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Trudeau announced in Jan 2023 a new "special representative to combat 'Islamophobia,'" Amira Elghawaby. Her office will have a budget of $5,6000,000, according to spokesperson from the Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, Ahmed Hussen. Pierre Poilievre @PierrePoilievre: Jan 27, 2023: Trudeau again chooses to divide Canadians by appointing someone who has made anti-Quebec, anti-Jewish, and anti-police remarks. He must appoint someone who can unite all of us in the fight against racism and Islamophobia. Lawfare Project Concerned That Former Leading National Council of Canadian Muslims Operative Amira Elghawaby Participated in Canadian International Council Event in Canada's Capital Oct...

Toronto police say an 11-year-old girl's account of having her hijab cut on the way to school, was not true. Why she lied -- and whether she was pressured -- is not clear. Mike Drolet reports.Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is defending her comments against hate crime following an alleged attack on an 11-year-old Toronto girl wearing a hijab that later turned out to be untrue. The Grade 6 student told school officials — and the media at a news conference — last Friday that a man approached her from behind and cut her hijab. READ MORE: Incident involving man cutting...

Man allegedly tried to cut off 11-year-old girl's hijab with scissors while she walked to schoolUPDATE: Police now say the reported attack on an 11-year-old girl wearing a hijab "described in the original news release did not happen." Full details here. Previous reporting below As Toronto police investigate an attack on a 11-year-old Muslim girl this week as a possible hate crime, a human rights advocate says that official statistics provide only a "tiny glimpse" into the kinds of hateful acts minority communities face in Canada. Khawlah Noman, a student at Pauline Johnson Junior Public School in Scarborough, Ont., was...