The RCMP announced Monday it will expunge any data on religious and cultural practices collected from Muslim refugee claimants who had crossed the U.S. border at a popular informal crossing in Quebec. The questionnaire is being redacted partly because it has been deemed to be “offensive.” Some of the questions that were asked: Canada is […]
Female genital mutilation practitioners traveling to Canada to perform the procedure
“Canada has sizeable diaspora populations from Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan and Nigeria, all countries where a high percentage of the female population is estimated to have experienced FGM.” It’s not just that there are many people in Canada from countries where FGM is common. There is also the Canadian welcome to all “cultures” with no […]