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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada
Date: November 9, 2023, 8:30 pm
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HTML https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-supports-israel
Majority of Canadians agree with Canada's support for Israel in
war against Hamas: poll
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> A majority of Canadians favour Canada’s support for Israel in
its war with Hamas, which most respondents classify as a
terrorist organization, according to a new poll
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> “The reality is that it’s a very complex issue and of course
complex opinions will emerge about these issues. said Quito
Maggi, the president and CEO of Mainstreet Research.
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> A majority of Canadians, 75 per cent, hold Hamas (33 per cent)
or Iran (42 per cent) responsible for the Oct. 7 attack in
Israel
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> Most Canadians (76 per cent) classify Hamas as a terrorist
organization and another nine per cent say it is a proxy for
Iran. Just eight per cent consider Hamas to be freedom fighters.
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> Fifty-nine per cent approve of Canada’s support for Israel
(only 18 per cent disapprove). At 71 per cent, Liberal voters
back Canada’s support for Israel most strongly, followed by
Conservative voters (67 per cent) and Bloc Québécois voters (61
per cent). Just 39 per cent of New Democrat voters back Canada’s
support for Israel.
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> “There’s some political danger in taking any stand on this
issue right now for most politicians, and any world leaders,
quite frankly, I think it’s a very difficult political question
to answer,” Maggi said.
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HTML https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/ford-calls-pro-palestinian-demonstrations-hate-rallies-to-intimidate-jewish-communities
Ford calls pro-Palestinian demonstrations 'hate rallies' to
intimidate Jewish communities
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> Premier Doug Ford described local demonstrations in support of
Palestinians in Gaza “hate rallies”
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> “You see some of these rallies … I call them hate rallies
going down our streets trying to intimidate our Jewish
communities,” Ford said to a round of applause.
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Western colonizers are the true terrorists.
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada
Date: November 10, 2023, 9:06 pm
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HTML https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/universite-de-montreal-cancels-class-taught-by-man-filmed-at-israel-hamas-protest
Université de Montréal suspends lecturer filmed at Israel-Hamas
protest
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> Université de Montréal has suspended one of its lecturers
after he was filmed appearing to hurl insults during a
confrontation linked to the Israel-Hamas war.
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> A university spokesperson said a course taught by Yanise Arab
was cancelled Thursday as a preventive measure.
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> Arab’s biography has been removed from Université de
Montréal’s website, but a previous version described him as a
PhD student and lecturer in the history department who teaches a
class on domination and resistance in the Arab world.
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> He was listed as an expert on the Middle East and the author
of three publications on Palestine.
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> Eta Yudin, Quebec vice-president for the Centre for Israel and
Jewish Affairs, said Arab should be fired for his actions. “This
behaviour is unacceptable for someone entrusted with educating
the next generation,” she said in a statement.
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HTML https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/brian-mulroney-israel-world-jewish-congress
Brian Mulroney delivers fiery speech in defence of Israel as he
gets award from World Jewish Congress
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> Former prime minister Brian Mulroney was set to deliver a
fiery speech in defence of Israel-at-war as he is fêted in style
in New York, where he is being awarded the World Jewish
Congress’s highest honour Thursday night, for his advocacy for
Israel and Jewish people.
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> In his keynote address at the Museum of Modern Art, Mulroney
is ready to continue that reputation by speaking strongly on
Israel’s response to last month’s Hamas terror attacks, as well
as about Canada’s past failings.
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> Hamas answered Hitler’s call
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> Mulroney is being given the Theodor Herzl Award for being an
“outspoken opponent of antisemitism, passionate supporter of
Israel, and devoted friend of Jewish people.”
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> Also celebrated at the gala is Bret Stephens, a New York Times
opinion columnist who is awarded the Teddy Kollek Award for the
Advancement of Jewish Culture. Stephens writes primarily about
foreign policy, U.S. politics and cultural issues.
