Justice committee  Yes, in short. I know that the bullying—

Justice committee  I was going to mention that the bullying and protection of young people are addressed in the act. There's a concern about balancing the rights of free speech with the types of comments people make online.

Justice committee  Actually, I'll let one of the university students comment about this.

Justice committee  It's a great question, Ziad. Obviously, it will take people from many disciplines to do it. It's not just government. It won't just be community leaders. The role of education is not something to be overlooked. We may tend to pass it off as a provincial responsibility, but for the sake of national unity and cohesion, the education system cannot be overlooked.

Justice committee  No. The messages the government has sent on this I don't think are convincing. I keep hearing “Diversity is our strength”. It's a mantra. It doesn't carry any meaning for me. Why is it our strength? How has government shown that it's our strength? If you don't have an answer to that, I don't think people are going to believe it at face value when you say it.

Justice committee  All the forms of hatred that you mentioned, each and every single one, absolutely deserve addressing. There is some overlap, and where there is overlap, there are common solutions that would work to address some of the similarities. I mentioned that one of the forms of Islamophobia comes from white supremacism, a belief in the great replacement theory.

Justice committee  This is where tech companies and media companies bear responsibility. Communication is not just the transmission of a fact from one person to another. It's the transmission of ideas and stories. Any idea that links to an emotion or is in a message that evokes fear, anger or a sense of injustice will trump any communication that tries to be factual.

Justice committee  I was able to hear it in French, but my French is grade 11 and it's been a while.

Justice committee  No.

Justice committee  Yes, I see it now.

Justice committee  I think the justice system did what it could under the limits it's operating under. There are constraints, and I'll explain some of them. The committee is interested in learning about Islamophobia. It is not one disease entity. There are many different types, and it has many different manifestations.

Justice committee  If I go back to some of the building blocks of Islamophobia, the most benign form of Islamophobia is a general lack of exposure to or ignorance of Muslims. Maybe you've never come across a Muslim in your life. There are large parts of Canada where that's certainly possible. Telling more Muslim stories and having more Muslim voices would be one method of doing it.

Justice committee  Mr. Moore, the way I understand it, the sentencing and the court system fall under the purview of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, while the parole system, as it is, falls under the purview of the Minister of Public Safety. There are probably some good reasons for making this separation.

Justice committee  Good morning. I speak to you from London, Ontario, the traditional home of the Anishinabe people for over 13,000 years. This Thursday will be the third anniversary of the day my niece Madiha Salman, her husband Salman Afzaal, her mother-in-law Talat Afzaal, her 15-year-old daughter Yumna Afzaal and her nine-year-old son Fayez Afzaal were deliberately attacked by a pickup truck driven by a young man.