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Trump accused of giving 'a shot of adrenalin' to Canadian racists
A series of hate crimes in the U.S. linked to supporters of Donald Trump has raised questions about whether the perpetrators of a handful of racist incidents in Canada have been emboldened by such acts south of the border.
"I think what has happened at this point, sad to say, is that Trump has given permission for the racists ... who have been hiding in garbage cans, to pop their heads up and say 'look, wow, fresh air here, time to get busy,'" said Bernie Farber, executive director of the Mosaic Institute and former head of the Canadian Jewish Congress.
"So it's not new, it's just a shot of adrenalin for them."
Farber appeared on CBC's The Current, along with Barbara Perry, a professor of social science at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, and freelance journalist and activist Desmond Cole, to talk about the possible rise of hate crimes in the wake of Trump's victory.
Death threats
Farber, who said that since the election he has received eight or nine death threats via Twitter, said it's important to remember that Canada has not always been the "clean-cut cousin" of the U.S. Canada has, and continues to have, its own racists, bigots and neo-Nazis.
In the wake of the election, several racist acts and threats have been reported across the U.S. Trump's campaign has been blamed for fuelling racist rhetoric and xenophobia while attracting support of the so-called alt-right white nationalist movement.
Over the past week, some racist incidents in Canada have also made headlines.
An Ottawa woman who runs a Jewish prayer centre says she discovered someone had spray-painted a swastika and an anti-Semitic slur on the front door of her home.
A Hamilton woman says a man, holding a front page of a newspaper with a picture of Trump, hurled racist comments at her.
Racist posters promoting the alt-right were found posted to poles in a Toronto neighbourhood.
A man was caught on camera hurling racist insults and threatening another man on a streetcar full of commuters on Monday night in Toronto.
Trump accused of giving 'a shot of adrenalin' to Canadian racists - CBC News - Latest Canada, World, Entertainment and Business News
Trump accused of giving 'a shot of adrenalin' to Canadian racists
A series of hate crimes in the U.S. linked to supporters of Donald Trump has raised questions about whether the perpetrators of a handful of racist incidents in Canada have been emboldened by such acts south of the border.
"I think what has happened at this point, sad to say, is that Trump has given permission for the racists ... who have been hiding in garbage cans, to pop their heads up and say 'look, wow, fresh air here, time to get busy,'" said Bernie Farber, executive director of the Mosaic Institute and former head of the Canadian Jewish Congress.
"So it's not new, it's just a shot of adrenalin for them."
Farber appeared on CBC's The Current, along with Barbara Perry, a professor of social science at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, and freelance journalist and activist Desmond Cole, to talk about the possible rise of hate crimes in the wake of Trump's victory.
Death threats
Farber, who said that since the election he has received eight or nine death threats via Twitter, said it's important to remember that Canada has not always been the "clean-cut cousin" of the U.S. Canada has, and continues to have, its own racists, bigots and neo-Nazis.
In the wake of the election, several racist acts and threats have been reported across the U.S. Trump's campaign has been blamed for fuelling racist rhetoric and xenophobia while attracting support of the so-called alt-right white nationalist movement.
Over the past week, some racist incidents in Canada have also made headlines.
An Ottawa woman who runs a Jewish prayer centre says she discovered someone had spray-painted a swastika and an anti-Semitic slur on the front door of her home.
A Hamilton woman says a man, holding a front page of a newspaper with a picture of Trump, hurled racist comments at her.
Racist posters promoting the alt-right were found posted to poles in a Toronto neighbourhood.
A man was caught on camera hurling racist insults and threatening another man on a streetcar full of commuters on Monday night in Toronto.
Trump accused of giving 'a shot of adrenalin' to Canadian racists - CBC News - Latest Canada, World, Entertainment and Business News
