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House Hansard - 82

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
June 6, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Hon. Ahmed Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Lib.)
  • Jun/6/22 2:31:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have taken a number of important steps in collaboration and conjunction with the Muslim community in Canada, including holding the first-ever national summit on Islamophobia and dedicating January 29 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action Against Islamophobia. We have committed as a government to appoint a special representative to combat Islamophobia and we are the first government to put together a national action plan to combat hate as part of our broader anti-racism strategy, but most importantly, it also means working with Muslim Canadians and funding those on the ground and who are fighting Islamophobia every single day.
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Hon. Ahmed Hussen (Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Lib.)
  • Jun/6/22 3:06:55 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for his really important advocacy for this really important work. As we commemorate the one-year anniversary of the London attack and the five-year anniversary of the Quebec mosque shooting, we know that Islamophobia is a troubling and real fact for far too many Canadian Muslims in Canada. That is why our government is creating the new position of special representative on combatting Islamophobia. Just this morning, I announced on behalf of our government that the call for applications for this really important role is now open. Through this step, we are combatting hate and building a more inclusive society.
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