Tim Hortons coffee along with a stack of cups to a protester during an anti-Israel demonstration that blocked access to the Highway 401 overpass at Avenue Road on Jan. 6. This location is in close proximity to neighbourhoods like Armour Heights, in the district of North York, that are known for their dense Jewish population.
With respect Mayor @oliviachow, they couldn't care less that you support a ceasefire. They didn't care that the elderly woman they harassed on the rink said she supports Palestine. This isn't about Palestine. This is about intimidation. You had security. Ordinary citizens don't. https://t.co/AQdgDfuVcr
— Lorrie Goldstein (@sunlorrie) January 7, 2024


On Dec. 22, as Ottawa shut down for the holidays, Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced what many in Canada with loved ones in Gaza had been seeking for months: special immigration measures that allow Palestinians with family in Canada to seek temporary refuge here from the bombing, mass displacement, and impending crises of famine and disease in Gaza.






