Aga Khan calls Canada a leader among nations | Toronto Star

Aga Khan calls Canada a leader among nations | Toronto StarThe Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims, got repeated standing ovations in the House of Commons.

OTTAWA—The spiritual leader of the world’s 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims has told the Parliament he wants Canada to join him in making the world a more tolerant, peaceful place.

“Canada is a leader in the community of nations,” the 77-year-old Aga Khan told a joint meeting of MPs and senators.

He was welcomed with repeated standing ovations in the packed House of Commons. The audience in the galleries included many Ismaili Muslim representatives invited for the occasion.

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