Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw identified the 'terrorist flag' that was waved at a pro-Palestinian demonstration Sunday a day after saying the police service would 'not be complicit in providing a platform to both acknowledge or promote the hateful ideology.' Demkiw called the charge "unprecedented," noting the "very high threshold" to charge anyone with a hate propaganda offence. LISTEN | Demkiw reverses course, identifies 'terrorist flag':Friday's about-face came after Demkiw refused to say what the flag depicts and which group it is associated with at the Thursday meeting. Activists hold a sit-in organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement at Scotiabank Plaza, in Toronto, on Nov. 17, 2023. Activists hold a sit-in organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement at Scotiabank Plaza in Toronto, on Nov. 17, 2023.

Source: CBC News January 13, 2024 14:13 UTC