Overview
- Toronto Police arrested and charged 62-year-old Oliver Couto after antisemitic flyers were made available at The Bee Shop near Bloor Street West and Lansdowne Avenue on January 2, 2025.
- Police allege the material promoted hatred against Jews, and images posted on X showed flyers featuring text from the long‑debunked Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
- An Instagram video from January 3 captured Couto saying someone had given him the flyers, that he had not read them, and that he would prepare an apology.
- The flyers bore “GTV flyers” branding that Juno News reports is tied to the Goyim Defence League, as B’nai Brith Canada urged accountability and pressed for stronger action against the group.
- Couto is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on February 3, 2026, after the Ministry of the Attorney General consented to the charge, and police are asking the public for tips.