Honouring the victims of the Québec City mosque attack means taking action against Islamophobia

In the same way that 'Black Lives Matter' was repeated after the murder of George Floyd, and 'All Children Matter' was repeated after the discovery of the remains of the First Nations children, it is time to declare: 'Muslim Lives Matter.'

A vigil on Parliament Hill on Jan. 30, 2017, after the Quebec mosque attack one day earlier. Since then, Muslims have continued to face violence resulting in the deaths of members of their communities in major Canadian cities like Toronto and London, Ont., writes Hassan Guillet.The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY HASSAN GUILLET

January 28, 2022

MONTREAL—On Jan. 29, we will be commemorating the fifth anniversary of the massacre at the Grand Mosque of Québec City. This massacre took the lives of six innocent people and left one person with paraplegia, widowed six women, and orphaned 17 children. Many activities will take place in many Can...

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