Oak Bay Mayor Kevin Murdoch knows he walks a fine line between calling out bad behaviour and amplifying hateful messages.
Hearing disturbing reports of online targeting of Jewish-owned businesses in Oak Bay and Greater Victoria, he’s choosing to speak out.
“This is something that – when it’s not called out when you see it – it emboldens people’s bad behaviour,” Murdoch told the Oak Bay News.
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