A Laval reception hall that abruptly cancelled an event organized by a Muslim community group this past weekend says its decision was a matter of security, and "had nothing to do with the nature of the event." "This had nothing to do with the nature of the event," Christopoulos told CBC News on Monday, a day after the event was set to be held. "We do a ton of events with the Muslim community, but things unfolded so quickly on social media," he said. "It's sad when members of the Muslim community are unable to hold their cultural events," because of an acrimonious atmosphere, Elmenyawi said. "Instead of helping, instead of moving forward, we see that people, they just don't learn," Elmenyawi told CBC News.

Source: CBC News April 30, 2018 19:18 UTC