This will undoubtedly be supported by the politically correct elites. But is it a worrisome development? Could freedom of speech go completely by the wayside? http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/26/canada-inching-towards-islamophobia-law/ WORLD Canada Inching Toward Islamophobia Law Photo of David Krayden DAVID KRAYDEN Contributor 12:00 PM 01/26/2017 618777 Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 7, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 7, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie Canada is inching toward a broadly-based law that would codify Islamophobia as a hate crime without even defining Islamophobia or demonstrating that it is a phenomenon requiring legal action. After first passing a motion that condemns Islamophobia, last month, Iqra Khalid, a Member of Parliament (MP) from the governing Liberals, tabled Motion M-103 in the House of Commons. The motion demands that Islamophobia be treated as a crime without even bothering to define the offense. Thomas Mulcair, the leader of the leftist New Democrat Party, read the first motion in the House of Commons: Mr. Speaker, in a moment I will be seeking unanimous consent for an important motion based on the e-petition sponsored by the Hon. Member for PierrefondsDollard that asks that we, the House of Commons, condemn all forms of Islamophobia, Mulcair said. Though he did not receive the unanimous consent that he craved because some official opposition Conservative MPs shouted, Nay, Mulcairs motion passed. No mainstream media outlet reported this parliamentary activity; some social media blogs and private news websites discussed the motion. Then last month, Liberal MP Khalid introduced another more comprehensive motion that the government should recognize the need to quell the increasing public climate of hate and fear condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination and take note of House of Commons petition e-411 and the issues raised by it and request that the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage undertake a study. Khalid recommends that Islamophobia whatever that is be treated as a hate crime by the federal government and that it collect data to contextualize hate crime reports and to conduct needs assessments for impacted communities. This motion was tabled for debate. Khalids communications assistant, Anas Marwah, told The Daily Caller that they expect the motion to come up for discussion in a couple of weeks. The motion has technically not been introduced, but just tabled; it may be up for first reading in early February, he said. The motion has received virtually no mention in the mainstream media. The Rebel Media, a conservative news service based in Toronto, Ontario, has flagged the motion and its potential implications. If the motion is sent to the Heritage Committee, it is virtually guaranteed the full attention of the groups chairwoman. Liberal MP Hedy Fry is firmly entrenched on the left-wing of the party and is notorious for comments she made following the 9-11 terrorist attacks that seemed to blame the U.S. for the atrocity. Follow David on Twitter Tags: Canada, Islamophobia Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/26/canada-inching-towards-islamophobia-law/#ixzz4WwEKVjlm
Yes... this is definitely a worrisome development and yes..... this could certainly have a major negative impact on freedom of speech. http://www.politicalforum.com/polit...ans-allowed-go-free-but-no-mercy-yazidis.html Christians allowed to go free... but no mercy on Yazidis. https://www.rt.com/shows/sophieco/336398-is-slave-horrors-crime/ ISIS sex slave survivor: They beat me, raped me, treated me like an animal
Yes..... at the minimum two walls are needed to accomplish what I had in mind......... http://www.politicalforum.com/opinion-polls/483090-what-do-you-think-my-alternative-wall-theory.html What do you think of my Alternative Wall Theory?
President Donald Trump has certainly increased the probability of one of these 14 aspiring national leaders of Canada's Conservative Party being able to limit the rather popular Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to merely one term as P. M? http://www.conservative.ca/our-party/leadership-2017/
Fine, this also what the dems want to bring to the USA. The dems want to take your guns and tell you what to think. Canada can do what they like. Only bad thing is if Canada get overpopulated with Muslims they will be on our border.
