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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: guest98
Date: March 10, 2023, 4:12 pm
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HTML https://globalnews.ca/news/9542486/jagmeet-singh-racist-tweet-brian-lilley-sun-yellow-turban/
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> Columnist’s tweet about Jagmeet Singh’s yellow turban
condemned
>
> Brian Lilley, a political columnist for the Toronto Sun, has
drawn loud criticism online following a tweet about NDP leader
Jagmeet Singh‘s turban.
>
> Singh, alongside the committee, pressed Weston for answers
about whether he and other top grocery executives from Metro and
Empire Co., which runs the chains Sobeys, Safeway and FreshCo,
are price gouging.
>
> In turn, Lilley took to Twitter to press Singh, who is Sikh,
about the colour of his yellow turban.
>
> “Jagmeet looks like he wore his No Name turban today just to
grill Galen Weston at committee,” Lilley wrote, referencing
Loblaws’ iconic yellow generic brand. “I know he changes the
colours for special days or occaision [sic] but didn’t expect to
see No Name yellow today. Is it on purpose or a coincidence?”
>
> Immediately after posting, there were calls for Lilley to
remove the tweet, which as of this writing, has been viewed 2.7
million times.
>
> Sarah Hoffman, deputy leader of the NDP, replied to Lilley and
called his tweet “racist.”
>
>
>
> Lilley’s tweet is not the first instance of Singh being
questioned about his turban.
>
> In 2019, while Singh was campaigning in Montreal, he was
approached by a man who insisted he “cut off” his turban to
“look like a Canadian.” Singh said the heckling was an example
of the demeaning comments he and many others belonging to
minority groups in Canada face “all the time.”
>
> Singh said Canadians who get such comments should not feel
they need to change who they are in order to “fit in, or to get
ahead.”
>
> Later in 2022, Singh was harassed by protesters in
Peterborough, Ont., who insisted he was “not welcome” in the
city. Singh described the incident as one the “most intense,
threatening, insulting” experiences in his political career.
>
>
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"Whites" are true foreign interferes.
#Post#: 18417--------------------------------------------------
Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: guest98
Date: March 14, 2023, 1:30 pm
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HTML https://angusreid.org/islamophobia-canada-quebec/
It's OK for Islamophobia to be "white".
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>
>
> Islamophobia in Canada: Four mindsets indicate negativity is
nationwide, most intense in Quebec
>
> 36% outside of QC have negative view of Islam, compared to 56%
within la belle province
>
> Indeed, two-in-five Canadians outside of Quebec (39%) hold an
unfavourable view of Islam. In Quebec that number reaches half
(52%). These views take more concrete forms, however, than just
the overall sentiment that the religion receives. Its followers
face the risk of being unwelcome in a number of areas of
Canadian society.
>
>
> the largest segment of the population in Quebec (30%) displays
Very Negative views toward Islam. The level is about twice that
observed in the rest of the country (16%).
>
> Asked whether Canada has a problem with Islamophobia more
broadly, Canadians are evenly divided, with 50 per cent saying
it does and 50 per cent saying it does not. Those most likely to
view Islam negatively, both in Quebec and in the rest of Canada
alike, are also most likely to say there is no problem.
>
> There is some correlation between age and education when it
comes to the Views of Islam Index. Older Canadians are more
likely to be in the Very Negative group than younger ones while
younger Canadians are more likely to be in the Very Positive
group.
>
> More than two-in-five (44%) Canadians believe it is
unnecessary to have a special representative on combatting
Islamophobia, a position recently appointed by Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau. This view is the overwhelming majority one (82%)
of those who have Very Negative views of Islam.
>
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#Post#: 18453--------------------------------------------------
Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: guest98
Date: March 16, 2023, 2:56 pm
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It's OK for human rights to be "white"?
HTML https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-human-rights-commission-black-racialized-1.6780794
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> Ottawa says Human Rights Commission discriminated against its
Black employees
>
> The federal government says the Canadian Human Rights
Commission discriminated against its own Black and racialized
employees.
