The early results from a Greater Toronto Area byelection on Monday, December 12, 2022, suggested an imminent return to government for former Ontario finance minister Charles Sousa — this time as a federal member of Parliament.
The inclusion of the phrase Islamophobia in a hotly debated motion passed by the House of Commons last year was meant as an example of forms of racism, Iqra Khalid said.
A Liberal-backed motion aimed at combating racism would have broader support if it didn't contain the word "Islamophobia," argued former justice minister Irwin Cotler on Thursday.