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THE RISING TIDE OF HATE

Hate crimes are rising all across the province, amid a backdrop of deepening political divisions and a staggering decline in civility, both in person and online.

The reported crimes are just the tip of the iceberg — and only a tiny fraction of those result in convictions.

The pain is widespread and raw, but there are solutions to explore, too. As one MP put it, this is a 'linchpin moment, where we're either going to keep it in the grenade or we're going to see some things explode.'

A group of white nationalist from the neo-Nazi group "Nationalist-13" performs a Nazi salute at Sam Lawrence Park in Hamilton in March. The group posted the image to its Telegram page, which has grown to more than 1,000 members in the last year. The group's email and Telegram address have been removed.

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