>
> The Canadian government's human resources arm, the Treasury
Board of Canada Secretariat (TBCS), came to that conclusion
after nine employees filed a policy grievance through their
unions in October 2020. Their grievance alleged that "Black and
racialized employees at the CHRC (Canadian Human Rights
Commission) face systemic anti-Black racism, sexism and systemic
discrimination."
>
> CBC News obtained the March ruling, reviewed documents and
spoke to a group of current and former commission employees.
>
> They describe what they call a hostile and racially charged
workplace where Black and racialized employees are excluded from
career and training opportunities and are shut out of formal and
informal networks. They claim the careers of Black and
racialized employees remain stagnant while white colleagues
advance, and say the ranks of senior management remain
predominantly white.
>
> The current and former employees who spoke to CBC say their
health has suffered as well.
>
> "I would describe the Canadian Human Rights Commission, the
environment, the workplace as toxic, poisonous," said Bernadeth
Betchi, who was a policy adviser at the commission before being
seconded to another federal department.
>
> "It has affected my mental and physical well-being and health.
And I'm not the only one."
>
> They said commission staff demeaned and humiliated Black and
racialized employees. They said these employees sometimes voiced
concerns about the high dismissal rate for human rights
complaints from racial or religious minorities. They said the
commission usually assigned investigators to such complaints who
lacked relevant expertise and experience in investigating
racism.
>
> "The commission would, understandably, never assign a group
... of all-male employees to investigate the complaints of
sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination it receives
from the public," said one person who spoke to CBC.
>
> "And yet, for several years, they saw it fit to put a group of
exclusively white employees and managers in charge of
investigating all of the race-based complaints received from the
Canadian public."
>
> The current and former employees said that when racialized
employees attempted to offer advice, their objectivity was
questioned and their advice was ignored.
>
> They recalled instances of being abruptly kicked out of — or
disinvited from — meetings where race-based complaints were
discussed.
>
> Employees say CHRC should be shunned
>
> They said that unless these steps are taken, racialized
Canadians and members of religious minorities should forget
about seeking justice through the commission.
>
> "I don't recommend anyone that is Black, racialized, or again
from any religious minority group to file a complaint at the
Canadian Human Rights Commission," said Betchi. "That is how
strongly I think that place is toxic."
>
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When "white's" talk about "human rights" what they actually mean
is "white" rights, whiteness needs to be totally destroyed.
#Post#: 18469--------------------------------------------------
Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: guest98
Date: March 17, 2023, 2:03 pm
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HTML https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/man-arrested-after-suspected-hate-crime-on-toronto-subway-1.6316519
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> Man arrested after suspected hate crime on Toronto subway
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> A man who allegedly pulled a knife on a woman on a TTC subway
train last week in a suspected hate crime has been arrested.
>
> Police said a woman on board a southbound Line 1 train was
approached by an unknown man who engaged her in a conversation.
>
> The man then "became agitated" and allegedly produced a knife,
police said. Fearing for her life, the woman quickly exited the
subway train at Wilson Station.
>
> The incident is being investigated as a suspected
hate-motivated offence, as investigators believe the victim was
targeted because of her Muslim faith.
>
>
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#Post#: 18528--------------------------------------------------
Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: guest98
Date: March 21, 2023, 2:42 pm
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HTML https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/21-year-old-sikh-student-assaulted-in-canada-turban-ripped-off-489731
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>
> 21-year-old Sikh student assaulted in Canada, turban ripped
off
>
> n an apparent hate crime, a 21-year-old Sikh student from
India was attacked in Canada's British Columbia province by a
group of unidentified men who ripped off his turban and dragged
him across the sidewalk by his hair, according to a media
report.
>
> Gagandeep Singh was assaulted when he was heading home on
Friday night, CTV news reported.
>
> "I was horrified when I saw him. He could speak only in soft
tones and couldn't open his mouth,"' she told the news channel.
>
> She said the young man's eyes were swollen shut and he was in
significant pain.
