Situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank   special representative on combatting Islamophobia and the newly appointed envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combatting anti-Semitism are not only working together but embracing each other to lead us forward and make sure that we are holding on to the diversity and inclusion

Situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank   if they should not wear their Star of David or kippah in public. Muslim and Arab people are worried about being thought of as terrorists, once again. The list of worries is endless and the fear is real. There are rising instances of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. We saw the reports of hate

Online News Act   and Islamophobia, the racism and the misogyny we have seen across this country, deliberately fomented through the big tech giants that do not seem to want, in any way, to stop this flow of toxic hate. The antidote to this is local community journalists' telling us about each other, telling us

Public Safety committee  I think you're absolutely right. In an ideal world, we have everybody on board in addressing systemic racism and addressing Islamophobia within our systems in clear and direct ways, but I want to put a caveat on that. I think the existence of this body is also meant

Islamophobia  . Islamophobia in Canada is real. We all have a responsibility to fight it. That is why our government held the first national summit on Islamophobia, bringing together community groups from across Canada to share their stories and ideas. We appointed Canada’s first special representative

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, it has been two years since the Afzaal family was targeted and brutally murdered in London. It is unthinkable that this could happen to a family in our city, but we have seen the amazing resilience that can counter white supremacy and Islamophobia. Communities

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member opposite for her advocacy for the Muslim community in London, Ontario. The issue of Islamophobia is one that affects Muslims around this country and, indeed, around the world. It is an issue we must all continue to work vigilantly on. What I find

Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1   and dealing with some of the pernicious issues that relate to anti-indigenous racism, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. In the wake of the almost two-year anniversary of the Afzaal family being killed in London, Ontario, could she comment on the equity initiatives in the budget and her

Public Accounts committee  . The Ontario supreme court made it very clear about Islamophobia being involved in the prosecution of a charity. We asked about that and we did not get any answers. To sit and say that the CRA answered our questions is a complete falsehood, and it's unfortunate that the governing side

International Human Rights Act  . Unfortunately, they are also currently under attack, and the multilateral system that underpins these rights is under threat like never before. This is evident in challenges such as illegal wars of aggression against Ukraine, rising racism, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and discrimination

Canadian Heritage committee  , that it's a bit rich for the Conservatives to give any lessons around anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. That said, I wanted to come to the issue of copyright. A number of organizations are looking to update the Copyright Act. It is a little unclear who is taking that one

Canadian Heritage committee  . In anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, there's a 67% increase; in crimes related to sexual orientation, there's a 64% increase; in race and ethnicity, there's a 6% increase. This is over the course of the last couple of years. We see a decrease in funding at the same time that we see

Petitions   to combat racism and hate propaganda against all citizens falls to the Department of Canadian Heritage and Justice Canada”. The petitioners also state that “Islamophobia is a militant, overused term [and its] use includes actions or words deemed blasphemous with regard to the Muslim

Public Accounts committee   a training session. Average Canadians, whether it's on CERB clawbacks, TFSA overpayments, or faith-based charitable foundations, have been targeted to the point of persecution. There's even a very strong smell of Islamophobia with the CRA's persecution of some of these faith-based

Public Accounts committee  One of my constituents is part of a charitable organization that's been in the news a lot. It's before the Ontario supreme court, which publicly rebuked the CRA. It's the Muslim Association of Canada. I've looked at their file and looked at the Islamophobia, perhaps, involved