Last weekend a Muslim family was deliberately run over on the sidewalk by a pickup truck in London, Ontario. Four family members were killed. A 74 year-old woman died at the scene, a 44 year-old woman, a 46 year-old man, and a 15 year-old girl died at the hospital, and a 9 year-old boy was seriously injured. Police said, “There is evidence that this was a planned, premeditated act motivated by hate. It is believed that these victims were targeted because they were Muslim." I wish I could say this was an isolated incident in an otherwise peaceful country, but that would be a lie. Violent attacks on Muslims are far too common in Canada. In 2015 a mosque in Peterborough, Ontario was set on fire, causing extensive damage. In 2017, six Muslims were shot and killed in an attack on a mosque in Quebec City. In 2018 another mosque was set on fire in Edson, Alberta. Last year a volunteer caretaker was stabbed to death at a mosque in Toronto. While the vast majority of Can...
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