Here's more: http://www.economist.com/news/ameri...ans-thought-it-was-quebec-city-attack-exposes A not-so-lone wolf The Quebec City attack exposes Canada’s dangerous right-wing fringe Islamophobia is a bigger problem than Canadians thought it was Feb 4th 2017 | QUEBEC CITY Timekeeper TERRORIST attacks in Canada are rare. The worst of recent times came from an unexpected quarter. On January 29th Alexandre Bissonnette, a 27-year-old student, allegedly burst into the Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City and killed six Muslims at prayer. The victims included a university lecturer, a pharmacist and a halal butcher. More than a dozen other worshippers were wounded. The attack came amid the hue and cry provoked by Donald Trump’s order to ban citizens of some Muslim countries from the United States. Some people, both there and in Canada, thought that the perpetrator was a Muslim of some sort. In fact, according to his acquaintances, Mr Bissonnette is an anti-immigration “white supremacist” who supports Mr Trump. Appearing in court the day after the attack, he was charged with six counts of murder and five of attempted murder. He has not so far been charged with terrorism. The murders have focused attention on Canada’s racist fringe, an uncomfortable topic for a country that prides itself on its tolerance and diversity. Before the attack the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, was burnishing Canada’s image by reaffirming its promise to welcome people fleeing persecution and war regardless of their faith. The slaughter in Quebec City, the beautiful and normally tranquil provincial capital, is a reminder that not all Canadians feel as he does. Although hate crimes fell overall from 2012 to 2014, those against Muslims more than doubled. Extreme right-wing views seem to be especially common in Quebec, Canada’s French-speaking province. Radio poubelle (“rubbish-bin radio”, as Quebeckers call shock radio, spreads the notion that the province is overrun with Muslims (they account for 3% of the population). In 2007 the small town of Hérouxville (Muslim population zero) enacted an absurd and provocative “code of conduct” that explicitly prohibited burning women alive or beating them to death, as if that were something Muslims in Canada commonly do. In 2013 the provincial government, led by the separatist Parti Québécois, advocated a charter of values that would have, among other things, forbidden public servants from wearing “conspicuous” religious symbols such as hijabs. The measure died when an election was called. After the Quebec City attack, the host of a show on FM93, a conservative Quebec radio station, reported, without confirmation, that an attacker had shouted “Allahu akbar!” (“God is great!” The current Liberal premier, Philippe Couillard, has striven to contain what he calls “the devils in our society”. But even he has had to bow to pressure to curb religious dress. He has presented a new bill to the provincial legislature that would ban anyone wearing a face veil from giving or receiving a public service. Some Canadians suggest that the anti-Islamic feeling whipped up by Mr Trump inspired Mr Bissonnette. “I don’t feel the new president in the States is helping any,” said a woman at the vigil in Quebec City to mourn the victims. But the potential for such an attack was there before he took office. A paper by Richard Parent, a criminologist, and James Ellis, a scholar of terrorism, warned last year that Canada was ignoring “the domestic threat from lone-wolf right-wing terrorists”. The atrocity has led to soul-searching, even by people who helped stir animus against Muslims. The FM93 host admitted that he had focused too obsessively on the threat from radical Islam. Canada, perhaps, has learnt a lesson. This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “A not-so-lone wolf”
Here's more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/protest-us-consulate-islamophobia-white-supremacy-1.3967434 Thousands gather across the country to protest against Islamophobia Protesters in Toronto assemble in front of U.S. consulate drumming, chanting, holding signs By Muriel Draaisma, CBC News Posted: Feb 04, 2017 12:59 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 05, 2017 11:45 AM ET Thousands of people are gathering in downtown Toronto to protest in front of the U.S. consulate against Islamophobia. Thousands of people are gathering in downtown Toronto to protest in front of the U.S. consulate against Islamophobia. (Devin Heroux/CBC) Thousands of people have gathered in downtown Toronto to protest against Islamophobia in front of the U.S. consulate, with similar demonstrations taking place across the country in Montreal, Edmonton, Ottawa, Vancouver and across the Maritimes. Organizers of the protest on Saturday say they want the Canadian government to condemn a controversial executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump that bans citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the U.S. That message was reflected on Saturday with protesters drumming, chanting and holding signs to show their opposition to Trump's policies. Trump says ruling against travel ban will be overturned​ Hundreds of Montrealers march against Islamophobia ​Hundreds gather in Ottawa to protest against Islamophobia On Friday in Seattle, U.S. District Judge James Robart ordered a halt "on a nationwide basis" to enforcement of the ban. In response, Trump said the temporary restraining order would be overturned. Follow Devin Heroux ✔ [MENTION=54573]Devin[/MENTION]_Heroux VIDEO of protest in Toronto. It's becoming more energetic here. Palpable. These people