Governments can do more to fight against Islamophobia

Canadian Muslims are wondering why their rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms are not protected from discriminatory laws, when the courts recognize killers’ rights under the Charter.

Parliament Hill was home to a vigil on Jan. 30, 2017, where people gathered by the flame to honour the Quebec mosque attack victims. Now, on Jan. 29 Canadians observe the National Day of Remembrance of the Québec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY WAHEED KHAN

January 29, 2026

On April 8, 2021, the Government of Canada issued a proclamation “requesting the people of Canada to observe Jan. 29 of every year as a National D...

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