CTV News London: Concerns raised over impact of Bill C-9

CMPAC featured for its press conference against Bill C-9 in London Ontario Article link: https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/concerns-raised-over-impact-of-bill-c-9/ Various organizations gathered outside London City Hall Wednesday afternoon to voice their concerns over Bill C-9, the proposed “Combatting Hate Act” aimed at protecting communities against hate. The Bill’s implications for democratic freedoms, protest rights and civil liberties were at […]

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City News: Coalition calls on Liberals to drop hate crime bill, says it criminalizes protest

CMPAC featured for its coalition against Bill C-9. Article link: https://halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/03/coalition-calls-on-liberals-to-drop-hate-crime-bill-says-it-criminalizes-protest/ By Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Posted Dec 3, 2025 02:52:33 PM.  OTTAWA — A coalition that includes civil liberties, community and labour groups called on the Liberal government Wednesday to withdraw its hate crime bill. Tim McSorley of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring […]

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CBC: Bloc wants Liberal bill amended to remove religious exemption from hate speech laws: source

CMPAC featured for its coalition against Bill C-9. CBC Article : https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/c9-hate-speech-religion-9.7001891 The Bloc Québécois is planning to introduce an amendment to a Liberal government bill that would remove a religious exemption from Canada’s hate speech laws, a source has told CBC News. The Criminal Code currently includes an exemption for hate speech, “if, in […]

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CTV NEWS: Concerns raised over impact of Bill C-9

CMPAC featured for its press conference against Bill C-9 across Canada Article link: https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/coalition-calls-on-liberals-to-drop-hate-crime-bill-says-it-criminalizes-protest/ OTTAWA — A coalition that includes civil liberties, community and labour groups called on the Liberal government Wednesday to withdraw its hate crime bill. Tim McSorley of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group said a “closer examination of the details of […]

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St Albert Gazette : Concerns raised over impact of Bill C-9

CMPAC featured for its press conference across Canada against Bill C-9 Article link: https://www.stalbertgazette.com/politics/coalition-calls-on-liberals-to-drop-hate-crime-bill-says-it-criminalizes-protest-11574567 OTTAWA — A coalition that includes civil liberties, community and labour groups called on the Liberal government Wednesday to withdraw its hate crime bill. Tim McSorley of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group said a “closer examination of the details of […]

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CTV NEWS: Concerns raised over impact of Bill C-9

CMPAC featured for its press conference across Canada against Bill C-9 Article link: https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/coalition-calls-on-liberals-to-drop-hate-crime-bill-says-it-criminalizes-protest/ OTTAWA — A coalition that includes civil liberties, community and labour groups called on the Liberal government Wednesday to withdraw its hate crime bill. Tim McSorley of the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group said a “closer examination of the details of […]

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Event: History Matters: An Islamic Lens to Today’s Events ft. Dr Yaqoob Ahmed

A thought-provoking talk on the historical roots and modern context of Palestine, exploring faith, power, and resistance. Dr Yakoob Ahmed is a historian of the late Ottoman Empire whose research focuses on Islamic political thought, Ottoman reform, and Muslim intellectual traditions. He previously served as an Assistant Professor in the Ilahiyat Department at Istanbul University and […]

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PHONE CALL CAMPAIGN Call the Justice Committee – Tell them To Reject Bill C-9

We are calling on members of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights  to reject Bill C-9 (the Combatting Hate Act) because it fails to meaningfully protect worshippers while threatening our rights to free expression and protest.  The Muslim community views this bill as a political gesture by the Liberal government, not a genuine […]

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The Double Standard We Don’t Name: How Selective Outrage Pushes Muslims Out of Public Life

In Canada’s public buildings, we make room for wellness rooms, lactation spaces, flexible breaks for health and caregiving. Yet when Muslims request a quiet space to pray or when a public official names anti-Palestinian racism suddenly ordinary inclusion is cast as a breach of “neutrality.” What is routine for some becomes suspect for others. The […]

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Gaza Power Hour: Global Solidarity & Mobilization

November 1, 2025 – CMPAC is hosting Gaza Power Hour: Global Solidarity & Mobilization. After two years of unimaginable loss, Gaza stands at a crossroads. The ceasefire has not paused the bombs and the struggle for justice is not over. Join global voices of conscience for Gaza Power Hour, an online gathering uniting faith leaders, […]

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