want their voices heard. @CBCToronto 10:54 AM - 4 Feb 2017 49 49 Retweets 49 49 likes Organizers of the protest said in a Facebook post that they want the repeal of the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement, a 2004 pact that requires asylum-seekers to apply for refugee status in the first "safe" country in which they arrive. Vancouverites gather at vigil for victims of Quebec mosque shooting "Canada must end racist, anti-refugee, anti-black, Islamophobic exclusion of migrants and refugees," the post reads. Organizers also said they want to repeal federal legislation that they believe targets Muslims, including the Zero Tolerance for Barbaric Cultural Practices Act, a 2015 law aimed at preventing forced marriage, polygamy and "honour killings." U.S. consulate protest The protesters marched on University Avenue south to Queen Street West. (Helen Bagshaw/CBC) And they said they want an end to the federal system of immigration detention, which they say is imprisonment of migrants without charges or trial. Media placeholderPlay Media Global protests against Trump's travel ban2:10 In Toronto, police closed University Avenue from Dundas Street West to Queen Street West for the demonstration. Police also said they detained a man on Saturday who was shouting at the protesters, but he will be released later in the day without being charged. He was being held at Toronto Police Service's 52 Division. "We detained him for his own safety," Const. Victor Kwong said. Islamophobia refers to a hostility or dislike toward Muslims. Some say the word can be applied to attacks on Muslims as well. The protest comes just under a week after an attack on a mosque in Quebec City that left six people dead. The mosque reopened for prayers on Saturday, six days after the shooting. Nicole Ireland [MENTION=2399]Nic[/MENTION]ireland_news Crowds streaming non stop down University Ave in Toronto Islamophobia, #Trump travel ban protest 11:04 AM - 4 Feb 2017 14 14 Retweets 15 15 likes Official TTC Tweets ✔ @TTCnotices UPDATE: 505 Dundas diverting both ways via Bathurst, College, Church, due to a Protest on University Avenue. #TTC 10:49 AM - 4 Feb 2017 2 2 Retweets 3 3 likes Devin Heroux ✔ [MENTION=54573]Devin[/MENTION]_Heroux Police just handcuffed a man and took him away from the protest after he shouted "Canadians against Islamization" @CBCToronto 11:26 AM - 4 Feb 2017 1,149 1,149 Retweets 1,262 1,262 likes
Here's more: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2017/02/warning-canada-170218075910262.html Warning: Canada is not what you think it is If you assume Canada is a welcoming haven from the bile and divisiveness in the age of Trump, you may be mistaken. Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker Former Canadian PM Harper spent much of his tenure fuelling and satisfying the not-so-latent Islamophobia that was politically appealing to his legion of supporters, writes Mitrovica [Getty Images]Former Canadian PM Harper spent much of his tenure fuelling and satisfying the not-so-latent Islamophobia that was politically appealing to his legion of supporters, writes Mitrovica [Getty Images] byAndrew Mitrovica [MENTION=6494]andrew[/MENTION]Mitrovica Andrew Mitrovica is an award-winning investigative reporter and journalism instructor. Warning: if you believe Canada is a pretty, picture-postcard Islamophobia-free zone, then I recommend you stop reading this column. You're about to be profoundly disappointed, shocked, or both. Scratch its inviting surface and you will discover quickly that, as in most other Western democracies, Islamophobia is not only alive and rampant in Canada, but it has long been a defining characteristic of at least one of its major political parties and large swaths of the country's corporate media. The most recent evidence of this unassailable fact has been on unsavoury display in the still raw residue of the massacre of six Muslim Canadians at prayer in a Quebec City mosque earlier this month. Immediately after the terrorist attack, politicians went about the ritual of decrying the murders, while praying for the victims and their grieving families and urging their countrymen to rally around the Muslim community as a sign of unity and support. Meanwhile, after a burst of attention to blunt any criticism that it took a terrorist attack on Muslims in Canada by a white, reactionary male as seriously as attacks in Paris, Brussels or London, much of the establishment media promptly went on its way, as the carnage in a mosque receded comfortably into the rearview mirror. But difficult questions remained unanswered. Chief among them: What to do about the Islamophobia that was stoked into a raging bonfire by some of the very politicians and media that were pleading - with all the faux solemnity they could muster - for harmony and understanding? Condemning Islamophobia
For the record...... I regard P. M. Stephen Harper as one of the most courageous political leaders that Canada has had in the last century or so. Sometimes you have to choose a side..... and do something for that side with courage and chutzpah! I believe that P. M. Stephen Harper's relatively greater level of wisdom and knowledge of the most relevant facts about the situation faced in Israel and in the entire Middle East in comparison to all other G-8 leaders inspired him to act in a way that probably saved the lives of thousands, if not tens of thousands of Palestinians and Israelis. President Obama's sense of timing was way off! http://www.politicalforum.com/relig...s-p-m-brokering-jordan-israel-peace-deal.html Please pray or meditate on Canada's P. M. brokering Jordan - Israel peace deal?
