The Canadian House of Commons passed anti-Islamophobia motion (M-103) on Thursday, leaving opponents stunned that protests and tens of thousands of Canadian signatures to petitions calling for rejection of the motion were ignored. M-103 was touted as advancing tolerance, inclusiveness and racial harmony, but instead it bestows a special status to Muslims and is a […]
Canadian politician propels the niqab debate back into the public forum
The major issue that preoccupied the last Canadian election has been propelled back into the public forum with force. The courageous Steven Blaney, former Minister of Public Safety and Quebec MP, is the latest to jump into the Conservative leadership race, and he re-opened the niqab debate. Blaney stated: We have a Canadian way of […]