Request for Emergency Debate  Madam Speaker, I rise today to request an emergency debate concerning the very serious rise in hate crimes particularly targeting the Muslim and Jewish community. With the rise of Islamophobia and anti-Semitism on the heels of record-high levels of violence against

Information & Ethics committee   to amplify certain messages that divide target minority communities, whether it's promoting anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, homophobia or transphobia, and undermining democratic principles and values. Lots of folks are out there doing so in a non-transparent way. They're not state actors

Foreign Affairs committee   population of our country at this time. On December 12, 2021 you re‑tweeted a tweet from Ms. Elghawaby, who had not yet been appointed Canada’s Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, which was incredibly critical of Quebec and Bill‑21. You said: “There is a deep

Diversity and Inclusion  Mr. Speaker, once again, we need to talk about Amira Elghawaby, whom the Prime Minister appointed despite opposition from Quebeckers and who began her first tour this week as special representative on combatting Islamophobia. Right away on her first stop in Ontario, she began

Ramadan   and emphasize Canadian and Muslim values such as charity and compassion. This is also a time to reinforce the cultural bonds of our communities that make our Canadian mosaic so great. As we recently marked the first United Nations International Day to Combat Islamophobia, let us reinforce

Human Rights   terrorized Canadians. Hate is growing from the far-right across Canada. Police reported that hate crimes have increased 72% over the last two years. The Liberal government has been dragging its feet in fighting Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, and all forms of racism and bigotry. New

Government Appointments   of the special representative to combat Islamophobia is a recognition of and builds on the foundation of leadership of Quebeckers and Canadians to fight racism and discrimination in all its forms. The special representative has clarified and apologized for the impact of her remarks, and she

Canadian Heritage committee  Were you consulted when it came time to appoint Ms. Elghawaby as Canada's special representative on combatting Islamophobia? For example, did you advise the people who had to do the vetting to go and look at her Twitter account and other social media and her past statements

Official Languages  Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is dividing Canada's people. His anti-Islamophobia advisor is an example of that. He set out to divide Quebeckers and Canadians by sanctioning Quebec bashing yet again. Another example is how he made his West Island MPs on the official languages

Government Appointments  Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the leader of the Bloc Québécois met with the federal representative to combat Islamophobia, Amira Elghawaby. Ms. Elghawaby, who has the full support of the Prime Minister, has made headlines since her appointment for numerous statements against

Government Appointments   is Islamophobic. That is not true. Rather than building bridges between communities, this kind of role builds barriers. Will the Prime Minister back down and get rid of the position of special representative to combat Islamophobia?

Government Appointments  Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to be a member of the Liberal Party of Canada's Quebec caucus, and I can say that we are here to have difficult conversations with one another, with our colleagues and with Canadians. I know that the issue of Islamophobia is a sensitive topic all

Government Appointments   representative on combatting Islamophobia, and we support her in the important work she has ahead of her in the months and years to come.

Diversity and Inclusion  . There are always difficult and important conversations that need to happen, and I think people understand that rhetoric and exaggeration on either side do not help. That is why we appointed a special representative on combatting Islamophobia, who I know will lead these conversations so that we

Freedom of Religion  Mr. Speaker, the recent hate crime on Gauri Shankar Hindu Mandir in Brampton is just one of the many attacks in recent times against Hindu temples in Canada by anti-Hindu and anti-India groups. As with Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, resulting in hate crimes against our mosques