Here's more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/24/canadian-conservatives-vow-to-defend-free-speech/ WORLD Canadian Conservatives Vow To Defend Free Speech Photo of David Krayden DAVID KRAYDEN Contributor 4:18 PM 02/24/2017 70 70 Share The annual Manning Centre Conference in Ottawa — Canada’s answer to CPAC — focused on free speech and “Islamophobia” Friday. Interim Conservative Party of Canada leader Rona Ambrose began the event with a passionate pledge to “continue to fight for freedom of religion and free speech.” Ambrose had led the fight the previous week in the House of Commons to stop an “Islamophobia” motion from an Ontario Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) that could eventually criminalize criticism of Islamic extremism. The Conservatives were the only political party to oppose Motion M-103, opting to propose their own that would not have granted special status to Islam and its adherents. At a special session at the event, noted critic of Islamic extremism Raheel Raza, herself a Muslim, warned the audience that radical Islam is dedicated to “infiltrating and destroying” Western countries like Canada and the U.S. After reading from polling that revealed a majority of Muslim around the world are in favor of Sharia law replacing the secular criminal codes of the countries in which they live, Raza stated that radical Muslims “have an ideology that is not in-synch with human rights.” Raza noted that she can’t remember how Canada removed the Lord’s Prayer from schools when she was a child but now in Toronto-area schools “there are Muslim prayers on Friday,” that has established an ominous double-standard. She blasted M-103 as “akin to a blasphemy law” and ridiculed the motion’s author, MP Iqra Khalid more suggesting that one million Canadian Muslims are “victims of racism and bigotry.” Raza asked, “Seriously?” She suggested that Canadians are being subjected to a disinformation campaign by Muslim extremists while the Canadian government continues to “deny the existence of radical Jihad.” The Muslim Brotherhood, she said, has publicly stated its intention of “eliminating and destroying” U.S. civilization from within. Raza was followed by Terrorism and Security Experts Network director Thomas Quiggan, who also said the Liberal “Islamophobia” motion was a danger to free speech and democracy. Quiggan said that the motion’s author should be asked, “Is it Islamophobic to say that women might not enjoy being beaten,” after citing Muslim literature that advocated wife-beating. Quiggan said the Quebec City mosque shooting was a “clear failure of intelligence” because the targeted congregation had received threats prior to the fatal event. With that tragedy, Quiggan said, “the cycle of violence has come to Canada” — with terrorist organizations raising money, indoctrinating agents and ultimately breeding more violence and death. In a question and answer session, Raza contradicted one member of the audience who termed radical Islamic terror as “delicate issue,” saying, “It is an important, not a delicate issue. It has an aura of delicacy around it because of political correctness.” Follow David on Twitter Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/24/canadian-conservatives-vow-to-defend-free-speech/#ixzz4ZeuCZ4CL
Here's more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/25/canadian-conservative-leadership-hopefuls-clash-in-debate/ Canadian Conservative Leadership Hopefuls Clash In Debate Photo of David Krayden DAVID KRAYDEN Contributor 11:37 AM 02/25/2017 14620 14620 Share It may be too early for an “Anybody But O’Leary” campaign to solidify in the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race, but Kevin O’Leary was frequently on his own to face the criticism of his Conservative rivals during Friday’s debate. It was a pivotal debate because the event was the centerpiece of the Manning Centre Conference — an annual gathering of conservative politicians, academics, commentators and grassroots supporters that has become Canada’s answer to CPAC. The 13 other candidates in the contest had many areas of contention but most took turns in criticizing O’Leary — the “Shark Tank” star and successful businessman who is as well-know in the United States as he is in Canada. O’Leary’s home in Boston and extensive employment in the U.S. are becoming issues in the campaign. He was introduced by debate moderator Tom Clark — a veteran television journalist — as “Mr. Wonderful” (his Shark Tank nickname). O’Leary was encouraged by Saskatchewan Member of Parliament (MP) and former House of Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer to “spend more time in Canada,” and admonished by several other leadership candidates for refusing to commit to running for a seat in Parliament if he becomes Conservative leader, an office that would also make him leader of the official opposition. O’Leary largely avoided hitting back at his colleagues, choosing instead to save his criticism and one-liners for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whom he joked should be “phased-out” by Canadians — in reference to Trudeau’s gaffe during a town hall appearance when he suggested the Alberta oil sands development that’s potentially holding more crude oil than Saudi Arabia’s reserves should be phased out. He also accused Trudeau of creating an economic “malaise” that is creating an exodus of Canadian talent and expertise to the U.S., where they believe their hard work will be