Liberal MP's anti-Islamophobia motion set for debate next week
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Re: Trudeau makes landmark speech on Islamophobia and Feminism
We need to speak up????? I think Trudeau needs to SHUT up!
Trudeau should pay attention to important things like the economy and all the other things he promised. Balancing the budget, for one thing. Society can take care of itself.
Who the hell does he think he is telling people what's wrong with society? What's wrong with society is people like him telling us how we should think, who we should like, what we should and shouldn't say!
What a fool he is!
We need to speak up????? I think Trudeau needs to SHUT up!
Trudeau should pay attention to important things like the economy and all the other things he promised. Balancing the budget, for one thing. Society can take care of itself.
Who the hell does he think he is telling people what's wrong with society? What's wrong with society is people like him telling us how we should think, who we should like, what we should and shouldn't say!
What a fool he is!
Re: Trudeau makes landmark speech on Islamophobia and Feminism
Not exactly sure how one can be pro-feminist and pro-Islam in the same speech. That'd be like an environmentalist talking about how good the oil industry is for the environment.
Not exactly sure how one can be pro-feminist and pro-Islam in the same speech. That'd be like an environmentalist talking about how good the oil industry is for the environment.
Re: Trudeau makes landmark speech on Islamophobia and Feminism
The oil is in the environment. Isn't removing it from the environment and isolating it in tanks a good thing?
The oil is in the environment. Isn't removing it from the environment and isolating it in tanks a good thing?
Re: Trudeau makes landmark speech on Islamophobia and Feminism
The economy is fine.
Focus on climate change.
The economy is fine.
Focus on climate change.
Re: Trudeau makes landmark speech on Islamophobia and Feminism
Yeah, smarten up DB. We need to focus on fairy tales like AGW and how Islam is perfectly aligned with Canadian ideals.
Re: Trudeau makes landmark speech on Islamophobia and Feminism
The economy is not fine. Climate change is natural and will soon be back into cooling mode if it isn't already. It is currently snowing on Vancouver island. That hasn't happened in years. Most people are more concerned about their next mortgage payment than if the temperature rose .001 degree 0r .002 degree in the past 20 years.
The economy is not fine. Climate change is natural and will soon be back into cooling mode if it isn't already. It is currently snowing on Vancouver island. That hasn't happened in years. Most people are more concerned about their next mortgage payment than if the temperature rose .001 degree 0r .002 degree in the past 20 years.
Re: Trudeau makes landmark speech on Islamophobia and Feminism
The liberals hired him to troll the internet .
Liberal MP Iqra Khalid addresses critics of anti-Islamophobia motion
I ain't afraid of no ghost.
Liberal MP Iqra Khalid addresses critics of anti-Islamophobia motion
The Liberal MP whose private member's motion condemning Islamophobia has divided the House of Commons used her final submission on Tuesday to address what she called "outrageous" arguments being made about her proposal.
During the final debate in the Commons, Liberal MP Iqra Khalid said her motion, M-103, does not give one religion or community special privileges, or restrict free speech.
"This motion is not legally binding. In fact, M-103 serves as a catalyst for Canadians to speak out against discrimination and be heard where they may not have been heard before," she said.
"Some other outrageous claims were made about M-103 and to that in simple and clear words, M-103 is not an attempt to create sharia law. I vow to be the first person to oppose any motion or law that negatively impacts our multicultural, secular society. I assure you, M-103 does not."
Most Conservatives appear set to vote against Ms. Khalid's motion, with only one leadership candidate, Michael Chong, saying he'll support it. The NDP will also support it, but MP Jenny Kwan criticized both the Liberals and Tories for "politicking" on the issue.
Ms. Khalid's motion calls on the government to "condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination," to study the issue at the heritage committee, collect hate-crime data and report back to the House of Commons within eight months with recommendations.
The motion will be voted upon on Thursday. With the Liberal government's support, it is expected to pass.
Ms. Khalid's motion was originally supposed to be debated on April 5, but she traded her slot with another Liberal MP to move it up in the calendar. The second hour of debate fell on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Conservative MP David Sweet said Tuesday that M-103 could have been made better by including all faith communities rather than singling out one group, and it could have clarified the definition of Islamophobia and affirmed the right to freedom of speech.
"Instead of pursuing these changes, in an effort to have a meaningful, inclusive and non-partisan study on the matters of racism and religious discrimination, a debate that should unify us, the Liberals have decided there are more political points to win by ramming this motion through regardless of legitimate concerns I've articulated," he told the Commons.
Last fall, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair's motion condemning "all forms of Islamophobia" passed unanimously in the House, although it wasn't a recorded vote and it's unclear how many MPs were in the chamber.
"I can't believe that people are still trying to find reasons to vote against motion M-103, which is simply an expression of what Parliament already said in the fall," Mr. Mulcair said Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, two small but combative groups clashed over the motion on Parliament Hill, with police officers standing in between protesters as they screamed insults and profanities at one another.
A group of about 30 people opposing M-103 held signs that said "No sharia for Canada" and "Free speech," while a smaller crowd holding a banner from the Revolutionary Communist Party chanted in support of Muslims and refugees.
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I ain't afraid of no ghost.
Liberal MP Iqra Khalid addresses critics of anti-Islamophobia motion
The Liberal MP whose private member's motion condemning Islamophobia has divided the House of Commons used her final submission on Tuesday to address what she called "outrageous" arguments being made about her proposal.
During the final debate in the Commons, Liberal MP Iqra Khalid said her motion, M-103, does not give one religion or community special privileges, or restrict free speech.
"This motion is not legally binding. In fact, M-103 serves as a catalyst for Canadians to speak out against discrimination and be heard where they may not have been heard before," she said.
"Some other outrageous claims were made about M-103 and to that in simple and clear words, M-103 is not an attempt to create sharia law. I vow to be the first person to oppose any motion or law that negatively impacts our multicultural, secular society. I assure you, M-103 does not."
Most Conservatives appear set to vote against Ms. Khalid's motion, with only one leadership candidate, Michael Chong, saying he'll support it. The NDP will also support it, but MP Jenny Kwan criticized both the Liberals and Tories for "politicking" on the issue.
Ms. Khalid's motion calls on the government to "condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination," to study the issue at the heritage committee, collect hate-crime data and report back to the House of Commons within eight months with recommendations.
The motion will be voted upon on Thursday. With the Liberal government's support, it is expected to pass.
Ms. Khalid's motion was originally supposed to be debated on April 5, but she traded her slot with another Liberal MP to move it up in the calendar. The second hour of debate fell on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Conservative MP David Sweet said Tuesday that M-103 could have been made better by including all faith communities rather than singling out one group, and it could have clarified the definition of Islamophobia and affirmed the right to freedom of speech.
"Instead of pursuing these changes, in an effort to have a meaningful, inclusive and non-partisan study on the matters of racism and religious discrimination, a debate that should unify us, the Liberals have decided there are more political points to win by ramming this motion through regardless of legitimate concerns I've articulated," he told the Commons.
Last fall, NDP Leader Tom Mulcair's motion condemning "all forms of Islamophobia" passed unanimously in the House, although it wasn't a recorded vote and it's unclear how many MPs were in the chamber.
"I can't believe that people are still trying to find reasons to vote against motion M-103, which is simply an expression of what Parliament already said in the fall," Mr. Mulcair said Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, two small but combative groups clashed over the motion on Parliament Hill, with police officers standing in between protesters as they screamed insults and profanities at one another.
A group of about 30 people opposing M-103 held signs that said "No sharia for Canada" and "Free speech," while a smaller crowd holding a banner from the Revolutionary Communist Party chanted in support of Muslims and refugees.
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