Activist angry after Quebec town’s refusal to remove swastika-emblazoned anchors
MONTREAL — An anti-hate speech activist says he’s not done fighting after a Quebec town’s refusal to remove two swastika-emblazoned anchors from a public park.
Corey Fleischer, who regularly travels around to remove hateful graffiti, said he went to examine the anchors last week in Pointe-des-Cascades, about 50 kilometres from Montreal.
He said that when he tried to scrub the paint from the symbols he was interrupted by Mayor Gilles Santerre, who called police to stop him.
“We’re talking about an outdoor park, a public place where everyone comes…why should there be something in the park that offends 90 per cent of people?” Fleischer said in a phone interview Thursday.