rewarded more and taxed less. “Canada has become a can’t do country under Justin Trudeau,” O’Leary said. “And that’s tragic: because there is so much that we can do if we just allow the private sector to develop jobs.” But O’Leary may have had his best moment when he faced down Ontario MP Michael Chong, who again argued for a “revenue neutral” carbon tax that he claimed would effectively contain greenhouse gas emissions. The highly-charged audience could not contain their anger at Chong, loudly booing him. “When I hear a politician talking about a ‘revenue neutral’ carbon tax,” he said, “I know I’m hearing BS.” Quebec MP Maxime Bernier, a high-profile foreign affairs minister in the previous Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government, is considered to be either slightly behind or barely ahead of O’Leary with committed party members. In response to how Canada-U.S. relations should be assessed in the “era of Donald Trump,” Bernier said Canada’s economic renewal was essential in maintaining a good relationship with its largest trading partner, something he said could achieve by “lowering taxes on every entrepreneur and abolishing the capital gains tax.” He also promised to eliminate marketing boards for farmers, something he says will be part of renegotiating NAFTA. “Canada will be the best place on earth to do business,” he said. Ontario MP and former labor minister Kellie Leitch may have stolen the show with her impassioned plea for “Canadian values” given the current backdrop of a ballooning refugee crisis as illegals stream across the border and “Islamophobia” hysteria threatening to criminalize criticism of Muslim extremists. “Only about one in 10 new immigrants were interviewed by an immigration officer officer last year. The Senate thinks that’s a problem. The immigration department thinks that’s a problem. I’ll fix that problem and ensure that new Canadians not only understand our values but also share them. We are successful when we are not afraid to talk about conservative policies,” she said. Conservative Party members will elect a new leader in three months. Follow David on Twitter Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/25/c...rship-hopefuls-clash-in-debate/#ixzz4ZkTDDd3H
Here's more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/25/mark-steyn-some-people-want-to-kill-you-for-disagreeing/ WORLD Mark Steyn: ‘Some People Want To Kill You For Disagreeing’ Photo of David Krayden DAVID KRAYDEN Contributor 6:06 PM 02/25/2017 291218 291218 Share Mark Steyn, the cross-border conservative writer, commentator and humorist, closed the Manning Centre Conference in Ottawa on Saturday afternoon with an impassioned defense of free speech. Steyn particularly focused on the recent introduction of Motion M-103 in the Canadian Parliament, potential legislation that “is not benign and harmless; it will lead to more violence because it says you cannot discuss these issues in public. In countries where there is no free speech, shooting, killing and violence are the only ways to make your opinions known,” he said. M-103 is an anti-“Islamophobia” motion that critics say will criminalize all criticism of Muslims, including Islamic extremist terrorists. “I am a phobe about phobias,” said Steyn, noting that if you wait long enough “there’ll be a new phobia” for whatever liberals want people to stop discussing. He didn’t spare environmentalists and the “cartoon climatology” extremists like Canadian activist David Suzuki who “want to lock-up everybody who doesn’t agree with him. There are other people who think you should be killed for disagreeing with them.” Steyn referenced the burgeoning refugee crisis on the border with the U.S., suggesting that Canada was becoming a nation that was losing its identity: “when no one is illegal then no one is legal.” Turning his attention to the increasing political correctness at universities in North America, Steyn ridiculed the tendency for academic institutions to “create another safe space” every time they object to something a student says. He decried he lack of discussion at colleges, saying that “fewer people think there should be a difference of opinion but only one opinion on every issue…only weak ideas need protection from criticism.” “Sometimes a society becomes too stupid to survive,” he said to uproarious applause and cheering from the audience. Steyn interspersed his lecture with some lively jazz music and opened with a stand-up comedy routine that lampooned the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race that Steyn joked had been “going on now for about 150 years.” When an audience member asked Steyn about anarchist groups in Canada who are advocating that all cities be declared “sanctuary cities,” Steyn said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was “more dangerous because he told the New York Times that there is no mainstream in Canada and he knows better than that.” Follow David on Twitter Tags: Climate change, Islamophobia, Manning Centre Conference, Mark Steyn, political correctness Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/25/m...nt-to-kill-you-for-disagreeing/#ixzz4ZpRiG9Ze
