Overview
- Demonstrators affiliated with the Palestinian Youth Movement rallied inside the downtown mall during peak Boxing Day crowds, using chants and megaphones.
- Videos captured slogans directed at Prime Minister Carney and calls for a Canadian arms embargo on Israel.
- Mall security and Toronto police monitored the action as foot traffic was briefly impeded, according to reports and video.
- Police reported no injuries and said no arrests were immediately announced while a review of footage is underway.
- The event drew criticism over protesting in private commercial space, with Jewish community groups voicing safety concerns, and a related New Year’s Eve protest at Harbourfront Centre is scheduled.