But the report, titled “Taking Action Against Systemic Racism and Religious Discrimination Including Islamophobia,” makes almost no recommendations that specifically target Islamophobia, despite months of controversy over the use of the term in the motion tabled by Liberal MP Iqra Khalid in December 2016. Conservatives claimed the motion would restrict free speech because, they felt, the term Islamophobia is poorly defined. But the recommendations outlined in the M-103 report target racism and religious discrimination in much broader terms. The report notes that the committee heard “differing views on the use of the term Islamophobia,” but does not offer an accepted definition of the term. The Conservatives also listed 26 different definitions of the term Islamophobia provided by different witnesses who appeared before the committee.

Source: National Post February 01, 2018 18:33 UTC