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The Court Challenges Program was at the heart of the latest scuffle between Ottawa and Québec. The program provides financial support to Canadians seeking to assert their constitutional language and human rights before the courts.

Ottawa, March 2, 2020 The Honourable Marco E.L. Mendicino, P.C., M.P., Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), issued the following statement [on Fraud Prevention Month]:

Starting in 2019, Ottawa's annual Muslim Family Conference, the I.LEAD Conference, launched iLEADx, a speech and talent competition for local Muslim youth by local Muslim youth, organized in a style similar to TEDx Talks.

Senator Kim Pate, journalist and human rights activist Desmond Cole, Executive Director Harsha Walia of the BC Civil Liberties Association, and CEO Chris Summerville of the Schizophrenia Society of Canada, are among prominent names signed to an open letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford calling for an open, thorough and transparent investigation into the death of Soleiman Faqiri.

Muslim Family Services of Ottawa (MFSO) has launched the following letter campaign open to Muslims in Canada who wish to show solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation and Indigenous communities in Canada.

Saturday February 22 at 2:32 PM is the deadline to sign a petition to the Canadian House of Commons request it to condemn and request the withdrawal of the Government of India's Citizenship Amendment Act, the National Register of Citizens, and the National Public Register.

The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, [on February 18, 2020] introduced a Bill to amend the Citizenship Act to change Canada’s Oath of Citizenship.

One year after the Plante administration's refusal to deploy body-worn cameras for SPVM (Service de police de la Ville de Montréal) officers, a coalition of elected municipal representatives and community groups is returning to the table to demand the rapid implementation of body cams in the police department to effectively combat racial profiling. Ensemble Montreal will table a motion to this effect at the next Municipal Council session.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has [on February 3, 2020], recognized Edmonton resident, Aatif Baskanderi, as the Canadian award winner of the Commonwealth Points of Light in honour of his exceptional voluntary service advocating for community cohesion and interfaith understanding.

Austrian writer Peter Handke received the 2019 Nobel Prize in literature. The award is for “a writer’s life work,” and Handke has written novels, travelogues, theatre plays, screenplays and poetry.

When those with mental illness experience prejudice and discrimination in the form of stigma, it can make their suffering considerably worse.

The I.LEAD Conference, Ottawa's Annual Muslim Family Conference, is returning for another year running on March 21, 2020.

Representatives of Ottawa’s diverse community organizations are welcoming Thursday’s announcement that the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has relaunched its hate crimes unit.

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has reintroduced a section specifically focused on Hate Crimes, which will further enhance changes it made to its online reporting system that make it easier for residents to report hate-motivated incidents.

The Hague – [On January 23], in an unanimous 17-0 ruling, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced provisional measures ordering Burma (Myanmar) to take immediate action to prevent genocidal acts against the Rohingya community. This important ruling requires the Burmese government to prevent and stop genocidal acts by military and police forces, preserve all evidence of genocidal acts, and report on compliance with these provisional measures.

The first ever North American B2B trade expo focusing on the halal lifestyle industry, Halal Expo Canada, took place from October 8 to 9 2019 at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. 

On January 29th, 2017, six Muslims were murdered at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, a mosque in the Sainte-Foy neighbourhood of Quebec City, Canada.

Efforts are currently underway to support the families of the 57 Canadian victims of the crash of Flight PS752 in Iran on January 8th, 2020.

There’s been an incredible outpouring of grief across Canada since Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was shot down by Iran, killing all 176 passengers and crew on board.

Three years ago, on a cold night, our hearts broke when a man entered the Quebec City Mosque, and began to fire on our congregants on January 29.