I want to thank Milton’s Muslim communities for inviting me to speak today at Friday Prayers. I’m proud to be a Liberal, a party that has taken concrete action against Islamophobia, and has committed to more focused effort.
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We were the government that:
✅Launched Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy
✅Hosted a National Summit on Islamophobia
✅Provided funding for communities at risk of hate-motivated crime to enhance security at places of worships
But there’s a lot more work to do.
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A re-elected Liberal government will:
➡️Present a National Action Plan on Combating Hate by 2022
➡️Establish a Support Fund for Survivors of Hate-Motivated Crimes to help with uninsured costs
➡️Create a safe haven for those facing religious persecution around the world
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There’s only one team that has a real plan to tackle Islamophobia. I’m proud to be a member of that team.
1/ 🧵 Hier, Erin O'Toole a tenté d'induire les Canadiens en erreur au sujet de son plan pour abroger l'interdiction libérale des armes d'assaut et annuler la vérification obligatoire des antécédents (C-71).
Il est temps d'exposer les faits.
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2/ O’Toole est redevable au lobby des armes à feu. Ce même lobby l’a aidé à gagner son leadership, comme l'a souligné la candidate conservatrice Michelle Rempel Garner. Les lobbyistes font activement campagne pour les conservateurs.
3/ Alors qu'Erin O'Toole refuse toujours de répondre clairement aux questions des médias sur son plan pour faire reculer le Canada, le lobby des armes à feu sait qu'il livrera la marchandise pour eux.
1/ 🧵 Yesterday, Erin O’Toole tried to mislead Canadians about his plan to rip up the Liberal ban on assault weapons and repeal mandatory background checks (C-71), it is time to lay out the facts:
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2/ O’Toole is beholden to the American-style gun lobby here in Canada. They won him his leadership, as Conservative candidate Michelle Rempel Garner pointed out, and have been actively campaigning for the Conservatives.
3/ While Erin O’Toole refuses to give a straight answer to questions from the media on his plan to bring Canada backwards, the gun lobby knows he will deliver for them.
What we saw last week in Washington was truly shocking. But we can’t sit up here in Canada and pretend that our country is immune from the racist and hate-filled beliefs that led to these horrifying events. (1/5)
Sadly, some politicians, like Erin O'Toole, fan these flames by engaging with organizations like The Rebel.
In 2019, Mr. O'Toole promised that he’d stopped talking with The Rebel since they aren't "a serious news source." I agree!
So when did he decide they had become one?
This is a pattern for the Conservatives: say one thing and do another.
As Canadians watched extremists storm the U.S. Capitol, Mr. O'Toole talked tough but stayed silent when his Deputy Leader wore a MAGA hat.