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Uniformed Toronto police officers pose for campaign photograph with Faith Goldy
Last evening Faith Goldy posted a picture of her 'volunteers' which included two uniformed Toronto police officers and a police car.
Goldy is a prominent figure in the alt-right movement and associates with neo-Nazis. The Canadian alt-right neo-Nazi movement supports her bid for Mayor.
Source: Faith Goldy, Twitter
The Canadian Anti-Hate Network calls on the Toronto Police Service to investigate whether these officers have violated the Ontario Police Services Act and Toronto Police Services Board policies in appearing to support Goldy and participating in election activities (the photograph) while in uniform.
Goldy shares neo-Nazi talking points and has publicly proclaimed the white supremacist slogan Fourteen Words coined by David Lane, leader of the neo-Nazi group The Order, which was responsible for the murder of Jewish American radio host Alan Berg in 1984.
She has been removed from fundraising platforms, like Patreon, which cited her sincere recital of the Fourteen Words in its explanation. Shortly before registering to run for Mayor she retweeted a tweet from a 4chan account referencing an antisemitic conspiracy theory that Jewish people control finance and the media: “As shown by the deplatforming of @FaithGoldy, the financial system is run by a nasty group of people that has controlled the will of the people for far too long.”
Goldy's activism also targets Muslims and other non-white Canadians and she has called for another crusade in the Middle East.
"This sends the wrong message," says Bernie Farber, Chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network. "Torontonians targeted by racist hate have every right to be concerned when police officers who are sworn to uphold the law are pictured supporting a political candidate who associates herself with white supremacy. The Toronto Police Service must respond and take disciplinary action if there are grounds for it."
Police Services Act
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90p15#BK69
Political activity
46 No municipal police officer shall engage in political activity, except as the regulations permit. R.S.O. 1990, c. P.15, s. 46.
Toronto Police Services Board policy on political activity
http://www.tpsb.ca/component/jdownloads/send/5-board-policies/134-political-activity-of-police-officers
1. It is the policy of the Toronto Police Services Board that: 1. The endorsement or opposition of political candidates by municipal police officers is prohibited by the Police Services Act and its Regulations;
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4. The Chief of Police will discipline any police officer who contravenes this policy.
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