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: prison guards
Date: November 13, 2023, 9:46 pm
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HTML https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/protesters-demonstrate-in-victoria-and-across-canada-as-israel-hamas-war-rages-7822936
Protesters demonstrate in Victoria and across Canada as
Israel-Hamas war rages
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> As the war between Israel and Hamas intensified, demonstrators
in cities across Canada chanted, marched and called for justice
in rallies on Sunday.
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> Chants of “ceasefire now” and “free Palestine” echoed through
downtown Victoria
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> demonstrators chanted “boycott, boycott” at businesses seen as
supportive of Israel in the conflict, including Starbucks,
Burger King and the Royal Bank of Canada.
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> “We’re definitely noticing lots of new faces every time, so
it’s not lots of repeat people,” said Kishawi, who has organized
other Palestine-related rallies and events in Nanaimo since the
war broke out. “Word is getting around.”
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> Similar demonstrations unfolded in other Canadian cities.
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HTML https://thehub.ca/2023-11-13/canadians-are-turning-against-immigration-labour-economist-mikal-skuterud-on-how-to-reform-the-system-and-reverse-this-trend/
Canadians are turning against immigration. Labour economist
Mikal Skuterud on how to reform the system and reverse this
trend
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> Canada has long been an outlier in the Western world for
having the rare dynamic of both high levels of immigration and
high levels of public support for immigration. Paired with
cross-partisan support on the topic, the issue has not been a
major driving factor of the country’s politics. But that
consensus may be changing. New data from the Canadian Century
Initiative finds that there has been a significant increase in
Canadians who believe that Canada has too much immigration.
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> Canada’s undocumented population will grow. A growing
undocumented population is undesirable for many reasons
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HTML https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/muslim-groups-report-skyrocketing-number-of-islamophobic-incidents-across-canada
Muslim groups report 'skyrocketing' number of Islamophobic
incidents across Canada
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> In his nearly 30 years as co-founder and then president of the
Canadian Muslim Forum, Samer Majzoub said he has never seen the
level of anti-Islamic hate crimes and intimidation reported
since Oct. 7.
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> “Honestly, it hasn’t just increased, it has skyrocketed,”
Majzoub said Monday. “It has even exceeded the level we saw
after the 9/11 attacks. And we’re seeing new types of
anti-Islamic harassment.”
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> People have called in to report intimidation at their places
of work, at schools and at universities. They include drivers
spitting at people from car windows and individuals being pushed
or verbally abused. People have seen their addresses published
on Facebook. Incidents are being reported across Canada, and
Montreal police have tallied a growing number of hate-related
crimes
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> In late October, a mosque at the Badr Islamic Centre in
St-Léonard was spray-painted with a swastika and the message
“Kill all Musulman bastard” (sic).
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> Last Friday and Saturday, the Canadian Muslim Forum received
reports of Muslim women being verbally attacked near mosques.
>
> certain members of Canada and Quebec’s political class are
partly to blame as well as some media, who have used
“inflammatory rhetoric” or language that “demonizes one
population against another. They are trying to paint a whole
population, a whole ethnicity or a whole religion with certain
colours.”
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> incidents of Islamophobia “are a daily reality for many
Muslims
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> The National Council of Canadian Muslims has recorded a 1,300
per cent increase in the number of hate incidents reported since
Oct. 7, the majority of incidents happening in densely populated
areas in Ontario, Alberta and Quebec.
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> Incidents included being spit on in public spaces or at work
or seeing messages like “Kill all Muslims” written on the walls
of apartment buildings, or “You Muslims need to die” scrawled on
the bathroom stalls of children’s schools.
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> “Part of the problem is the rhetoric political leaders have
used when putting out statements,”
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> bringing it back to that notion of Muslims equate terrorism.
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HTML https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/canada-s-prison-system-is-failing-indigenous-inmates/article_316eb7bd-2247-56c5-b5e7-fd9dd3c038c8.html
Canada’s prison system is failing Indigenous inmates
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> “Life, on the instalment plan.”