Here's more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/amph...to-fight-islamophobia-by-killing-free-speech/ Global Opinions Canada’s Parliament wants to fight Islamophobia by killing free speech By Andrew Lawton March 7, 2017 at 1:39 PM Opponents of Motion 103 hold a rally last week outside City Hall in Toronto. (Chris Helgren/Reuters) Andrew Lawton is host of “The Andrew Lawton Show” on AM980 in Ontario, Canada. Islamist terrorism may threaten the Western world, but Canada’s Parliament is more concerned with Islamophobia. Last month, Canadian lawmakers debated a motion put forward by a Liberal member of Parliament — part of the governing party — to condemn Islamophobia and study its effect on society. Though a number of Conservative MPs have pledged to vote against it later this year, the motion, M-103, is guaranteed to pass. The motion’s sponsor, MP Iqra Khalid, said we “need to quell the increasing public climate of hate and fear.” Khalid has called for a “whole of government approach” on the matter, which includes analyzing data surrounding hate crimes, singling out those against Muslims. This comes just weeks after six Muslim men were killed by a shooter at a Quebec City mosque, a tragedy that the National Council of Canadian Muslims (formerly CAIR-CAN, the Canadian chapter of the American organization) exploited to lobby for mandatory anti-Islamophobia education in Canadian public schools. The motion itself is non-binding, calling on parliamentarians to “condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination.” Supporters have said it isn’t a Muslim-specific motion, though Islamophobia is the only phenomenon identified by name. The “and all forms” that follows is merely an afterthought. A similar motion was passed unanimously in Ontario’s provincial legislature last month. Though a number of legislators were conspicuously absent, no one stood up to vote against the pledge to “recognize the significant contributions Muslims have made” and “rebuke the notable growing tide of anti-Muslim rhetoric and sentiments.” No list of Muslim accomplishments was provided, nor evidence that anti-Muslim bigotry is running rampant. Even the Conservatives in the chamber were urged by their leader to support the motion, lest they all look like bigots. In fact, the Ontario motion didn’t even pretend to be about all forms of bigotry, referring solely to “hate-attacks, threats of violence and hate crimes against people of the Muslim faith.” And, of course, the apparently ubiquitous “Islamophobia.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government is putting Muslim feelings above free speech. Without defining Islamophobia — a term often applied to legitimate criticisms of radical Islam — these motions tell Canadians that their government deems some types of speech off-limits. Americans may shrug off this legislative virtue signaling, assured of First Amendment free-speech protections. Canadians aren’t so lucky, however. Our 35-year old Charter of Rights and Freedoms — part of our Constitution — does afford us “freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression” — but only with a catch. The very first section of that charter sets out “reasonable limits” against which all of our supposed freedoms are measured. This caveat has given other arms of government carte blanche to curb allegedly offensive speech in the past decade. Federal and provincial human rights tribunals have gone after authors, bloggers and radio hosts — the most notable of which is Mark Steyn — for “hate speech,” even when comments fall short of the criminal threshold, which requires incitement to violence and public disorder. Steyn and his then-publisher, Maclean’s magazine, faced a slew of complaints over publication of an excerpt of Steyn’s bestseller, “America Alone,” which Muslim groups said was Islamophobic (despite how prescient Steyn’s message was.) Ezra Levant similarly found himself in front of a human rights tribunal to defend his right to publish the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons in 2006. Both Steyn and Levant emerged victorious, but the process itself was the punishment. Both cases came about because the government had been empowered to enforce incredibly loose definitions of hatred. Toronto Sun columnist Tarek Fatah said the anti-Islamophobia motions will target moderate Muslims like himself; he fears his criticisms of sharia law, radicalization and the Muslim Brotherhood’s widespread influence in Canadian Muslim organizations are effectively being stifled. Where are the motions to condemn anti-Semitism in Canada? The parliamentary debate on M-103 happened the same week that a McGill University student leader was allowed to remain in office after tweeting “punch a Zionist today.” Also making news that week was publication of a 2014 sermon by a Montreal imam calling on Allah to “destroy the accursed Jews” and “make their children orphans and their women widows.” And just last week, chalk drawings of swastikas were found in a York University classroom in Toronto, triggering a police investigation. When a Peterborough, Ontario, mosque was vandalized in 2015, Trudeau flew to the mosque to speak about the dangers of “fear, hatred and division.” No such call has been issued in support of the Jewish community. When a Muslim terrorist shot a Canadian soldier on Parliament Hill in 2014, Trudeau, who was not yet the prime minister, assured the Muslim community that Canadians “know acts such as these committed in the name of Islam are an aberration of your faith.” Regardless of whether Muslims are victims or perpetrators of reprehensible acts, liberal lawmakers rush to smooth things over with the Muslim community. The goal may be to bring about more tolerance in society, but the outcome is simply less freedom.
