Canada police investigate anti-Muslim video advert

Police in Toronto, Canada have launched an investigation into a video advert displaying anti-Muslim images and messages. In videos posted to social media, the truck appears to display a series of questions that say: “Is this Lebanon? Is this Yemen? Is this Syria? Is this Iraq?” The truck then displays images of what appears to […]

Police in Toronto, Canada have launched an investigation into a video advert displaying anti-Muslim images and messages.

In videos posted to social media, the truck appears to display a series of questions that say: “Is this Lebanon? Is this Yemen? Is this Syria? Is this Iraq?”

The truck then displays images of what appears to be Muslims praying and protesting in Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto. Palestinian flags and the square’s concrete arches are visible in the images.

The messages on the truck then say: “No. This is Canada. Wake up Canada. You are under siege.”

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The lettering is in blue on a white background and clearly visible from several metres away.

Police urged members of the public to come forward if they have information or video footage of the truck.

“We recognize the community’s concern about a truck displaying Islamophobic messaging in Toronto,” police said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) said the messaging on the truck is designed to incite a fear of Muslims in Canada.