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> That’s the way some Indigenous inmates characterize their
prison sentences. They believe they’ll be released, but they
also expect to be back — again and again, for the rest of their
lives. And all too often, their expectations are fulfilled.
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> Something is therefore very wrong with our prison system’s
treatment of Indigenous offenders. Even worse, that something
has been very wrong for a very long time.
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> for the last 50 years, investigators have detailed annually
the crisis of Indigenous incarceration and made recommendations
to remedy it, only to see it grow progressively worse.
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> For example, Canada’s efforts to reduce its prison population
have met with much success, as the population decreased by 16.5
per cent in the last 10 years. But for aboriginal people, there
has been only failure: In the last decade, the Indigenous
custodial population increased by 22.5 per cent.
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> Consequently, while nearly one quarter of federal inmates were
Indigenous a decade ago — a tragedy and a travesty given that
only five per cent of the adult Canadian population is
aboriginal — things are even worse now, with Indigenous inmates
comprising just under one third of the prison population.
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> The situation is still worse for Indigenous women, who now
account for nearly half of federal female inmates. So, too, do
aboriginal youth, many of whom will eventually “graduate” to the
adult system, which gives you an idea of what Canada's prisons
could look like in the near future.
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> This “indigenization” of Canada's prisons is in large part the
consequence of colonialism and its legacy: Residential schools,
intergenerational trauma, the child welfare system, poverty,
substance abuse and homelessness.
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> Aboriginal offenders are overrepresented in maximum security
and segregation, are less likely to receive parole, and are more
likely to engage in self-harm and suicidal behaviours.
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> Clearly, our prison system has not worked, is not working, and
will not work for Indigenous offenders as long as we continue
with the business as usual approach we’ve followed for the last
50 — make that 150 — years.
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The uncontrollable urge of you devils to keep imprisoning me is
gonna come back to bite you hard.
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: banks
Date: November 14, 2023, 7:49 pm
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HTML https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-several-charged-after-scotiabank-giller-prize-gala-interrupted-during/
Several charged after Scotiabank Giller Prize gala interrupted
during televised bash
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> Toronto police have charged three people accused of
interrupting last night’s glitzy Scotiabank Giller Prize
ceremony with an anti-Israel protest.
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> Investigators allege the three people, who range in age from
23 to 25, used forged documents to gain access to the
invitation-only literary event at the Four Seasons Hotel.
>
> Over the course of the evening, two waves of protesters hopped
on stage – the first carrying signs that read “Scotiabank Funds
Genocide.”
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> Pro-Palestinian groups have taken issue with Scotiabank’s
BNS-T investment in an Israeli arms firm.
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> The second set of protesters disrupted the ceremony as Sarah
Bernstein was named the winner of the $100,000 award, shouting
anti-Israel slogans before being escorted out and arrested.
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HTML https://www.insauga.com/video-turdeau-clashes-with-pro-palestinian-protester-while-making-stops-in-mississauga-and-brampton/
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada
Date: November 15, 2023, 11:39 pm
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HTML https://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-taxi-driver-speaks-out-after-suspect-asked-if-he-was-muslim-and-doused-him-with-foreign-substance-1.6646770
Toronto taxi driver speaks out after suspect asked if he was
Muslim and doused him with foreign substance
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> A Toronto taxi driver is speaking out after an unknown
assailant asked if he was Muslim and then sprayed him with a
foreign substance that caused a “burning” sensation in his eyes.
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> “I pulled down my window a little bit and asked, ‘Do you need
a cab?’” he said during an interview on Wednesday.
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> “He (the suspect) just looking to me and say, ‘You are
Muslim?’ I say, ‘Yeah, I am Muslim.’ And he [throws] something
on my eyes and using f-words.”
