A racist message written in black ink was discovered in a washroom stall at a construction site at Michael Garron Hospital in East York, according to EllisDon, the company managing the site. Mohammed Hashim, a senior organizer with the Toronto and York Region Labour Council, posted a picture of the racist message to Twitter on Friday. Hashim, who is also a board member of Urban Reliance on Racial Relations, called on Michael Garron Hospital to do more about racist acts on their property. The incident comes a week after two nooses were found at the same location at Michael Garron. In an email to CBC News, spokesperson for Michael Garron Hospital Hannah Ward said, "this hateful act is further demonstration that this problem is systemic in the construction industry."

Source: CBC News October 03, 2020 12:45 UTC