MP Arif Virani, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, speaking on behalf of the governing party in support of Motion 103 that deals with Systemic Racism and Religious Discrimination.
Mr. Arif Virani (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (Multiculturalism), Lib.):
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address Motion No. 103, introduced by the member for Mississauga—Erin Mills. The motion calls on the House to recognize the need to quell the increasing public climate of hate and fear, and condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination.
The motion calls on the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage to study how to develop a whole-of-government approach to reducing systemic discrimination and racism, including Islamophobia, and report back to this chamber.
The standing committee would make recommendations to better reflect our enshrined rights and freedoms, examine how the government should collect data on hate crimes, and conduct needs assessments for impacted communities.
As the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (Multiculturalism), I am proud to state in this chamber that our government supports Motion No. 103. I am proud to stand here today to recognize the importance of overcoming all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination in Canada, in particular, the pressing issue of Islamophobia, with a view to building a more equitable society grounded in the important values of inclusion and acceptance.
Read more here: http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Pub=hansard&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=42&Ses=1#Int-9379169
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Very well said MP Arif Virani, this racism has to stop at least in Canada, President Donald Trump can do what he wants in his country, and there too there are thousands of people protesting his ban on 7 Muslim Countries,
we are all immigrants in Canada, USA, Europe, but racism has never gone this far. I hope and pray this will stop quickly, and people learn to respect each others relegions and work together.
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for the controversial matter of western Canada, may be a group of experts in energy, environment, finance, and economic sector can sit together, debate and find a solution to address the interest of canada and western canada.
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