Open this photo in gallery Diversity Minister Bardish Chagger says Ottawa will be listening and

Tabbara, Bardish Chagger and Raj Saini meet with Region of Waterloo mayors on April

Tabbara, Bardish Chagger and Raj Saini meet with Region of Waterloo mayors and delivers brief

Open this photo in gallery Green Party Leader Annamie Paul attends a press briefing in Toronto on July 19, 2021.... Paul wrote on Twitter that she had not been invited to the summit.... In the early afternoon on Wednesday, she tweeted that she had since been sent a link to watch the summit, but was not invited to speak....

Open this photo in gallery Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at the Hamilton Mountain Mosque to deliver remarks to recognize Eid al-Adha on July 20, 2021.... She said that it’s common for Muslims in Canada to hear hateful remarks, and that women wearing hijabs can be particularly targeted. Concerns grow over rising incidents of anti-Muslim hate as mosque vandalized in Edmonton As the summit got under way Thursday afternoon, Ms.... She took screenshots of some of the remarks to share on Twi

“ The reality is Canada has suffered more mass killings in the past five years than any other country in the G7, ” Farooq said.... It makes pre-emptive use of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms’ notwithstanding clause, which shields legislation from court challenges over violations of fundamental rights.Al-Azem said the law disproportionately affects Muslim women as well as Jews and Sikhs.... A similar virtual meeting on anti-Semitism is scheduled to take place Wednesday....

Waterloo region has traditionally been a bellwether. But that could be changing.... The region’s ties to Southwestern Ontario are weakening, culturally and economically.... It was a scrappy, blue-collar town, worlds apart from its twin city, and economically troubled, as manufacturing lost out to foreign competitors. But in recent years the tech boom has spread to the entire region, which hosts more than 1, 570 tech-related businesses....