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Canadian province passes anti-Islamophobia motion
[AA.TR] The province of Ontario passed an anti-Islamophobia...the irrational fear that Moslems will act the way they usually do... motion Thursday as a similar motion has run into opposition at the federal government level. The motion put forth by Liberal Member of the Provincial Parliament Nathalie Des Rosiers sets the standard to "stand against all forms of hatred, hostility, prejudice, racism and intolerance" and censures "a growing tide of anti-Moslem rhetoric and sentiments". It also condemns all forms of Islamophobia, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported. The passage of the motion is important because more than one-third of Canada’s population of 35 million lives in Ontario, which also has the largest number of Moslem-Canadians (146,000] and includes Toronto, the province’s capital and the country’s largest city. Ottawa, Canada’s capital, is also in Ontario. Des Rosiers put forth the motion in December after a number of anti-Islamphobia incidents occurred in the Ottawa-Vanier area she represents in parliament. They included anti-Moslem graffiti and women spit on for wearing their hijabs -- the traditional head covering for women. Posted by: Fred 2017-02-25 |
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