Police Turn Off Canadian National Anthem as Palestinian Flag Is Raised Over Toronto City Hall
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Today, for reasons we have yet to understand, the City of Toronto raised the Palestinian flag in front of City Hall. Some showed up with Canadian flags in protest, while this man brought an amplifier blasting Canada's national anthem. He was shut down by the police, citing a prohibition on amplifying devices. That didn't stop the crowd from singing the remainder of the anthem.
Caryma Sa'd - Lawyer + Political Satirist (@CarymaRules) ~ Police turn off pro-Canada demonstrator’s speaker as he plays the national anthem ahead of the Palestinian flag-raising at Nathan Phillips Square, citing a prohibition on amplifying devices.
Nothing prevents a capella singing, however.
📸 Nov 17, 2025
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1990463993970872439
Leviathan (@l3v1at4an) ~ It’s Official: Canada is DONE. Toronto Police forcibly turn off the Canadian anthem in Toronto City Hall in opt of hearing the Palestinian anthem in the distance. It was nice knowing you.
Reza M (@Freedom_Iran_6) ~ My parents immigrated to Canada from Iran 20 years ago. It’s painful to see what’s happening now, and my heart truly aches for this man.
Malarkey Maven (@MalarkeyMaven) ~ This hurts my heart and I wasn’t even born in Canada. Fly your flag, sing the anthem. Never cower in the face of invading countries.
PixelSpawn (@PixelSpawnX) ~ When your own country's flag and anthem is perceived as disturbing the peace, you know your country has fallen.
So why, exactly, are cities across Canada raising the Palestinian flag? State-run CBC reports:
The mood was celebratory on the rooftop of Toronto city hall on Monday morning, as dozens gathered in the brisk weather to watch the Palestinian flag fly over the building for the first time.
The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, which petitioned for the move, said ahead of the flag-raising that it would mark a "symbolic show of solidarity" for Palestinians in Canada on the 37th anniversary of the Palestinian Declaration of Independence.
On the rooftop, supporters joined chants of "free free Palestine" and lined up to have their photo taken with the flag before it was raised on Monday morning, calling it a historic moment.
If you're raising another country's flag, especially one that is not even officially a country, you've been conquered.
Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) ~ WATCH: The moment the Palestinian flag is raised at Toronto City Hall, a decision approved after the Carney Liberals recognized Palestine, rewarding Hamas for its Oct. 7 terror attack.
Video ~ http://twitter.com/i/status/1990455536735965508
Prime Minister Mark Carney this September joined the U.K. and France in recognizing Palestine as a sovereign state.
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