Status of Women committee  I have to go. I will take my leave. Again, thank you very much for the opportunity.

Status of Women committee  I know that Nuzhat is still on the call as well, and the Canadian Council of Muslim Women has done a lot of work on that. What I can certainly say—and MP Dhillon, thank you so much for the question—is that, absolutely, when we're talking about hate crimes specifically and hate

Status of Women committee  Thank you so much, MP Mathyssen, for that question. I do believe the anti-racism directorate should be entrenched in legislation. I think it's very important to, hopefully, maintain such a part of the government, to ensure that work continues regardless of who is holding power i

Status of Women committee  I'll let Ms. Nuzhat go before me because she didn't have a chance last time.

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much, MP Normandin, for your excellent question. It bears more study to look at how different communities are dealing with hate. The problem, again, goes back to that reporting. While we can share anecdotally some of the experiences we've had, the problem is in c

Status of Women committee  Thank you so much, MP Mathyssen, for supporting that motion for a summit on Islamophobia. It is certainly welcome. As MP Wong mentioned, hate cuts across many communities, and we also stand in solidarity with our Asian Canadians, Black Canadians, indigenous Canadians and Jewish C

Status of Women committee  Okay.

Status of Women committee  Sure. Thank you so much.

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, for convening today's meeting. Good morning, respected parliamentarians and staff. Thank you so much for inviting me to present today at the Standing Committee on the Status of Women. I am here in my personal capacity as a human rights advocate who “wear