Mark Carney’s first days as Prime Minister will set the tone for Canada’s future—and for how seriously he takes the voices of the Canadian Muslim community. The question is, will Prime Minister Carney deliver, or risk losing the Canadian Muslim vote in the upcoming election, where the Muslim community has significant presence in key swing […]
Chrystia Freeland’s recent acknowledgment of systemic bias within the Canada Revenue Agency’s Review and Analysis Division (RAD) was a long-overdue admission of what Muslim-led charities have experienced firsthand for years. But recognizing a problem isn’t the same as solving it—and mere promises, particularly unfulfilled campaign pledges, won’t restore trust or deliver justice to impacted communities. […]
January 29 marks 8 years since the Quebec Mosque shooting where a gunman opened fire at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Québec City killing six Canadian Muslims: Mamadou Tanou Barry (42), Abdelkrim Hassane (41), Khaled Belkacemi (60), Aboubaker Thabti (44), Azzeddine Soufiane (57), and Ibrahima Barry (39). Since then, this day has been commemorated as […]
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Read the full press release here. The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) joins a coalition of civil society organizations in welcoming Bill C-20, which establishes an independent review body for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). After two decades without independent oversight, the new Public Complaints and Review […]
The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council (CMPAC) applauds the Ontario Court of Appeal’s recent ruling in R. v. Pike and Scott, which declared Section 99(1)(a) of the Customs Act unconstitutional. This section, which previously permitted border officers to search electronic devices without reasonable grounds, was found to violate Canadians’ Section 8 Charter rights against unreasonable […]
Sep 28, 2023 JOINT STATEMENT ON URGENT NEED FOR ACTION TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABLE, INDEPENDENT AND EFFECTIVE REVIEW OF THE RCMP AND CBSA IN BILL C-20 Our organizations, with decades of expertise in the areas of immigration and refugee law, criminal law, human rights, international law, civil liberties, and national security, are coming together to ensure […]
Sep 14, 2023 Today, a court has acknowledged bias in the Canada Revenue Agency’s audit of the Muslim Association of Canada. We are disappointed to see this ruling fall short of bringing justice to MAC as the biased CRA proceedings continue uninterrupted. CMPAC continues our call to the government to dissolve the Review & Analysis Division, rectify […]
Aug 18, 2023 CMPAC submitted feedback on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) Recommendation 8 Interpretive note, which gives guidance on balancing terrorism financing risks with affording charities due process and reasonable treatment. We support the removal of specific sanctions examples that have been misapplied in the Canadian Anti-Terrorism Financing regime and resulted in over-policing […]
Aug 18, 2023 CMPAC’s submission to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) provides recommendations on the Best Practices Paper to Combat Abuse of Non-Profit Organizations. Our recommendations bring focus to the needed reforms in guidelines that shape anti-terrorsim financing policies, including influencing the Canada Revenue Agency. We draw attention to the well-documented and biased over […]
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