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Nearly five years after a gruesome slaying of an Ontario family, a national Muslim group is urging Ottawa to follow through on past recommendations to fight Islamophobia.
“Despite years of studies, consultations and public commitments, Muslims in Canada continue to face discrimination, harassment, violence and unequal treatment,” said Khaled Al-Qazzaz, head of the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council.
He spoke on Thursday on Parliament Hill, just a few days before the fifth anniversary of the killing of the Afzaal family in a truck in London, Ontario.
The assailant was convicted of four counts of murder and one of attempted murder after driving his truck into a family wearing traditional Muslim clothing.
“The attack on our London family was not an isolated tragedy. It exposed a reality that Muslim communities across Canada have long warned about,” Al-Qazzaz said as his group released a new report urging Ottawa to do more to fight anti-Muslim hate.
The report urges the federal government to follow through on recommendations tabled by House and Senate committees to boost training on detecting and preventing discrimination.
Source: The Canadian Press
