Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  I do understand that.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, and the Muslim community needs to also stand up and take charge of their own issues and look at the problem and decide what they need to do. They should reach out to the government for help, if they need to set up. They have not been awake at the wheel in dealing with this i

Canadian Heritage committee  No, but motion 103, with just one faith mentioned in it, is babysitting.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  No. I believe that every community is lumped together. If all of Canada says that in Canada we as Canadians take up an issue against hate, racism, and bigotry against every community, then it makes sense to me. When it says “Islamophobia”, then there is a question there.

Canadian Heritage committee  We have hate laws in Canada, and it's a terrible thing, if people call and threaten someone. I know that because I have also received threats, so I understand.

Canadian Heritage committee  I can't answer where it is coming from. I don't have a response to where it is coming from, but wherever it's coming from, it's not right and that has to be also dealt with. Obviously, as I said, racism and bigotry coming from anywhere should be looked at and should be taken care

Canadian Heritage committee  I appreciate that. I don't know the protocol here, but am I allowed to ask a question?

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm used to it.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm aware of that, but the motion does not mention the other communities by name. Why is only the Muslim community mentioned by name? That is my question and that, I think, is the entire focus here. It's not mentioned that we are going to look at racism against the Jewish, the LG

Canadian Heritage committee  I did not say the entire motion is invalid. I believe, though, that using the word “Islamophobia”—let me be very clear—in the motion will curtail free speech, because no other ethnic community or religious community is mentioned by name in the motion except Islamophobia. Who does

Canadian Heritage committee  As we have heard before, the idea of hate is an ideology, and it's a very difficult thing to either monitor or have laws against it. What it needs is better education, better interaction of communities, and better understanding of each other. I'm afraid the Muslim communities hav

Canadian Heritage committee  I think of what Father de Souza said, that racism is a separate issue. Yes, the government can have recommendations or motions about racism, but as far as religious discrimination is concerned, I think that the communities have to wake up and they have to start working on this th

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, absolutely. My organization works on what we call the “three Es”, which are expose the problem, educate the masses, and then try to eliminate the problem. The clergy should be part of the solution, so we need to empower the clergy to work with youth and have programs in whic