>
> The councillor said she was told that Gagandeep was heading
home around 10.30pm after grocery-shopping when he encountered a
group of 12 to 15 young people on the bus. It was St Patrick's
Day and Mohini Singh said a rowdy group was on the bus, throwing
a wig around.
>
> "They were harassing him and threw the wig at him. He told
them not to bother him or he'd call the police, and they
continued to harass him," she said.
>
> Gagandeep got off the bus.
>
> "They got off after him, waited for the bus to leave and then
they swarmed him, they beat him in his face, in his ribs, arms,
and legs and then proceeded to grab his turban, pull his hair
and drag him," Mohini Singh said, adding that the group took the
turban with them when they left Gagandeep in a pile of "dirty
snow" on the roadside.
>
> "Taking his turban was the worst, it feels like they've taken
it as a trophy."
>
> The councillor said the fact that Gangandeep is Sikh and from
India was "undoubtedly" a factor in the assault.
>
> "I entirely believe this is racism and it should be treated as
that. It should be looked at through the lens of being a hate
crime.
>
> they are investigating after someone was "hit from behind and
assaulted" by a group of people
>
>
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#Post#: 18554--------------------------------------------------
Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: guest98
Date: March 22, 2023, 4:06 pm
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HTML https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/muslim-man-praying-ottawa-station-via-rail-apologizes-1.6786211
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>
> Muslim man told he can't pray in Ottawa train station, video
shows
>
>
> Interaction between man and a security guard has gone viral,
and Via Rail is apologizing
>
> Via Rail is apologizing after a video surfaced online of a
Muslim man being told he couldn't pray inside the Ottawa train
station, but the National Council of Canadian Muslims says an
apology isn't enough.
>
> The video, which was posted on the social media platform
TikTok on March 20, shows a man wearing a reflective vest marked
"security" approaching a man in a black sweater seated in a
waiting area.
>
> "You wanted me to say something?" the security guard asks the
man.
>
> "That I took two minutes to pray? What was your issue?" the
man in the sweater asks.
>
> Then the security guard is heard saying, "Don't pray in here.
We don't want you praying here. You're bothering our other
customers, OK?"
>
> The man in the sweater, who CBC News has not yet identified,
responds: "I went to the end of the hallway. Not one person had
anything to say." The security guard cuts him off, saying, "Pray
outside next time, OK?"
>
> "What we need to see is commitments to change, and commitments
to anti-Islamophobia training, anti-racism training and
diversity training that can provide security guards and others
at the stations some more knowledge on how to treat individuals
who are just peacefully minding their own business and praying
in a corner."
>
>
>
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#Post#: 18652--------------------------------------------------
Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: guest98
Date: March 29, 2023, 2:54 pm
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HTML https://www.cp24.com/news/man-charged-with-murder-in-2020-toronto-mosque-stabbing-found-not-criminally-responsible-1.6334313
It's OK for murder to be "white".
Man charged with murder in 2020 Toronto mosque stabbing found
not criminally responsible
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> A man accused of killing a 58-year-old Muslim man outside a
Toronto mosque has been found not criminally responsible in the
case.
>
> Guilherme (William) Von Neutegem had been charged with
first-degree murder in the death of Mohamed-Aslim Zafis, who was
stabbed outside the International Muslim Organization in west
Toronto on Sept. 12, 2020.
>
> The Ministry of the Attorney General says Von Neutegem was
found not criminally responsible by an Ontario court on Friday,
and the matter was referred to the Ontario Review Board.
>
> The board decides if and how not criminally responsible
patients should be detained.
>
> Psychiatric reports filed with the court said Von Neutegem
suffered from schizophrenia.
>
>
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It's OK for "schizophrenia" to be "white".
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>
>
> One of the reports said he was not diagnosed or treated for
the mental illness at the time of the attack on Zafis.
>
>
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It's OK for lack of diagnosis and lack of treatment to be
"white".
Fuck "white" people.
