“There is really no excuse to block an attempt to have Parliament denounce islamophobia in all its forms,� said NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, following the attempt to receive unanimous consent for the motion in the House of Commons. “We must actively fight hate perpetrated against the Muslim community. Just as we must stand against hate perpetrated against any group of people on the basis of their religion, race, sexual orientation or gender identity.�
A non-partisan online petition calling on the government to denounce islamophobia has received close to 70 thousand signatures.
“The Parliament of Canada must do everything it can to denounce hate and promote multiculturalism. We are disappointed that we were prevented from doing so today,� said NDP Critic for Multiculturalism Rachel Blaney.
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NDP Critic for Canadian Heritage Peter Julian issued the following statement:
"It has come to our attention that a consultant for a federally funded anti-racism project has a disturbing track record of spewing hate speech online against Jewish and francophone communities. This is completely unacceptable. We call on the Minister of Heritage to take drastic action and terminate his contract.
NDP Heritage Critic Peter Julian issued the following statement:
“Today’s announcement by Hockey Canada is another attempt to delay the important and urgent work to deal with the toxic culture in this organization. While a former Supreme Court Justice is a credible appointment to conduct the review into Hockey Canada, this won’t be the first time the organization undergoes this process.
NDP critic for Canadian Heritage, Peter Julian, made the following statement:
“Canadians are horrified by the incidents of sexual assault and by what they’re hearing from Hockey Canada. They are left with many questions about how this toxic culture is allowed to persist in our sports organizations and what the government is actually doing to ensure this doesn’t happen again.