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“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

FELDSTED -- Faisal Khan Suri wants to protect Muslims from valid criticisms -- is in a conflict of interest -- and is not eligible to speak on behalf of Canadians

Muslim anti-racism activist wants the Conservative leader to “make the right move.” Althia Ra ~~ Huffpost ~~ 06/02/2019 OTTAWA — A Muslim anti-racism activist, who was berated by a Conservative MP last week, says Andrew Scheer’s response is far from adequate and that Michael Cooper should be booted out of caucus if the Tory leader is serious about showing racists the door. Alberta Muslim Public Affairs Council president Faisal Khan Suri told HuffPost Canada that while he hasn’t seen Cooper demonstrate any racism , he believes the way the St. Albert—Edmonton MP behaved “seemed that he had a very bigoted and extremist viewpoint .” “I would request Mr. Andrew Scheer to make the right move and to really, actually, have Mr. Cooper removed from caucus. It is detrimental to have such leaders part of any party, and part of Parliament. It’s dangerous to have such a person there,” he said, in a phone interview Saturday night.  CLICK HERE to read to ...

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