With a circulation of about 300,000, Your Ward News has drawn a barrage of complaints from recipients in and around Toronto and as far as Ottawa. The federal government temporarily barred Canada Post from distributing the publication in 2016 and recently made the ban permanent . “This is a direct borrowing of a famous anti-Semitic trope going back to the 12th century that Jews ritually murder children,” Penslar testified. While some of the language and imagery can appear satirical or funny, it is nevertheless “shocking and repugnant,” Penslar said. The judge banned him from the courtroom, saying he intended to conduct the trial with dignity.

Source: thestar November 28, 2018 16:20 UTC