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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: 'Bubble legislation' back on the ballot: Two Toronto councillors explain what's changed since May
Description: On Dec. 17, Toronto's city council will consider a report on a new package of measures aimed at better protecting vulnerable community spaces—including schools, houses of worship, hospitals and community centres—that have become targeted by hateful demonstrations in the last year. And while the report doesn't specifically mention the Jewish community, the package does include $2.5 million to install protective traffic bollards and other street furniture to deter violent car-ramming attacks, which sources say was a specific request to help the downtown Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre.
Since Oct. 7, 2023, Toronto police have responded to nearly 2,000 demonstrations related to t...