A #CivilRights organization & a national #Muslim advocacy group are latest to launch a legal challenge of #Quebec's decree banning prayer rooms in #PublicSchools.
The #NationalCouncilOfCanadianMuslims and the #CanadianCivilLibertiesAssociation are seeking a judicial review of the government decree on behalf of plaintiff whose teenage son had sought space to pray along w/ some other Muslim students at a Montreal-area high school last October.
#NCCM #CCLA #qcpoli
BREAKING NEWS: Ontario government takes much needed step and provides funding to religious institutions at risk in line with NCCM ask.
| #Ontario #ONpoli #NCCM #OurLondonFamily #IslamicSocietyOfMarkham #Islamophobia
Our national security agencies have been operating above the law when it comes to marginalized communities for years.
NCCM worked hard with MP Salma Zahid to build out a bill that requires that national security agencies fulfil their “duty of candour” obligations.
MP Salma Zahid's Bill C-331 is a real step toward making sure that security agents and officials do not lie in court for narrow gains.
"While we wait for this matter to be resolved before a more formal legal process, we leave it to Albertans and Canadians to determine whether a speeding violation requires escalation to the point of putting a knee to the neck of the victim.
"We remain open to dialogue with EPS, as well as all Albertans who are committed to making sure that an incident like this never happens again.”
| #Edmonton #EdmontonPolice #EdmontonPoliceService #YEG #Alberta #NCCM #ableg #YEGcc
EPS statement:
"After reviewing the investigative file and the 15-second excerpt of the video, as well as the additional excerpt which was posted to social media today (April 26, 2023), EPS does not currently intend to investigate this matter further."
UPDATE: Please note our response to the EPS statement.
| #Edmonton #EdmontonPolice #EdmontonPoliceService #YEG #Alberta #NCCM
NEW OP-ED: This Ramadan, Islamophobic incidents have been on the rise.
NCCM Writer Steven Zhou notes that this is a reminder that,
"The response needs to be solidarity from all Canadians to stop repeated cycles of violence.
"We all need to commit to rooting out Islamophobia and hate in our society."
| #Islamophobic #Islamophobia #Ramadan #Canada #StephenZhou #OpEd #TorontoStar #NCCM #Masjids #CanadianMuslims
NCCM CEO Stephen Brown and Jagmeet Singh,
Leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party,
Call for emergency debate in parliament on the rise of hate against religious institutions.
Monday April 17 2023
| #JagmeetSingh #NDP #HouseOfCommons #HoC #cdnpoli #Canada #IslamicSocietyOfMarkham #Islamophobia #AntiSemitism #BaggStreetShul #NCCM #StephenBrown #Ramadan
Enough is enough.
We need to see policies that will help all people in Canada stay safe through effective security programs,
Stronger community outreach programs,
Online harms legislation,
And hate crime legislation.
We will be in the House of Commons today to answer questions about the need for this emergency debate this afternoon.
Please support us by making a donation today,
Or calling your local MP to support the emergency debate convening today.
BREAKING NEWS : Today, after organizations like NCCM have been pushing all parties to take action,
Leader Jagmeet Singh of the NDP is tabling a request to the Speaker to convene an emergency debate in the House of Commons on the increased attacks on religious institutions,
including in the aftermath of the attacks on mosques like the Islamic Society of Markham.
| #JagmeetSingh #NDP #HouseOfCommons #HoC #cdnpoli #Canada #IslamicSocietyOfMarkham #Islamophobia #NCCM #Ramadan
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