This entire article is predicated upon the unspoken assumption that every community is equally likely to produce terrorists. On the basis of that, the authors cast the CSIS’ surveillance within the Muslim community as “Islamophobic.” But the grim reality is that many more terrorists come from the Muslim community than from, say, the Mennonite or […]
Canada: House of Commons votes to grant citizenship to Raif Badawi, imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for insulting Islam
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: 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 […]