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada lobbyists
Date: November 18, 2023, 7:25 pm
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HTML https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-rcmp-investigates-imam-who-called-for-killing-of-zionists-at-montreal/
RCMP investigates Imam who called for killing of Zionists at
Montreal rally
HTML https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-trudeau-says-israel-hurting-peace-prospects-in-gaza-decries-canadians/
Trudeau says Israel hurting peace prospects in Gaza, decries
Canadians ‘lashing out’
HTML https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/alberta/charge-against-calgary-pro-palestine-protester-stayed-as-debate-rages-over-chant/article_779f66be-c5f1-5c9d-9ed3-c19781c919e0.html
Charge against Calgary pro-Palestine protester stayed as debate
rages over chant
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> Prosecutors have stayed a charge against a man who was
arrested in Calgary after he repeatedly used a phrase heard at
pro-Palestinian rallies across the country, as a debate rages
over the contentious chant.("from the river to the sea Palestine
will be free")
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HTML https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/pro-palestinian-march-outside-u-s-consulate-general-in-downtown-toronto/article_06e96462-6538-5c57-a0dc-7d7c7791841e.html
Pro-Palestinian march outside U.S. Consulate General in downtown
Toronto
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> Thousands of protesters from across Toronto gathered outside
the U.S. Consulate General on Saturday for a pro-Palestinian
march, the city’s latest mass demonstration as the Israel-Hamas
war enters its seventh week.
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HTML https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/why-canada-votes-with-the-minority-on-un-resolutions-on-israel-1.6650027
Why Canada votes with the minority on UN resolutions on Israel
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> Last weekend, Canada voted against the grain on a number of
United Nations General Assembly resolutions regarding Israel,
Gaza and the West Bank(opens in a new tab).
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> In its opposition on Nov. 9 to five out of nine resolutions
passed that day by two General Assembly committees, the Canadian
delegation was in the minority of UN members, along with the
United States and Israel, and sometimes countries including
Australia, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of
Micronesia, Nauru.
>
> According to former Canadian diplomat Jon Allen, the factors
behind these decisions include trends set in motion by previous
prime ministers, the influence of powerful lobbyists, Canada's
tendency to follow the United States' lead
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> Canada voted against a resolution to have the UN General
Assembly request the Secretary-General "take all appropriate
steps" to protect Arab properties, assets and property rights in
Israel.
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> It voted against a resolution to "condemn settlement
activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory," and in the
occupied Syrian Golan Heights, and condemn any activities
involving the confiscation of land, the disruption of the
livelihood of protected people, the forced transfer of civilians
and the annexation of land, "whether de facto or through
national legislation."
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> Canada was among four countries to vote against a
resolution(opens in a new tab) that would have the UN General
Assembly express concern about the critical financial situation
of UNRWA and "attempts to discredit the Agency despite its
proven operational capacity and consistent implementation of its
mandate." The resolution would also call on Israel to ensure the
safety of the UNRWA personnel and the protection of its
institutions.
>
> The Canadian delegation also voted against a resolution that
would "recognize the right of the Palestinian people to claim
restitution as a result of any exploitation, damage, loss or
depletion or endangerment of their natural resources resulting
from illegal measures taken by Israel, the occupying Power."
>
> In the days since the two committee sessions, Canada's
position on resolutions concerning Israel has fallen under
increased scrutiny and has drawn criticism by human rights
organization Amnesty International.
>
> There was a time when Canada supported a greater number of UN
resolutions regarding Israel and the occupation of the
Palestinian territories, Allen said, but successive prime
ministers since former prime minister Jean Chretien have taken a
more explicitly pro-Israeli position.
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> Up until the early 2000s, Allen said, Canada tended to shy
away from supporting resolutions that "blamed Israel for not
making peace,"
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> Based on his various positions in Canadian diplomacy from 2001
to 2016, Allen said he believes these reversals were made partly
due to what he described as lobbying by interest groups in
Canada in support of minimizing criticism of Israel.
