The problems with extremism go back to the roots of radicalism. We are talking about the ideas of the caliphate. When someone says that the ideas of the caliphate do not represent Muslims or the Muslim community in Canada, I think that should be corroborated, because the essence, the main issue, the major tenet, of Islam is restoring the caliphate and building the Islamic State.
The major groups in Islam today have differences about the conditions to establish the caliphate, to establish the Islamic State, but the idea of it is being taught in private schools and mosques. In dealing with radicalism here in Canada—we're talking about funds; we're talking about the importance of pluralism and liberalism—I think it's very important to allocate funds to supporting new trends in Muslim community that support reformism, liberalism, and also secularism in Muslim communities.
As I see it from the outside, there is intolerance towards Muslims who do not go on the mainstream path. Those who espouse secular views are not regarded as part of the mainstream Muslim community. I'm talking about the voices who are explicitly against radicalism, Tarek Fatah and others. They are not being adopted by the mainstream Muslim community, on the contrary.
I think it is very important to encourage within the Muslim community, like all other faith communities, the importance of liberalism and tolerance toward other voices.