2020 Year in Review Timeline: Acts of hate surface across multiple construction sites

TORONTO — Contractors, workers and the like across Toronto were already coming to grips with the fact that their day-to-day operations were forever changed due to the pandemic, so when racially motivated hate crimes started occurring at multiple sites in the city, it left them disgusted, enraged and ready to take action. The following is a timeline that outlines the events that occurred this summer and a snapshot of the industry’s response, which transcended provincial borders and sparked national reaction.