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> "There is a strong lobby that does not want to see resolutions
condemning Israel be supported by Canada," he said.
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> "If you go to the Canadian government website, it says
settlements are illegal. It opposes the occupation. It favours a
two-state solution. If that's your policy, then why are you
afraid to speak up about it when they're expanding settlements?"
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To say that I'm part of Hamas is simply a lie.
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada
Date: November 19, 2023, 4:03 am
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HTML https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/charges-laid-after-assaults-at-toronto-mosque-taxi-driver-and-woman-wearing-hijab-sprayed-with-foreign-substance-1.6651381
Charges laid after assaults at Toronto mosque, taxi driver and
woman wearing hijab sprayed with foreign substance
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> A 28-year-old man is facing more than a dozen charges in
connection with three suspected hate incidents in Toronto that
saw a taxi driver, as well as a woman wearing a hijab sprayed
with a foreign substance and worshippers at a Toronto mosque,
attacked with a rock and bike chain, police say.
>
> On Saturday, Toronto police announced the arrest in the three
hate-motivated incidents, with the most recent one occurring
early this morning at Toronto Islamic Centre near Yonge Street
and Davenport Road.
>
> Police said the suspect approached the mosque and allegedly
became confrontational towards congregants standing outside.
>
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> He allegedly threw a rock at them and yelled derogatory slurs.
>
> The organization reported that the alleged attacker also tried
to smash through the windows and kick and strike worshippers.
According to the NCCM, the attacker also uttered a number of
Islamophobic slurs and threats, including about Muslim
terrorists, “how he was there to 'finish the job' and how he was
Israeli."
>
> “This needs to stop. On Thursday, there were threats to
another mosque here in Ontario. We had feces being spread across
the doors of another mosque in Ottawa. And now this has
escalated into actual violence,” Quick said.
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> Police identified the suspect as 28-year-old Chandler Marshall
of Toronto
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Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada
Date: November 19, 2023, 8:02 pm
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HTML https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-not-ruling-out-probe-told-canada-to-share-evidence-jaishankar-on-hardeep-nijjar-killing-101700095202268.html
India not ruling out probe, told Canada to share evidence:
Jaishankar on Hardeep Nijjar killing
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> External affairs minister S Jaishankar said India did not rule
out an investigation but Canada has not shared any evidence
against 'Indian agents' involved in the murder of Khalistani
separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, as publicly alleged by Canada.
>
> the ongoing diplomatic crisis between India and Canada,
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week said Canada did
not want the fight with India but if bigger countries can
violate international law without consequences, then the whole
world gets more dangerous for everyone.
>
> On the issue, Jaishankar said, "We feel that Canadian politics
has given space to violent and extreme political opinions which
advocate separatism from India, including through violent means.
These people have been accommodated in Canadian politics. They
are given the freedom to articulate their views."
>
> "We are a democracy, they are a democracy.
>
> On a question on Hardeep Singh Nijjar as to whether Jaishankar
believed he was a terrorist, the foreign minister said, “He has
a track record which is there in the social media. That track
record is a pretty graphic one. I would leave everybody to make
their judgement. He held public positions.”
>
> Amid the India-Canada row, over 40 Canadian diplomats were
shifted out of India after New Delhi raised the issue of a
disparity in the number of diplomats. Canada had a higher number
of diplomats present in India and New Delhi accused them of
interfering in India's internal affairs.
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HTML https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/india-canada-standoff-fails-get-in-way-student-visas-9031740/
India-Canada standoff fails to get in the way of student visas
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> Despite the ongoing standoff between India and Canada which
consequently resulted in Ottawa withdrawing 41 diplomats from
New Delhi and temporarily suspending visa and in-person consular
services in Bengaluru, Chandigarh and Mumbai, there have been no
significant delays in the issuance of study visas for Canada.
