I definitely second what Mohammed was saying. It is so prevalent now in terms of the hate that we see now and how social media are being used to propel that hate to get it into the hands of people. We have WhatsApp group messages coming through looking at not only the Quebec shooting incident but also the Christchurch incident and the synagogue incident that happened in Pittsburgh. Before it even hits Facebook or Twitter, automatically word of mouth goes out and it's viral because you get a message on WhatsApp. People start living in this fear: Should I go to the mosque? Should I go to the playground? Am I going to be pulled over to the side by so-and-so?”
There was an incident that came to our attention in which a mother was dropping her kids off at school in one of the areas in Edmonton. Somebody had just driven by in a red pickup truck, and actually the intent of the truck driver was to ask for directions to get to someplace. However, the mother, along with the two kids, were just sort of caught up in this gamut of emotions from what they saw at Christchurch, and they felt that seeing a truck pulling them over, they didn't know what to do. It had absolutely nothing to do with this.
That's where we come in, to educate people to the fact that they can't live like that. That is not the intent. It is not the intent of Alberta or Canada at large. We can't let fear take over our own personal sanctuary that we live in.