The long-awaited 96-page report on “reasonable accommodation” was released last week in Québec, concluding that Quebecois can no longer define themselves in terms of their French-Canadian heritage and should accept immigrants more readily. Philosopher Charles Taylor and sociologist Gérald Bouchard based the report following hearings across the province and having reviewed more than 900 briefs…
The long-awaited 96-page report on reasonable accommodation was released last week in Quebec, concluding that Quebecers can no longer define themselves in terms of their French-Canadian heritage and should accept immigrants more readily. Philosopher Charles Taylor and sociologist Gerald Bouchard based the report following hearings across the province and having reviewed more than 900 briefs…
Artwork by artist Ellen Vroegh have been removed from the municipality building where they had been displayed, after several Muslim men complained about the abstract paintings of half-naked women in the paintings. Vroegh commented that she was showed, and completely puzzled that the municipality removed her artwork because a few people had objections to them….
Canadian Muslims and refugee advocacy groups have rebuked calls by a right-wing think tank, the Fraser Institute, to restrict the arrival of immigrants from Muslim countries. The spokesperson for the Canadian Islamic Congress, Mohamed Elmasry, in response, stated, Canadian Muslims contribute to the wealth of this country more than the average and have higher levels…
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) welcomed Senator John McCain’s rejection of bigoted Texas pastor John Hagee’s endorsement, and called on the US presidential candidate to unequivocally distance himself from Ohio pastor Rod Parsley. Parsley, pastor of the World Harvest Church, has similarly supported McCain’s campaign, as he praised the pastor saying he is one…