>
> “Despite the closure of consulates and the withdrawal of
diplomats by Canada, we remained undeterred and ensured that
visa success was not hit. Delays, if any, observed were minor,
not exceeding more than five days compared to the period
preceding the diplomatic row,” Tirath Singh said, adding that
there is a substantial rush for the January intake.
>
> “Canada continues to welcome Indian students despite strained
India-Canada relations following the murder of a Sikh separatist
leader (pro-Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar) on Canadian
soil and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s subsequent statement
that claimed Indian government behind the killing of Nijjar,”
said Jalandhar-based immigration consultant Harnidh Singh.
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada
Date: November 21, 2023, 8:56 pm
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HTML https://bc.ctvnews.ca/victoria-councillor-regrets-polarization-stemming-from-open-letter-on-israel-hamas-1.6653553
Victoria councillor regrets 'polarization' stemming from open
letter on Israel-Hamas
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> A Victoria city councillor facing backlash for signing a
controversial open letter on the Israel-Hamas war
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> Coun. Susan Kim was one of two Canadian politicians whose
names appear on the letter, which calls for a ceasefire in the
conflict but also criticizes NDP leader Jagmeet Singh for
repeating what it calls "the unverified accusation that
Palestinians were guilty of sexual violence."
>
> The councillor added that she did not author the letter –
despite reports in international media outlets, which she said
had never contacted her to verify her involvement – but signed
due to her belief that a ceasefire is "a necessary next step in
de-escalating the horrific conflict we're seeing on the other
side of the globe."
>
> While the open letter appears to be weeks old, it began
drawing widespread outrage on Friday after the Jewish Federation
of Edmonton
>
> An online petition calling for Victoria city council to
censure Kim, and for the councillor to resign, was then launched
on Saturday, and has since been signed more than 8,800 times.
>
> Asked about the letter on Monday, Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto
declined to comment, and instead expressing her own support for
a ceasefire.
>
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: canada
Date: November 23, 2023, 8:44 pm
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HTML https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ssmu-mcgill-safeguard-order-palestinian-policy-1.7037113
Quebec Superior Court halts adoption of pro-Palestinian McGill
student union policy
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> Some McGill students say their right to express support for
Palestinians is being suppressed, after a Quebec court
temporarily put a stop to a student plan to adopt a
pro-Palestinian policy at the university.
>
> Quebec Superior Court issued a safeguard order Tuesday,
preventing the student union from moving forward until the court
can hear arguments from both sides on March 25, 2024.
>
> A McGill student — who remains anonymous and is represented by
a lawyer working for Jewish advocacy group B'nai Brith Canada —
filed an injunction to stop the Students' Society of McGill
University (SSMU) from adopting a "policy against genocide in
Palestine" that was approved in a referendum this week.
>
> The policy calls on McGill University to cut ties with people,
corporations and institutions that are "complicit in genocide,
settler-colonialism, apartheid, or ethnic cleansing against
Palestinians."
>
> Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights McGill (SPHR), a
student group, said in a statement to CBC News that the court
order sets a "dangerous precedent
>
> In a response for a request for comment, a member of the SSMU
executive committee forwarded an email to CBC alleging that
B'nai Brith and the Israeli consulate have publicly identified
some McGill students involved in the pro-Palestinian movement,
putting them in danger.
>
> B'nai Brith's Quebec regional director, Henry Topas, denies
the accusation and says that it has never intimidated or
harassed a member of the SSMU or another student group such as
the SPHR.
>
> The email said that exposing students is unfair since they "do
not have the same resources for legal representation."
>
> Human rights lawyer Pearl Eliadis says that in court cases,
power imbalances are often disproportionate
>
> Still, SPHR cited the use of the court as a strategy for
intimidating Palestinian organizers and anti-Zionist Jews and
suppressing the Palestinian movement.
>
> B'nai Brith Canada pleased
>
> Topas says B'nai Brith Canada welcomed the court order
>
> "To turn it around and say there is genocide being committed
in Gaza is nonsense," he said.
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