Premier Doug Ford, Mayor Olivia Chow need to state clearly what will and what won't be tolerated from protesters

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Solicitor General Michael Kerzner is right: Toronto’s response to chronic intimidation and harassment by masked mobs has been grossly inadequate for two years. Frequent vitriol and social disorder are causing real damage to Toronto’s livability and reputation. But the fault does not lay with our police, who are doing everything they can. Police don’t make the rules, political leaders do.

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After the Christie Pits riot in 1933, mayor William Stewart lost no time making it clear that Nazi symbols would not be tolerated in public places in Toronto. Result? There were no more riots, no more Nazi banners in our parks. Why is there no such leadership from Premier Doug Ford and Mayor Olivia Chow? At a minimum, we need them both to clearly state which words and actions in public, where, will lead to arrest and prosecution. And then they must have their governments follow through. If they need new laws, they must pass them; if they need........

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