cover image: OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU

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OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU

5 Oct 2020

Prime Minister Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 October 5, 2020 Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, Our communities are still reeling from the incident that took place this September 12, 2020. [...] On that day, a member of the Canadian community, Mohamed-Aslim Zafis, was ruthlessly killed in front of the IMO Mosque in Toronto by an individual with apparent links to a neo-Nazi group. [...] This attack is one in a long series of a chain of horrifying attacks on racialized communities in Canada. [...] Sincerely, The National Council of Canadian Muslims The World Sikh Organization The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs The Canadian Anti-Hate Network Amnesty International The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association The Canadian Labour Congress The Alberta Federation of Labour. [...] Cordialement Le Conseil national des musulmans canadiens L'Organisation mondiale des sikhs du Canada Centre consultatif des relations juives et israéliennes Amnistie Internationale The Canadian Anti-Hate Network L'Association des libertés civiles de la Colombie-Britannique Le Congrès du travail du Canada La Fédération du travail de l'Alberta Le Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique La Coalitio.

Authors

Mustafa Farooq

Pages
5
Published in
Canada