The deadly attack against a Muslim family in southwestern Ontario was “a senseless act,” the father of the man accused in what police believe was a deliberate hate crime said Thursday.
OTTAWA Federal lawmakers are calling on the government to convene an emergency summit on Islamophobia by the end of July. In the House of Commons today, MPs unanimously passed an NDP motion demanding the gathering in the wake of Sunday s deadly attack against a Muslim family in London, Ont. London-Fanshawe MP Lindsay Mathyssen, who brought forward the non-binding motion, says the Liberal government needs to go beyond expressing condolences. A Muslim family went out for a walk, like so many families and people have been doing in this pandemic, and this family didn t make it back home because of hate. No one should ever feel unsafe in their community and neighbourhood, she said.
A longtime friend of the Muslim family killed in an alleged hate-motivated attack says the sole survivor – a nine-year-old boy – won’t be able to attend…
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