Mr. Speaker, the Bloc Québécois stands in full solidarity with Marwah Rizqy, the Quebec MNA for Saint-Laurent. Ms. Rizqy has had to seek police protection for her family. She has been receiving threats ever since she called out the Islamist abuse and the mistreatment of children at Bedford elementary school.
One of the people targeting her is Adil Charkaoui, an imam who would already be facing charges for his past hate speech if it were not for the religious exemption that still exists in the Criminal Code. The House needs to understand that there are consequences to allowing people like him to continue to spread hate freely. We strongly condemn any attempt to intimidate Ms. Rizqy or any other elected official.
I thank Ms. Rizqy for her unwavering commitment to children. I thank her for standing up for secularism and for equality between men and women, between our sons and daughters. She deserves to see out her term in a safe and respectful environment, before she finally gets to devote all her attention to her family.