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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities

Sameer Zuberi

  • Member of Parliament
  • Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities
  • Liberal
  • Pierrefonds—Dollard
  • Quebec
  • Voting Attendance: 66%
  • Expenses Last Quarter: $116,520.48

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Context: House Hansard - 270 - Jan/29/24
Mr. Sameer Zuberi (Pierrefonds—Dollard, Lib.)
  • Jan/29/24 2:08:56 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, seven years ago, a heinous act took the lives of six men and injured 19 others at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec. Ibrahima Barry, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Abdelkrim Hassane, Azzeddine Soufiane and Aboubaker Thatbi were fathers, husbands, brothers and loved ones. They were targeted simply because of their faith, simply because they were Muslim. Unfortunately, Canada has also seen an alarming rise in discrimination as a result of the conflict in Gaza. People who are Muslim, Palestinian and Arab feel what is happening intensely. They are yelling on the inside but are asked to be patient and to endure. They are feeling their freedom of speech curtailed. Last year, the government appointed the first special representative on combatting Islamophobia. She has done an excellent job in addressing the issues.
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Context: House Hansard - 236 - Oct/20/23
Mr. Sameer Zuberi (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, Lib.)
  • Oct/20/23 11:41:11 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we have been clear. Our government has been clear. The Hamas attacks on Israel were terrorist attacks. However, Ms. Elghawaby's mandate to combat Islamophobia is 100% national. She is working with our newly appointed special envoy on combatting anti-Semitism to combat discrimination against Muslims here in Canada. At the same time, she is supporting other communities.
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Context: House Hansard - 232 - Oct/16/23
Mr. Sameer Zuberi
  • Oct/16/23 10:23:03 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, there is certainly a spike happening right now in discrimination. Anti-Semitism, anti-Palestinian discrimination, anti-Arab discrimination and Islamophobia are happening within our society and communities. In America, we saw that a six-year-old Muslim boy was stabbed to death over 20 times. I am deeply concerned about the future, not only overseas but also here. We need to bring the temperature down and be there for our communities.
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Context: House Hansard - 82 - Jun/6/22
Mr. Sameer Zuberi (Pierrefonds—Dollard, Lib.)
  • Jun/6/22 3:06:16 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last year, in the community of London, Ontario, a heinous Islamophobic attack took the lives of four members of the Afzaal family and left a young son orphaned. Canadian Muslims are no strangers to acts of violence and hate: the Centre culturel islamique de Québec, the IMO mosque in Etobicoke as well as London. Hate and bigotry have no place in Canada. We must all contribute to building an inclusive society. Can the Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion tell this House how our government is fighting Islamophobia following last year's national summit?
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