Poilievre, embassy call torn-down posters of missing Toronto girl ‘vile hatred against Jews’

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Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has added his voice to the growing chorus of outrage over the tearing down of posters that have been put up to aid in the search for a missing 14-year-old Jewish girl in Toronto.

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Esther, affectionately known as Esti, was reported missing on Friday, May 15, in the area of Earl Bales Park, a large green space located at Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West in the northern part of the city.

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Tearing down the notice of a missing 14 year old autistic girl, simply because she is Jewish, is evil on so many levels that I don’t even know where to start.

Vile hatred against Jews is moving from an ugly sentiment to dangerous actions.

We must end this now. And make Canada a… https://t.co/UsPv0QlQRa

— Pierre Poilievre (@PierrePoilievre) May 28, 2026

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“Tearing down the notice of a missing 14 year old autistic girl, simply because she is Jewish, is evil on so many levels that I don’t even know where to start,” Poilievre wrote in a post on X on Thursday. “Vile hatred against Jews is moving from an ugly sentiment to dangerous actions. We must end this now. And make Canada a safe place for Jews and all people.”

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“This is shocking and disappointing,” the embassy of Israel in Canada wrote in a post on X. “Jew-hate is getting in the way of a missing girl being brought to safety. In Canada. In 2026. May Esti come home as soon as possible.”

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Poilievre’s and the embassy’s reactions were in response to a widely shared post that alleged the woman photographed started to tear down some posters before she was stopped. The original post appears to have come from a Toronto resident posting on Facebook under the name Shana Ti. National Post has reached out to her for comments.

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This is shocking and disappointing. Jew-hate is getting in the way of a missing girl being brought to safety. In Canada. In 2026.

May Esti come home as soon as possible. https://t.co/23OvxTWi6c

— Israel in Canada (@IsraelinCanada) May 26, 2026

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