Protesters rally over motion M-103, the Liberal anti-Islamophobia motion, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday. ( Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS )OTTAWA—The international day for the elimination of racial discrimination was marked Tuesday on Parliament Hill by profane protests and acrimonious debate over a motion calling on federal politicians to condemn Islamophobia. MPs wrapped up debate on the motion with Liberals and Conservatives accusing one another of playing politics with the rising tide of prejudice and hate crimes facing Canadian Muslims. The Conservatives proposed an alternative motion last month, which was virtually identical except for deletion of the word Islamophobia. The Liberals voted that motion down, contending that it was aimed at watering down Khalid’s motion.

Source: thestar March 22, 2017 12:58 UTC