Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudo expressed concern about the growth of Islamophobia in the country.
The head of government said this in an appeal on the occasion of the days of actions against Islamophobia in Canada on January 29. The date was established in memory of the victims of an armed attack on the mosque of the Islamic Cultural Center of Quebec on January 29, 2017. The prime minister emphasized his solidarity with the families and relatives of those who died as a result of a bloody incident.
“In the last months, in Canada there has been an alarming increase in inciting hatred, discrimination and Islamophobia against Muslims,” Trudeau said.
The head of government called the current situation unacceptable. The Prime Minister assured that the authorities would make all the necessary efforts so that the country’s citizens “feel safe in their homes, communities and places of departure of the cult.”
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), in his statement on the social network X, called on the Kanad authorities to take measures to prevent incidents on the basis of hatred and to strengthen the struggle with Islamophobia.
January 29, 2017, Alexander Bissonnett, an armed attack on the building of the Islamic Cultural Center of Quebec, as a result of which 19 parishioners were killed. The attacker tried to escape from the scene of the crime, but was detained by the police.
Subsequently, the criminal said that “regrets that he did not kill more people”.