Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label Islam

“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.” ~~ John G. Diefenbaker

Take out my Bold Italics and does it not -- on its' own -- cover all aspects of faith discrimination in a fair, equal and democratic way?

Liberal MP Iqra Khalid - Mississauga-Erin Mills - This coming Thursday (February 16th) Members of Parliament will be voting on a Private Members' Motion from Liberal MP Iqra Khalid (Mississauga-Erin Mills) .  Motion M-103 seems somewhat general in nature on first glance of the title,  " Systemic Racism and Religious Discrimination " ... but NOT once you read the actual text, which in fact instead highlights a very specific religious belief system.   Here is the actual text of the motion: That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: ( a ) recognize the need to quell the increasing public climate of hate and fear; ( b ) condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination and take note of House of Commons’ petition e-411 and the issues raised by it; and ( c ) request that the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage undertake a study on how the government could (i) develop a whole-of-government app...

Labels

Show more