A prominent Canadian Muslim lobbying group, the Canadian Islamic Congress, has decided to make those Canadian politicians who voted against the imposition of Sharia law pay for their decision at the ballot box. Their target: the same Liberal Party which regularly embraces every form of "diversity" imaginable. Not good enough for the CIC, according to the Globe and Mail: (thanks to Twostellas)
A prominent Muslim lobby group urged its members Monday to shun both federal and provincial Liberals at the ballot box in the wake of Ontario's decision to do away with a proposal to allow the use of Shariah law in faith-based arbitration.A communiqué from the Canadian Islamic Congress calling on the faithful to reconsider their “traditional Liberal support” was sent to more than 200 mosques across Canada amid questions about whether it's likely to have much of an impact.
Congress president Mohamed Elmasry said he drafted the missive in hopes of uniting Muslims and influencing Liberal policy before the next federal campaign, expected in the spring.
“We are not impressed by the Liberal record in Ottawa or the provincial Liberals, both in Ontario and Quebec; their attitude regarding faith-based arbitration is religionism, the same as racism,” Mr. Elmasry said.“Canadian Muslims should pay attention, especially at the federal level, in the next six months.”
Although Mr. Elmasry cited Canada's recently expanded military role in Afghanistan as a major strike against the federal Liberals, Ontario's recent decision not to allow the use of Shariah was especially galling, he said.
WTF is religionism?This is a joke right?
Its not?
Who the hell do they think they are kidding here?
It just keeps getting worse.
I'm almost speechless!!!!!!!!
Actually, all faith-based arbitration in Ontario is now "banned", including that of Christians and Jews, which to my understanding saw very little use anyway. It cannot, therefore, be racism OR religionism, since all faiths are now interdicted from so using the system.
How typical that Elmasry thinks that this is some kind of attack on islam. This is the same man that, as I recall, stated that all Israelis above the age of 18 are legitimate targets, and who wrote in his blog that a group of "Jews" came to attack him. Apparently they were being bused in.
What a ridiculous lunatic. I think I'll write him a letter. Why don't we all? His email address is: elmasry@vlsi.uwaterloo.ca
I would ask, of course, that all letters be polite and to the point. Insulting or discriminatory letters do not help and only fuel his myopia.
Prophet Geoff
D.T:
Yes, we heard it here first!
The gig is up - they know they can no longer accuse those who question Islam of "racism" so they have invented a new term for their unique victim status:
"Religionism"
You just know that when they thought that one up they emailled it to CAIR & the MCB - I thoroughly expect Sir Iqbal Sacranie to be using this term at least 4 times a day on Al BBCeera by the end of the week - drilling it home to the mass sleepers that make up Al BBCeera's listening public these days until it is accepted, without question, as a true bona fida "-ism".
It sounds like the sort of word that New Labour think tanks would come up with as they stir their fair trade mocca's in Islington bistro's....I wonder if it will be a late amendment to New Labours Anti Freedom Of Speech / Incitement To Religious Hatred Laws?
Probably, I am alone here in being torn over Ontario's decision vis Sharia.
On the one hand, my gut reacts very negatively to the lending of any endorsement to a code that runs so contrary to values I hold dear as do the vast majority of Canadians.
But, on the other hand, bringing Sharia under the Arbitration Act would provide recourse to dissatisfied litigants as provisions in the Arbitration Act require that such rulings must not be contrary to Ontario law in order to be upheld by Ontario courts.
Instead, Muslims will continue to use Sharia courts as they have been, and there will be no curb or restraints.
waterdragon52:
You make a good point but I expect most opponents of Sharia viewed it as the proverbial "camel's nose under the tent". In other words, Sharia in family arbitration would be the beginning and not the end of such demands.
Their target: the same Liberal Party which regularly embraces every form of "diversity" imaginable.
.... except, apparently, fundamental Muslim Sharia crap.
And when the Muslims turn against the liberals, I wonder which side the conservatives will take?
Johnb:
"camel's nose under the tent".
Like it.
kj:
Clearly you know little about Canada's Conservative Party, which is an alliance with another party with very Christian roots. I don't see Stephen Harper and company rushing in to scoop votes from pro-Sharia Muslims. That's more the territory of the New Democratic Party, which is "left" of the US Democratic Party, especially when it comes to Middle Eastern matters. (El-Masri disingenuously forgets to talk about all the Islam-friendly things the Federal Liberals have done, like sending a whack of money to the PA, and Islam-friendly backbenchers like the two loonies from Mississauga.)
No, courting the Muslim vote in Canada is definitely an NDP thing. The NDP's federal leader, Jack Layton, and Ontario's provincial leader, Howard Hampton, were both in attendance last week when George Al-Gallowi came to peddle his book to an anti-regime change crowd (they don't oppose wars when they are fought by jihaddists, and therefore have no right to call themselves "anti-war" or peace groups) at the U of T. This is the direction the NDP has slowly veered toward over the last 20+ years, and why I not only dropped off the local riding executive, but dropped my membership after many, many years.
This is the fault of the Western democracies by letting these garbage come into the securlar/Christian west in large numbers, they have brought it upon themsleves. In this context I quote below what the Late Chief Justice, Sir Harry Gibbs of Australia said in 2002
"A state is entitled to prevent the immigration of persons whose culture is such that they are unlikely readily to integrate into society, or at least to ensure that persons of that kind do not enter the country in such numbers that they will be likely to form a distinct and alien section of society, with the resulting problems that we have seen in the UK."
Waterdragon~ having nothing to do up in Sudbury until Immigration finally sent my work permit (after 15 months! While Chiropractors can get it in 3), I spent my time hiking in those rugged hills, picking blueberries, surfing the web and... watching the politics, since I had No clue what to exepect....
I fully intend to vote for the Conservatives. Even if it was the NDP that had made a (bogus?) promise to revoke immigration fees. Too late for me anyway...
I will say this: if they are not going for the liberals, and the conservatives won't take them, we may have another party being created. I dislike that idea... as you well know, the current government is Enough of a mess with the half-dozen parties mixed into it now! Not to mention the goals that new party would have... I wonder if Quebecers realize yet, what ginning up their numbers with muslims (for a possible Separation vote) is going to do to them....
WaterDragon I heard this argument before and I understand where you come from but I think a problem in Canada is we try to correct a problem that is not being dealt with by punishing everyone else. Instead of cracking down on people who use the sharia outside of the legal system, we were planning on making sharia law legal. My solution is to go after people who use the sharia law. There is to be one law for all of us. All other laws should not be recognized and if muslims insist on having sharia courts illegally they should be prosecuted. Of course this will never happen.
Gary I feel sorry for you, I want to go the other direction but there are no avenues for me at this moment.
p.o.c~ So long as this problem is eventually resolved (in our favor). Cheers!
Gary:
If the Knee-Dips promised to revoke immigration fees, it's because they are courting the immigrant vote, most of whom are coming, I suspect, from Asia and Africa, not the US. And they can promise anything, because they have no chance of being anything more than a rump party that gets a little more influence during a minority Liberal government.
There's a bit of a truism in politics that immigrants tend to vote for the federal party that was in power when they entered the country and remain loyal to that party, so the NDP have a tough fight. Their own tradional base has collapsed since Ed Broadbent retired as party leader and trade union membership has waned and what's left is wing nuts like the now disgraced Svend Robinson. TC Douglas and David Lewis must be spinning in their graves over what has happened to a political movement that brought Canadians many good things in its earlier years.