A report of Commons supports the idea of a day against islamophobia on 29 January

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Thursday, 1 February 2018 12:25

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OTTAWA – January 29, has become a national day of action against islamophobia, suggests a report tabled Thursday in the House of commons.

Among thirty recommendations on racism and religious discrimination in the country, the report of the standing Committee on canadian heritage suggests “that the 29th of January is declared a national Day of remembrance and activities relating to islamophobia and any other form of religious discrimination”.

The filing of the report comes three days after the celebrations surrounding the first anniversary of the terrorist attack in Quebec.

The committee undertook this study after the adoption, in march last, the controversial motion M103, the liberal mp Iqra Khalid. The motion proposed, in particular, that the House of commons condemns “islamophobia and all forms of racism”.

The report filed Thursday morning brings water to the mill of many muslim organizations in the country. The national Council of canadian muslims (CNMC) has questioned Justin Trudeau at the beginning of January to the date of the attack that six dead at the mosque of Quebec last year to become the national Day of remembrance and action against islamophobia.

The Trudeau government has not been whether he would gain access to this request, saying only that it was in the reflection.

The report of the heritage committee is not unanimous. The conservative minority on the committee, submitted a report dissenting, in which they state that on the 29th of January, should rather be designated “national Day of solidarity with the victims of acts of intolerance and violence-religious”.

According to the opposition official, the term islamophobia is not inclusive enough.