Attack on the United States  . As the only Muslim elected to parliament in Canada, I want to extend my condolences on behalf of the Canadian Muslim community. I feel a responsibility to clarify to the Canadian people what the religion of Islam is about. There are some Canadians who believe that the acts carried out

Attack on the United States   apart the Islamic world and culture from the terrorist phenomenon. In his speech today the Prime Minister made the point very well when he said that we will not undermine the values we cherish, that we will continue to offer refuge to the persecuted and that we will support

Attack on the United States   and probably by other very wealthy people involved in the Islamic movement. Some of the actual hijackers had graduate degrees from western universities. They were not struggling voices of economic depravity from the third world. They were people who represent a very insidious movement

Attack on the United States   suppose, from Ottawa and the surrounding district, came to Parliament Hill to express their caring and their sympathy for the American people. I assume that in a crowd of that size there were people from all faiths. I am sure that there were Islamic people, Catholics, Protestants

Attack on the United States   this distasteful element of mankind to Canada. Recently I attended ceremonies commemorating and honouring 100 years of Islamic presence in Canada. Many here would be surprised to learn that the first dedicated Muslim house of worship in North America, let alone Canada, is located in Edmonton

Attack on the United States   not need to talk in nebulous terms. We can talk in specific terms about the cancer of radical militant Islamism; not Islam, not Muslims, but Islamism, which has three objectives. I would ask the member to comment on it. The three objectives are the destruction of Israel, the death

Allotted Day--Anti-Terrorism Legislation  Mr. Speaker, I greatly acknowledge the work of the hon. member in bringing to the attention of Canadians the reactionary measures we may have toward the Muslim, Arab and Islam communities in Canada. It is a disgrace. We read the news this morning about a 15 year old boy who

Allotted Day--Anti-Terrorism Legislation  , Marcus Gee in the Globe and Mail revised that. He said: Terrorism is a deliberate form of political or ideological warfare waged by fanatics with a disposition for unlimited violence. In the case of extreme religious terrorists, whether Islamic or Christian or Sikh, they are engaged

Terrorism   of Islam, were shocked and now they are outraged. It is clear that we have to stamp out the insidious cancer that has grown within the midst of the world community. Some talk about the rule of international law but what rules have the perpetrators used? What respect have they had

Terrorism   to cloak hatred and vengeance in the Islamic teachings of justice and peace. Throughout the past week we have been filled with emotions ranging from sadness to outrage, to anger and to fear, but we cannot allow these emotions to rule us. I call on all Canadians to grieve together over

Supply   to my wife was one of love. I immediately followed it by saying the Holy Rosary, something I have rarely talked about but which I felt was important. At the same time I called my friends whom I have invited to the Hill to create a new impression of Islam and to talk about

Terrorism   inequalities caused by fanaticism and violence. Canada's Islamic community is thankful to the Prime Minister and all of the members of the House for their reassuring words. I am certain that Radio Canada International will once again be able to share Canada's message of hope with people

Discrimination  Mr. Speaker, Islam is one of the world's religions practised by many people both here in Canada and around the globe. Islam promotes peace and does not support terrorism. In our words and actions we must ensure that our Muslim friends and neighbours are not targeted

Canada-U.S. Meeting   citizens so that he can express them as the leader of a sovereign nation to his counterpart in the United States. I will conclude by saying something about who our foes are and who our foes are not. Our foe is not somebody else's religion. Our foe is not Islam. Our foe is not another

Canada-U.S. Meeting   substantiate their hatreds by singling out Canadians simply for their religious or ethnic backgrounds. When I, like many of us, read about Islamic centres burned or children and women insulted on the streets of Canada because of what they wear or who they are, I, like all of us, am deeply