Far be it from Moi to defend the acceptance of Muslim refugees, I favor Euro Guaranteed refugee colonies, America and "the West" created circumstances of destroyed economy, infrastructure, water, sewage, food, etc. And E.U. guaranteed security, infrastructure, economy by guaranteeing such entities would be cheaper per capita than a refugee. As for Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq or Syrian and any others' who would deny these places a peaceful life, annihilate by all mean militarily available to guarantee the security of such Euro Refugee Colonies. Not "Palestinian Tent areas" but real, town, cities, economy, infrastructure, future. And Cheaper Per Capita Than A Refugee. What part don't I have correct? Moi oldman emoticon gone r > g Across an immense, unguarded, ethereal border, Canadians, cool and unsympathetic, regard our America with envious eyes and slowly and surely draw their plans against us.
Here's more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/10/mayor-calls-criticism-of-muslim-prayers-in-school-hate-speech/ Mayor Calls Criticism Of Muslim Prayers In School ‘Hate Speech’ DAVID KRAYDEN Contributor 10:39 AM 03/10/2017 11717 11717 Share Brampton, Ontario Mayor Linda Jeffrey is dismissing critics who object to Muslim students having Friday prayer sessions in public schools as purveyors of “misinformation and hateful speech.” Jeffrey was responding to critics in a letter she released Thursday as Toronto-area parents in the Peel District School Board are preparing a full-scale protest on Saturday to demand that public schools not promote one religion over another. The parents have organized a “Canada First” movement and plan a “Walk to Oppose Religion in Schools” this weekend at Celebration Square near Square One in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto. They are also opposed to the motion introduced by local Liberal Member of Parliament Iqra Khalid that would ban “Islamophobia” and potentially make their protest subject to hate crimes legislation. The parents are furious with the Peel District School Board’s decision to lift all restrictions on what are called “Friday prayer days” for Muslim students. The sessions take place on school time and include both prayers and sermons that are usually read in Arabic — leading many to ask just what is being said. At the last board meeting, parents expressed their outrage over school board chairwoman Janet McDougald’s dismissive attitude when she was asked, “When you vote to allow Islamic Prayer in public schools, will you record all sermons that are offered in Arabic so we can analyze them later to ensure there is no hate speech being offered?” McDougald called the questioner a “racist” and threatened to not take any more questions at the meeting. In January the board lifted restrictions it had placed on the Muslim students that limited their selection of prayers and sermons to a pre-approved list. Now they can choose whatever they want. Parents also want to know why there is Muslim prayer in public schools when no other religion is accommodated with special prayer sessions. It’s not just Christian parents who are upset. The head of Canadian Hindu Advocacy, Ron Banerjee, suggested the Muslim prayers “may violate Canadian values.” The Brampton mayor is unmoved. “I am troubled by the misinformation, fear mongering and outright falsehoods being spread by some,” Jeffrey wrote, making the dubious claim that the Ontario Human Rights Code gives Muslims the right to pray in public schools. In Germany, where public unrest is growing over the government’s accommodation of Muslim immigrants, one high school has just banned Muslim prayers. Follow David on Twitter Tags: Islamophobia, Muslim students, Peel District School Board, Toronto Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2017/03/10/m...-prayers-in-school-hate-speech/#ixzz4axfq8e8X
These women dismissed all these reasonable and rational concerns with the usual emotive non-answer ... 'racist!' 'hate speech!'. Poor poor Canada. What a way to finally go, eh.
There is no anti "islamophobia" law being considered by Parliament. Its a private member's motion and has the same power and effect as congress declaring tomorrow tinfoil hat day, and it hasn't even passed. Got some whacko white pequiste nationalists in Quebec doing their jackbooted best to incite hatred and a few other scattered groups, but usually Canadians tend to take a dim view of bigotry and hate towards their fellow citizens.
people said the same of large parts of the America and England. We dont see it, Canada Just put a Taboo on discussing the issue which exists and has been looming in the darkness. Somebody always has to be oppressed for the better good. and Canada oppressed the bigots and hatred. lets hope it doesn't change but recognize that Canadians are not immune of racial conflicts.
