Former NB Cabinet Minister Arrested in Toronto for Allegedly Confronting Anti-Israel Protesters

Published on August 2, 2024

A former New Brunswick cabinet minister says he was arrested by Toronto police and accused of disturbing the peace after chanting “Free Palestine – from Hamas” during a pro-Palestine protest. Dominic Cardy was elected as a Progressive Conservative MLA in 2018 and was the province’s minister of education and early childhood development until he resigned in 2022. He currently sits as an independent. In an Aug. 2 post on the X platform he said he was arrested on the evening of Aug. 1 at a Toronto rally for chanting “Free Palestine – from Hamas” while “Hamas enthusiasts trampled an Israeli flag.” “My parents taught me – don’t be a bystander. That’s never been more important than this week, with synagogues burning,” he said in the post....

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