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Stephen Harper’s ex-spokesman admits he wrongly suggested Muslim group had terrorist ties
CBC News | March 20, 2017
Former prime minister Stephen Harper's one-time communications director admits he was inaccurate when he suggested a Canadian Muslim group had ties to a terrorist organization.
Jason MacDonald makes the admission as part of a settlement in a libel suit launched two years ago by the National Council of Canadian Muslims.
The lawsuit was prompted by comments MacDonald made to the now-defunct Sun News Network after the council complained about a controversial rabbi who accompanied Harper on an official trip to the Middle East.
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Poll on race has troubling implications for Canada
By Tasha Kheiriddin
Global News | March 14, 2017
Still think there is no Islamophobia in Canada? Think again.
A new poll commissioned by CROP-Radio Canada examined Canadians’ attitudes towards different minority and immigrant groups, and found that despite priding ourselves on our tolerance and openness, it does not extend equally to all groups. When it came to integration into Canadian society, only 12 per cent of respondents believe that Muslims are very well integrated into Canadian society, compared to 47 per cent who hold this opinion of Italians, 43 per ...
National Council seeing spike in anti-Muslim incidents
NCCM has seen 20 incidents so far this year, double what they saw at the same time in 2016.
By Ryan Tumilty
Metro News | March 14, 2017
From a man shouting at Muslims on a OC Transpo bus, to a deliberate fire at a Toronto mosque, to the shooting death of six men at evening prayers in Quebec City, the National Council of Canadian Muslims is tracking a worrying upward trend in hate incidents.
The council, which has been tracking Islamophobic incidents across the country for five years, has recorded 20 incidents in 2017 so far, up considerably from the same time ...
Muslim mom denied entry to U.S. says she has filed a complaint
CTV News | March 10, 2017
A Canadian citizen who says she was denied entry to the United says she has now filed a formal complaint with U.S. officials.
Fadwa Alaoui told CTV News Channel Friday that she was held at the Quebec-Vermont border for more than four hours last month before she and her family were turned back to Canada.
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The National Council of Canadian Muslims is tracking cases of suspected racial profiling at the U.S.-Canada border. The advocacy group has a form to “report an incident” on its website.
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‘Everyone loses’: Questions remain after charges laid in Abdirahman Abdi’s death
'The questions remain: Why? And how could that have happened? ... Communities are still waiting for answers'
By Matthew Kupfer
CBC News | March 7, 2017
The investigation into the death of Abdirahman Abdi during a violent confrontation with Ottawa police has strained local relations with law enforcement — and even though charges have now been laid, many in the city are still searching for answers.
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Amira Elghawaby, spokesperson for the National Council of Canadian Muslims, said it was too early to determine whether or not race was factor.
"We will ...
Fire at Toronto mosque
Police so far are treating it as arson, not a hate crime. But a number of other hateful acts have made headlines across Canada.
By Rachel Browne
VICE News Canada | March 1, 2017
On Tuesday night, a fire broke out at an Islamic center in the west end of the city damaging the roof and leaving a waft of burning plastic. Toronto police are currently investigating it, and a number of other fires in the area over the last week, as arson — not a hate crime.
“We have to wait to see what the Toronto police determine may have happened here. But of course the moment ...
Why hate crimes are hard to prosecute
Incidents of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia draw attention to the difficulty of prosecuting hate crimes. The law is cautious not to infringe on free speech.
By Jennifer Yang
Toronto Star | February 27, 2017
Anti-Semitic vandalism inside a North York condo. Protests against Islam outside a downtown mosque. And the emergence of a video — reportedly filmed in that same mosque — capturing a prayer that was “offensive to those of Jewish faith.”
It’s been a bigoted few weeks for Toronto, where a spate of high-profile incidents have catapulted hate crime ...
Ontario PC leader says he’ll support anti-Islamophobia motion
Patrick Brown says Islamophobia has no place in Ontario, hostility towards Muslims is 'real'
By Muriel Draaisma
CBC News | February 21, 2017
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown says he will support an anti-Islamophobia motion that a Liberal MPP plans to introduce in the provincial legislature on Thursday.
Brown said Tuesday that Islamophobia has no place in Ontario.
"Whether it's hate against any faith, it's wrong. I will always stand in opposition to any form of hate," Brown told reporters at Queen's Park.
He said he is going to encourage ...
Muslim group concerned about ‘hateful gathering’ outside Toronto mosque
National Council of Canadian Muslims says the demonstration was a clear attempt to intimidate the Muslim community.
The Canadian Press | February 18, 2017
OTTAWA — A national Islamic group is expressing alarm about a small anti-Muslim protest held Friday in front of a Toronto mosque.
The National Council of Canadian Muslims says the demonstration, reportedly consisting of about a dozen participants, was a clear attempt to intimidate the Muslim community.
Images on social media showed the protesters carrying signs with anti-Muslim slogans as worshippers were ...
MPs debate anti-Islamophobia motion
By Laura Payton
CTV News | February 15, 2017
OTTAWA - MPs started the formal debate Wednesday night on a binding motion to condemn Islamophobia and systemic racism that's created controversy over concerns about free speech.
Motion 103, which Liberal MP Iqra Khalid proposed last December, would "condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination" and ask a House committee to study how the government could reduce systemic racism, collect additional data for hate crimes reports, and report back to the House wiithin eight months.
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