Friday, January 5, 2018

Canada: Muslims call for Jan.29 to be made into day of remembrance for 2017 mosque shooting

(Ottawa) A Muslim group in Canada has asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to designate the anniversary of the 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting as an official day of remembrance.

On that day Alexandre Bissonnette walked into a Quebec city mosque and shot dead six Muslim men and wounded another 19.

In a letter to the Canadian prime minister released today, executive director of the National Council of Canadian Muslims Ihsaan Gardee says such a designation would help enhance public education about hate, bigotry and Islamophobia.



I suppose Canada could always designate the rest of the year to the victims of Islamic terrorism which would help enhance public education about hate, bigotry and Islamic jihad. No wait that would be deemed offensive.