UCP BASE IS CHRISTIAN WHITE SUPREMACISTS
Province's plan to combat hate crimes receives mixed reviewsMosques and other places of worship fearful of hate-motivated attacks will receive grants to beef up their security, the province announced Friday
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© Provided by Calgary Herald Justice Minister and Solicitor General Kaycee Madu.
That’s on top of plans to create a community liaison and a new law hate crime co-ordination unit that will collaborate with police services in investigating and prosecuting those offences, among the recommendations of the Alberta Anti-Racism Advisory Council that were released Friday.
While those moves are being welcomed by members of Alberta’s Muslim community traumatized by an allegedly hate-motivated attack that killed four family members in London, Ont., they say it doesn’t go far enough and ignores the root of the problem.
Two activists say the vast majority of attacks targeting Muslims occur away from mosques in parks or on public transit, while the origins of extremism aren’t dealt with by the $500,000 earmarked for this year to bolster security at places of worship or the creation of a hate crimes unit.
“We’re thankful (Premier Jason Kenney) is paying attention to Islamophobia, he’s speaking the right language but he’s giving the wrong medicine,” said Saima Jamal, Calgary human rights activist and a Muslim, adding she’s already skeptical of the commitment of existing police hate crimes units.
The province’s draft educational curriculum, which is already under attack for its alleged insensitivity to First Nations issues, needs to address white supremacy and hatred, said Jamal and Atthar Mahmood, president of the group Muslims Against Terrorism.
“Starting from junior high school, we need to talk more about this,” said Mahmood.
That’s on top of plans to create a community liaison and a new law hate crime co-ordination unit that will collaborate with police services in investigating and prosecuting those offences, among the recommendations of the Alberta Anti-Racism Advisory Council that were released Friday.
While those moves are being welcomed by members of Alberta’s Muslim community traumatized by an allegedly hate-motivated attack that killed four family members in London, Ont., they say it doesn’t go far enough and ignores the root of the problem.
Two activists say the vast majority of attacks targeting Muslims occur away from mosques in parks or on public transit, while the origins of extremism aren’t dealt with by the $500,000 earmarked for this year to bolster security at places of worship or the creation of a hate crimes unit.
“We’re thankful (Premier Jason Kenney) is paying attention to Islamophobia, he’s speaking the right language but he’s giving the wrong medicine,” said Saima Jamal, Calgary human rights activist and a Muslim, adding she’s already skeptical of the commitment of existing police hate crimes units.
The province’s draft educational curriculum, which is already under attack for its alleged insensitivity to First Nations issues, needs to address white supremacy and hatred, said Jamal and Atthar Mahmood, president of the group Muslims Against Terrorism.
“Starting from junior high school, we need to talk more about this,” said Mahmood.
WE NEED TO SCHOOL STUDENTS IN COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS,
HISTORY OF RELIGION IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM
ANTI RACIST EDUCATION BEGINS IN KINDERGARTEN
© Provided by Calgary Herald Saima Jamal is photographed in her home in Calgary on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020.
On Friday, the province announced a program that would see grants of up to $90,000 for a mosque or other place of worship to purchase items like surveillance cameras, motion detectors, graffiti protection and protective barriers.
Those faith communities can also apply for up to $10,000 for a security assessment and to train specialized staff in a program that will be expanded to $1 million provincewide next year, said Kenney and Justice Minister Kaycee Madu.
“That means not just prosecuting these crimes but preventing them from happening,” said Madu.
Video: Calgary’s Palestinian community concerned with police hate crime response (Global News)
On Friday, the province announced a program that would see grants of up to $90,000 for a mosque or other place of worship to purchase items like surveillance cameras, motion detectors, graffiti protection and protective barriers.
Those faith communities can also apply for up to $10,000 for a security assessment and to train specialized staff in a program that will be expanded to $1 million provincewide next year, said Kenney and Justice Minister Kaycee Madu.
“That means not just prosecuting these crimes but preventing them from happening,” said Madu.
Video: Calgary’s Palestinian community concerned with police hate crime response (Global News)
MANY PALESTINIANS ARE CHRISTIANS SO THIS IS MORE THAN ISLAMOPHOBIA IT IS RACIST AND ANTI IMMIGRANT
“It doesn’t matter where you come from, the colour of your skin, where you worship, the circumstances of your birth, in this province we want you to live a complete life and to live in peace.”
The announcement was made in front of Edmonton’s Al Rashid Mosque, which Madu noted has been the repeated target of vandals.
Mahmood said his group’s facilities that have been subjected to vandalism are already equipped with security equipment but that the province’s infrastructure program could bolster them.
Kenney said the new investigative unit would be especially useful in focusing on internet networks that radicalize and promote extremist views.
“It doesn’t matter where you come from, the colour of your skin, where you worship, the circumstances of your birth, in this province we want you to live a complete life and to live in peace.”
The announcement was made in front of Edmonton’s Al Rashid Mosque, which Madu noted has been the repeated target of vandals.
Mahmood said his group’s facilities that have been subjected to vandalism are already equipped with security equipment but that the province’s infrastructure program could bolster them.
Kenney said the new investigative unit would be especially useful in focusing on internet networks that radicalize and promote extremist views.
DOES THAT INCLUDE EZRA LEVANT'S REBEL MEDIA EMPIRE,
THE WESTERN STANDARD, VARIOUS WHITE POWER GROUPS IN THE PROVINCE, BERNIER AND HIS PEOPLES PARTY, ANTI MASKERS ETC.
But while calling his government’s moves meaningful, Kenney said it’s ultimately up to Albertans themselves to nurture understanding between faith and ethnic groups to undermine the hatred that leads to violence.
“The single most powerful weapon against hatred is simply relationships. I put out a call to Albertans to intentionally reach out to Muslims to know them,” he said.
“Once you know their aspirations, you can no longer objectify them.”
Mahmood said his organization, the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada, already reaches out to other faith groups to foster understanding and tolerance.
But he said the attack in London has left his community fearful and undermined that sense of unity they’ve worked hard to build.
“People are nervous. I can tell you that,” he said. “If we’re going to work, we wonder if we might not come back.”
Jamal echoed that view, saying a recent rash of hate-motivated attacks on identifiable Muslim women in Calgary and Edmonton had the community on edge before the four deaths last Sunday in London.
“People are wondering if they should leave their scarves or hijabs at home,” she said, adding there’s still a reluctance to face the reality confronting Muslims.
“It’s still hard for people to say the word Islamophobia.”
Many hate crimes occurring in Alberta, she said, aren’t reported out of fear of backlash or that they’ll be ignored.
Bill Kaufmann
CALGARY HERALD
JUNE 11,2021
BKaufmann@postmedia.com
on Twitter: @BillKaufmannjrn
BKaufmann@postmedia.com
on Twitter: @BillKaufmannjrn
SEE
THIS IS THE ORIGIN OF THE RIGHT IN ALBERTA AND QUEBEC THE ONLY TWO PROVINCES TO HAVE THIS ANTI SEMITIC PARTIES (IT WAS ALSO A QUEBEC BASED FEDERAL PARTY IN THE 1960'S)
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