The federal government's appointment of Amira Elghawaby as its first special representative on combating Islamophobia has caused an uproar in Quebec and raised eyebrows elsewhere in the country.
Canada's new special representative on combating Islamophobia has apologized for words that hurt Quebecers after leaders in that province called for her resignation.
The Quebec government is calling for the resignation of the federal government's special representative to combat Islamophobia over a 2019 opinion piece in an Ottawa newspaper in which she suggested Quebecers are influenced by anti-Muslim attitudes.
It's time for the prime minister to face up to the inconvenient truth about his home province's Islamophobia problem — even if it comes at a political cost, says columnist Max Fawcett.
An emotional commemoration marking the sixth anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting was held on Sunday, January 29, 2023, for the first time in the same room where many of the victims were killed.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Canada’s first special representative to combat Islamophobia, calling it an “important step” in the country's fight against anti-Muslim hatred.
A fundraiser to find a new home for a man who lost use of his legs in the Quebec City mosque shooting earlier this year has reached almost half its goal.