CAFE Urges All Members of Parliament to Vote Against Motion M-103
Canadian Association for Free Expression
Box 332,
Rexdale, Ontario, M9W 5L3
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Paul Fromm, B.Ed, M.A. Director
Motion M-103 may be well-intentioned but it’s dangerous.
Journalist Ezra Levant warns that today you will debate Liberal motion M-103 before their looming vote on the anti-free speech motion.
Motion M-103 demands that the government not only condemn Islamophobia (without defining the term), but also demands that it develop a government-wide approach to reducing or eliminating Islamophobia.
The Canadian government is preparing to silence anyone who criticizes Islam.
Their anti-Islamophobia motion resembles a kind of blasphemy law in favour of one preferred religion above all others.
This motion flies in the face of our legally enshrined Canadian rights and freedoms!
According to our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, we’re all equal. Every individual (not a belief system or ideology) is equal before and under the law. We all have equal protections and benefit equally from the law.”
It is improper for Parliament to seek to reduce a political or religious opinion, which is what the term “Islamophobia” is.
The campaign against Islamophobia is a serious threat to freedom of speech. The term “Islamophobia” literally means fear of Moslems. Is that necessarily a bad thing.? Moslems have repeatedly invaded and occupied parts of Europe for 1200 years. Radical Moslems today engage in terrorist acts of bombing and killing in the name of their faith. Canadians are perfectly justified in wanting to know the beliefs and intentions of all newcomers.
People should also be free to criticize and question other religions. This is not an Islamic state. There should be no immunity from criticism for any group or religion.The campaign against Islamophobia is a serious threat to freedom of speech. The term “Islamophobia” literally means fear of Moslems. Is that necessarily a bad thing.?
People should also be free to criticize and question other religions. This is not an Islamic state. There should be no immunity from criticism for any group or religion.
I urge you to protect freedom of speech and vote against Motion M-103.
Sincerely yours,
Paul Fromm
Director