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The arrest stems from a March 2024 incident on the lawn of the B.C. Legislature where the remarks were allegedly directed at a group of Jewish protesters.

Police say its major crimes unit forwarded their findings to the BC Prosecution Service, which approved the charge leading to the suspect's arrest on June 11.

Victoria police say the "prolonged nature" of the investigation reflects both the seriousness of the type of offence and the "complex nature" of proving offences related to hate propaganda.

They say in a release to while the term "hate crime" does not appear in the Criminal Code, it usually refers to hate-propaganda offences and hate-motivated offences.

This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published July 28, 2025.