Lawyers with the Islamophobia Legal Assistance Hotline in B.C. say they've received a number of calls in recent days about discrimination toward Muslims. Hasan Alam, community liaison for the hotline, said while they haven't compiled the exact number of calls, there have been some "upsetting" incidents reported. People can call the hotline to report incidents and receive confidential and free legal advice. Trump effect and Quebec city mosque attackAlam pointed to the recent attack at a Quebec city mosque as proof that Islamophobia exists in Canada.

Source: CBC News January 31, 2017 20:48 UTC