Public Safety committee  Thank you very much. I did mention briefly before that part of the solution would be looking at diversifying the force. We have that lack of diversity that exists within top management, as I indicated in my opening statement. That sends a message. It's an important element, but

Public Safety committee  We regularly meet with different community members and provide workshops on a variety of different topics, including what we call a “know your rights and responsibilities” workshop. We talk about the rights that are imbued with Canadian citizenship and equally the responsibilitie

Public Safety committee  I will try to address that quickly and then I think my colleague, Professor Bhabha, would also like to jump in. As we alluded to, in terms of the culture shift that's required to address some of these issues, part of the solution is looking at things like large-scale recruitmen

Public Safety committee  I think the concerns that were outlined regarding information sharing are very well documented as well in the report by Justice O'Connor looking into the case of Maher Arar. There is an amplification of this lack of trust with national security agencies when we don't have any sen

Public Safety committee  In terms of our testimony on Bill C-51, obviously there is a concern regarding the stigma that is associated with being identified as somebody who has been connected in any way to violent extremism or the ideology that supports and underpins it. There is a concern that exists the

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just to clarify, we were discussing CSIS, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, not the Communications Security Establishment, although our concerns are shared across different security agencies regarding their operation. We have seen through a numbe

Public Safety committee  Good morning, members. Thank you very much for your attention and time today. My name is Ihsaan Gardee, as mentioned, and I serve as executive director of the National Council of Canadian Muslims. I am joined today by my colleague, Professor Faisal Bhabha, NCCM's legal counsel

Canadian Heritage committee  Of course.

Canadian Heritage committee  I would just refer you again to the third recommendation we made, which was that the federal government create an anti-racism directorate within Canadian Heritage to work with provincial counterparts such as the Ontario anti-racism directorate, which is undertaking a study of thi

Canadian Heritage committee  They should be part of the national action plan against racism that I mentioned and suggested should be undertaken, and there should be, as Professor Emon said, coordination between the provinces and the federal government.

Canadian Heritage committee  By way of concrete recommendations to the committee, the NCCM submits that the following actions and policy steps should be undertaken. First, Parliament should declare January 29 a national day of remembrance and action on Islamophobia in Canada. Second, just as the federal b

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Chair and honourable members, thank you for this invitation to appear before the committee to share the perspective of the NCCM on this committee's study of the issue of systemic racism and religious discrimination including Islamophobia. Due to the shortened nature, we will

Justice committee  I think it makes sense to maintain continuity, to certainly have that there. But at the same time, it should recognize that these spaces are not the only ones that are targeted and that there is a growing trend of xenophobia targeting various groups. Currently Muslims are being t

Justice committee  As I mentioned, I don't come from a legal background but I am surrounded by lawyers. I'm sure I can get back to you with a more qualified statement regarding your question.

Justice committee  That it would not be sufficient just to have that as a limiting factor, but that the place would have to actually have a formal connection to the group?