All Members of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons voted in favor of a motion to “demand” that jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, whose wife Ensaf Haidar lives in Canada, be given Canadian citizenship. The motion, introduced by the Bloc Québécois, is non-binding, but it puts a moral pressure on Saudi Arabia as it […]
Canada: Transport minister Omar Alghabra accused of ties with the ‘political Islamic movement’
The National Post, of course, presents these accusations simply as opportunism or racism on the part of the Bloc Quebecois. It doesn’t bother to inform its readers of these facts about Alghabra that Jihad Watch published in August 2018: Omar Alghabra was described by Al Jazeera as a “long-time personal friend of Trudeau” who was at the Liberal […]
Canada: Bloc Québécois leader slams Trudeau’s response to jihad attacks in France
Last Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that the freedom of expression was “not without limits,” and should not “arbitrarily and needlessly hurt” certain communities. This was appalling, as the context of Trudeau’s comments suggested that the beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty for showing a Muhammad cartoon was justified. In response, Bloc Québécois […]