#Post#: 18749--------------------------------------------------
Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: guest98
Date: April 5, 2023, 4:37 pm
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HTML https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/air-canada-refugee-permanent-status-racism-1.6797660
Amnesty International Canada head alleges discrimination after
being barred from boarding flight
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>
> The head of Amnesty International Canada is accusing Air
Canada of racism and discrimination after she was denied
boarding a flight to Mexico.
>
> Originally from Burundi, Nivyabandi uses a government-issued
refugee travel document in lieu of a Canadian passport when she
travels. According to the Canadian government, these documents
are sufficient evidence of an individual's immigration status
and should allow them to travel outside the country.
>
> According to Nivyabandi, however, the first agent she dealt
with didn't appear aware of that.
>
> "He seemed to have never seen a travel document of the sort,"
she said.
>
> About an hour and a half later, after speaking with the agent,
his manager and then another agent on the phone, Nivyabandi said
she was denied boarding. Their explanation — that she was
missing a visa to enter Mexico.
>
> Nivyabandi said this is not the first time she's experienced
problems trying to enter or leave the country, and she knows
she's not alone.
>
> "It's part of a pattern and a systemic pattern of racial
profiling, of over-scrutinizing travellers who happen to be
racialized, happen to be Black, happen to be from a religious
minority, happen to be refugees who are immediately assumed to
be in the wrong," she said.
>
> Those sentiments were echoed by the Americas director for
Amnesty International, who called the situation "outrageous and
unacceptable."
>
> Nivyabandi said she understands that airlines need to follow
the rules, but felt what happened to her was an example of how
those rules are subject to interpretation, which can leave
people like her in a difficult position.
>
> She has since reached out to Air Canada leadership for a
conversation about wider reforms, including training for
employees on racial profiling and compensation for travellers
who are unfairly denied boarding a flight.
>
> "I'm not the only one who has experienced this, it's a
pattern. It happens across the board, and so it requires a
robust and systemic response," she said.
>
>
>
>
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#Post#: 18796--------------------------------------------------
Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: guest98
Date: April 9, 2023, 4:09 pm
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HTML https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/islamic-society-of-markham-hate-motivated-attack-1.6805803
'Hate-motivated attack' at Markham mosque provokes condemnation
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>
> Condemnation poured in Sunday in response to what the Islamic
Society of Markham (ISM) said was "a hate-motivated attack" at
its mosque last week.
>
> The Islamic Society of Markham says on the morning of April 6,
an individual came to the mosque on Denison Street and upon
entering, apparently tore a copy of the Qur'an while directing
racist and Islamophobic rants toward worshippers.
>
> "The individual, upon exiting the mosque, then attempted to
run over or strike worshippers with his vehicle," according to
the ISM.
>
> "We are deeply troubled by this incident, especially as we
near the anniversary of the London Terror Attack, where a family
in London was run down in an act of hatred."
>
> The ISM noted that the attack happened during the holy month
of Ramadan, when the mosque was particularly busy.
>
> There have been a number of anti-Muslim hate attacks in some
Canadians cities in recent years. These include the June 2021
hit-and-run on the Afzaal family in London, Ont.; the fatal
stabbing of volunteer caretaker Mohamed-Aslim Zafis outside a
Toronto mosque in September 2020; the January 2017 attack on a
mosque in Quebec City where six men were killed and dozens of
others were seriously wounded; and at least six hate-motivated
attacks on Black and racialized Muslim women in Edmonton in
recent months.
>
> In April last year worshippers at a mosque in Mississauga,
Ont., were attacked with bear spray in what authorities said was
a "hate-motivated incident."
>
> Kristyn Wong-Tam, the NDP MPP for Toronto Centre, is among
those condemning the attack at the Markham mosque.
>
> "Another day, another hate-motivated attack in Ontario. We're
approaching the anniversary of the London Terror Attack and
words are not enough when governments can take real action to
keep communities safe and stop Islamophobia," wrote in a tweet.
>
>
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#Post#: 19300--------------------------------------------------
Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: guest98
Date: May 8, 2023, 3:29 am
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Damnation awaits those who persecute the son of man.
Druidism is on its death bed.
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