In June, the Toronto Police Service Board issued an open request for public input into the priorities for its new public order policy, which will detail how the force handles “protests, demonstrations and occupations.”

Enforcing existing laws would be a great place to start. The No. 1 job of a police officer is to keep the peace.

Jews account for less than one per cent of Canada’s population, yet we are the victims of 70 per cent of religious hate crimes. This surge of hate over the past 10 months underscores an utter failure of leadershipand police response.