February 18, 2017 by admin

MPP wants Ont legislature to debate on Islamophobia motion

TORONTO — The furor in the House of Commons over a motion condemning Islamophobia is prompting a similar debate in the Ontario legislature next week.
Liberal MPP Nathalie Des Rosiers sent a letter to other members on Friday asking that they support a motion that she intends to introduce next Thursday.
It calls for the House to condemn all forms of Islamophobia.
A similar motion debated in the House of Commons this week sparked some responses from some members of the public that were sexually demeaning and contained racial slurs.
They were directed at both the Ontario MP who originated the motion and Heritage Minister Melanie Joly who added her support to the measure.
Des Rosiers said the reaction to the federal debate prompted her to ask the government House leader to allow her to make her motion in the legislature next week.
“I believe that Islamophobia needs to be addressed head on as we have seen too many acts of hatred and violence, most recently the mass shooting at the Quebec Islamic Culture Centre in Quebec City,” Des Rosiers’ letter says.
Six men died in the Quebec City shooting.