Trudeau – Winnipeg Free Press

TORONTO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has slammed a protest outside a Toronto hospital as a “reprehensible” display of anti-Semitism as police investigate several incidents during the demonstration.

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the prime minister said he “strongly” condemned Monday's protest outside Mount Sinai Hospital.

Hospitals, he said, are “places of treatment and care, not protests and threats.”

Located in downtown Toronto, the hospital was founded by the Jewish community.

And Toronto police said they were investigating the incidents in front of the hospital and along the protest line, and that there would be more along the area known as Hospital Row.

Police say officers use discretion during large demonstrations, even if it's not considered safe to make an arrest at the time, and the investigation is ongoing and charges may be filed later.

They said in a statement that they “will not allow” the hospital to be disrupted and urged witnesses to come forward.