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Glenn Beck addresses Toronto billboard that triggered a police investigation over ‘hate speech’

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Last week in Canada, Toronto police stopped a Rebel News digital billboard truck after a passerby called in a possible hate crime — simply because of what the billboard said. The billboard boasted a paid advertisement from the Canadian Women's Sex-Based Rights, which advocates for women’s safety in sports. “Not for speeding, not for a bad tail light, but officers were responding to a complaint about the message on the side of the truck being a hate crime,” Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck says, shocked. The message on the truck read: “Women and girls deserve safety on the field, privacy and dignity in the locker room, and fairness on the podium.” The billboard also included a claim that men are competing in women’s sports, alongside a website address and a call to sign a petition. “That’s it. That’s the crime in Canada,” Glenn says. “Now, police investigated. They didn’t take any enforcement action. They let the truck drive away. Rebel News says this is the second time now in Toronto