Muslims in the House: June 18 - 22 | Musulmans dans la Chambre: le 18 - 22 juin

Arson attack against Edmonton Mosque
MP Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, AB, Lib) and MP Jim Eglinski (Yellowhead, AB, Cons) made statements in house to express the solidarity of Albertans and Canadians with the Muslim community following an  act of arson against the Edson mosque.

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Muslims in the House: June 4 - 8, 2018

Canada-US Tariffs

Leader of the opposition, Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, SK) stated that the Conservatives supported the government’s decision to retaliate to the American tariffs made against Canadian Aluminum and Steel workers, however did not understand why tariffs would only come into effect on July 1st, 2018 while American tariffs came into effect immediately.

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Muslims in the House: May 22 - 25

Human Rights – Saudi Arabia arresting women rights activists
In connection with Saudi Arabia’s arrest of seven women’s rights activists, MP Cheryl Hardcastle (Windsor – Tecumseh, ON) asked the government how it can claim to defend human rights in Saudi Arabia while continuing to ship arms to Saudi Arabia and celebrate its Canada – Saudi Arabia relationship?

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Muslims in the House: May 7 -11

Cannabis Legalization
With the impending legalization of cannabis, MP Alain Rayes (Richmond - Arthabaska, QC) expressed concerns with the impending legalization of cannabis--specifically, that cannabis would become legal for recreational consumption before Bill C-46, the drug-impaired driving bill, would fully be implemented by local law enforcement. MP Rayes called on the Government to not implement the legalization of cannabis law enforcement officials in Canada are “equipped and trained” to deal with cannabis consumption.

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