An Israeli flag raising ceremony to mark the country’s independence on Tuesday was not attended by Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, ...
Toronto's mayor says she decided to not attend a City Hall ceremony marking Israel's national day because an Israeli flag-raising ceremony is currently "divisive." ...
Asked why she was not present for the event, Mayor Olivia ... flags are flown following public submissions. ”City Protocol Office was delegated the power to run the flag raising program in 1999. I ...
Toronto's mayor said she decided not to attend a city hall ceremony marking ... "I think it’s a bit divisive because there’s a war going on," Chow said of the flag raising.
An Israel Independence Day flag raising ceremony at Toronto city hall was met with protests on Tuesday. As Jaden Lee-Lincoln ...
Toronto’s mayor ... marking Israel’s national day on Tuesday because an event where the Israeli flag is raised is currently “divisive” due to the war in Gaza. Olivia Chow told reporters ...
The Israeli flag was raised ... independence day event, along with Israeli consular officials and representatives of groups including UJA Federation of Greater Toronto and the Friends of Simon ...