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This Ontario town had a swastika burned into a soccer field. Now residents want to ban the symbol nationwide

JL;DR SUMMARY Residents of Whitby, Ontario, are reeling from multiple recent incidents involving Nazi swastikas, prompting the town council to request that the federal government ban the symbol nationwide. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

  • At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
  • This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
  • Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
  • But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
  • And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.
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Jewish SafetyCommunity ResponseHate SymbolsB'nai Brith CanadaWhitbyNazi SwastikaMunicipal LegislationHate Crime ProtocolsDurham Region

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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
"That's what it sounded like last week at Whitby's Town Council."
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"After several recent swastika incidents in the town just east of Toronto."
Ontario, Canada
"And we have the first notice of motion presented by Councillor Leahy, seconded by Councillor Yamada."
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
"Hamilton and Peterborough did ban the display of Nazi symbols on municipal property."
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
"Hamilton and Peterborough did ban the display of Nazi symbols on municipal property."
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"When the mayor asked lawmakers to start the discussion about voting on two motions, one, to ask Ottawa to ban the display of Nazi swastikas in Canada, and two, to condemn anti-Semitism."
Clarington, Ontario, Canada
"Clarington. Yeah. Whitby was the first one in the area to say yes."
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
"Oshawa, Whitby, like it's basically the same thing."
Pickering, Ontario, Canada
"Pickering. They're all going to sort of."
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