No, it's not looming in the darkness. Its under a spotlight actually. These young white pequistes are as violent as their forefathers but instead of political goals they have racist goals. Canadians might be prejudiced to a large degree, but for damn sure we believe ALL citizens are equal and worthy of tolerance if not respect.
Surely you jest. Witness Today as before. Same. Same. http://www.politicalforum.com/index.php?threads/is-it-true-part-deux.495478/page-3#post-1067240161 And that's the way it is, with references linked on the link above.
Here's more: http://www.ifex.org/canada/2017/03/21/motion-103-islamophobia/ Motion to reduce and condemn Islamophobia is not a threat to free speech Canadian Journalists for Free Expression 21 March 2017 This statement was originally published on cjfe.org on 20 March 2017. Sometimes legislation becomes controversial. Sometimes legislation that ought to be controversial goes unchallenged. And sometimes legislation is accompanied by a wholly contrived controversy with very little practical substance. This seems to be the case with Motion 103 (“M-103”), introduced by Liberal MP Iqra Khalid from Mississauga-Erin Mills. M-103 is a heartfelt call to combat systemic racism brought forward in the aftermath of the horrifying shooting in a Quebec City mosque, which was perpetrated by a white supremacist. The motion is generating controversy as a result of two specific calls to action: (1) “to publicly condemn all forms of racism and religious discrimination” and (2) “to initiate a whole of government approach to reducing or eliminating systemic racism and religious discrimination, including Islamophobia”. The motion also calls for general data collection on hate crime incidences and a committee report on steps to address systemic racism within 240 days. Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) shares an opinion which has already been expressed in part by our allies at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA). We believe that Motion 103 in its current form presents no inherent risk to free expression and, as such, is not a free expression issue. Claims that M-103 will prohibit religiously motivated critiques of Islam are simply false. M-103 instead expresses support for a systemic response from the Canadian government to discrimination vulnerable groups may face in their private lives, employment or while accessing public services. M-103 is not an attempt to restrict freedom of expression. Hate crime laws and specific remedies are already defined in law, including hate propaganda provisions within the Criminal Code, and M-103 enacts no changes in law. The controversy around M-103 is not an expression of righteous resistance to the overreaches of the state, but rather a clear exploitation of an important and empathetic gesture by reactionary groups. These groups seek to bolster their political capital by using free expression as a banner-cause while targeting the Canadian Islamic community. A quick audit of M-103 opposition shows that opposing the motion has become a default position for candidates in the federal Conservative Party leadership race. However, reviewing the platforms and history of provincial and federal conservative groups and candidates reveals that the claim from opponents that this opposition is motivated by a desire to defend free expression is disingenuous. Their opposition of M-103 is inconsistent with previous stances on free expression issues or incidents that, like M-103, use free expression as a defense when it's not warranted. 6 times M-103 opponents were inconsistent on free expression: 1. Bill C-51: The Anti-terrorism Act, 2015 (formerly Bill C-51) explicitly imposes specific legislative controls on free expression, including promotion of terrorism and promotion of threats to the security of Canada. The Conservative-sponsored legislation was approved in the House with full support from members in the Liberal caucus, who have since pledged to amend the law. Explicit legislative threat to free expression/free speech: Yes Partisan support: Conservative, Liberal Legislation tabled: Yes Passed: Yes Criminalizes expression/speech: Yes 2. Anti-Semitism Motion: Similar to M-103, a February 2015 motion was tabled by Liberal MP Irwin Cotler calling for a federal strategy to combat anti-Semitic acts and to affirm that hatred directed toward the Jewish community was an affront to shared democratic values. Explicit legislative threat to free expression/free speech: No Partisan support: All parties Legislation tabled: No Passed: Yes, unanimously Criminalizes expression/speech: No 3. Boycotts as 'Hate Propaganda': In May 2015, the office of then-Minister for Public Safety, Steven Blaney, condemned support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, a campaign that threatens boycotts to elicit political concessions from Israel, and intimated that supporting BDS could be prosecuted as a hate crime. When this stance was published in a CBC report, Blaney's office dismissed it as a “conspiracy theory,” but many involved in BDS advocacy read it as an explicit threat by the Ministry for Public Safety to criminalize their expression. Explicit legislative threat to free expression/free speech: Yes Legislation tabled: No Partisan support: Conservative (disavowed) Passed: No Criminalizes expression/speech: No
