The Jewish Defense League, if I can remember correctly, is against bringing in prominent pro-Palestinian figures into Canada to give speechs. There was only a few months ago a pro-Zionist education week that also hosted Canadian MP's, which has pissed off the Muslim / Palestinian community. The Jewish Defense League, for lack of a better explanation, has an amount of sway with the Federal government.
I don't know if this is the exact reason (probably not), but that's the only reason I can see this being an issue for this guy - the JDL and the Feds have linkages, which does help explain Canada's (subtle) support for Israel.
I could be wrong though.
And I see dude everyday when I go to work as well. He stands there every morning and just holds out little leaflets that nobody takes. I think he's barking up the wrong tree; he doesn't seem to be having too much success at his chosen spot.
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