News Releases & Statements


NEW MAJOR POLL CONDUCTED BY ABACUS DATA SHOWS DETAILED RESULTS ON HOW CANADIANS FEEL ABOUT QUEBEC’S BILL 21

(Montreal – January 27, 2022)   A major poll conducted by Abacus Data, for the National Council of Canadian Muslims, provides more detail in how Canadians feel about Quebec’s Bill 21 – and how many Canadians feel it is a powerful voting issue.   Key findings demonstrate that 40% of Canadians would be more supportive of a political leader that came out against Bill 21.   Tellingly, over half of Canadians (55%) say that a party’s position on the law will impact their vote. CPC, LPC, and NDP voters are all more likely to reward their leaders ...

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NCCM Deeply Troubled After Another Attack on Edmonton Muslim Woman and Her Children Outside a Mosque

(Edmonton – January 25, 2022)   The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is deeply concerned about an attack that took place in Edmonton on Saturday, January 1, 2022, against a Muslim woman and her children in front of a mosque in Edmonton, Alberta. This attack comes on the heels of other attacks on visibly Muslim women, primarily Black Muslim women who wear the hijab, in Alberta.  The facts of this recent attack are particularly troubling. The attacker spat on her car window, punched the car numerous times with his fists, uttered a number of violent ...

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NCCM demands retraction and apology from Canadian Medical Association Journal

(December 21, 2021 - Montreal)  The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is demanding a retraction and a public apology from the Canadian Medical Association Journal after the publication of a deeply Islamophobic letter in the journal.  The letter by Dr. Emil makes Islamophobic claims that the hijab is an “instrument of oppression” and that it “borders on child abuse,” amongst other harmful and unsubstantiated stereotypes.  “It is beyond appalling for a medical professional with the responsibilities that Dr. Emil has to make such outrageous and ...

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CANADIAN CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS COLLECTIVELY CALL ON THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA FOR MORE ACTION TO PROTECT PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS

(Ottawa - December 1, 2021)  The National Council of Canadian Muslims, today, joined over 80 leading civil society groups in Canada, including the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group and Amnesty International, to issue an open letter to the Government of Canada after the government's lack of response on the designation of six Palestinian human rights organizations as ‘terrorist organizations’ by Israeli authorities last month.   These Palestinian organizations are now effectively outlawed undermining the work of human rights defenders.   “We ...

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NCCM WELCOMES BRAMPTON CITY COUNCIL’S UNANIMOUS ENDORSEMENT OF ALL OF NCCM’S MUNICIPAL SUMMIT RECOMMENDATIONS

(Toronto - November 24, 2021)  The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) welcomes the City of Brampton’s unanimous endorsement of all of NCCM’s Municipal summit recommendations. The recommendation approved yesterday by Brampton City Council stated:  "That Council endorse the municipal recommendations as prepared by the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) for the National Summit on Islamophobia, as distributed at the meeting; and  That the motion be circulated to the Region of Peel, City of Mississauga and Town of Caledon."  In the ...

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Supreme Court of Canada Grants NCCM Leave to Intervene in Bissonnette Sentencing Case

National Council of Canadian Muslims granted leave at the Supreme Court of Canada to intervene in the Quebec City mosque shooter case. (Montreal – October 15, 2021)  The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)/Le Conseil national des musulmans Canadiens (CNMC) is pleased to be granted leave to intervene by the Supreme Court of Canada in Attorney General of Quebec and Her Majesty the Queen v. Alexandre Bissonnette (Que.) (39544).  "We know that Quebec Muslims and Muslims across Canada continue to be gravely impacted by the actions of the Quebec City mosque ...

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NCCM RELEASES FEDERAL ELECTIONS POLICY GUIDE

(Ottawa – September 9, 2021)    Today, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) released its Federal Elections Policy Guide, calling on all parties to adopt its recommendations on domestic and foreign policies related to Islamophobia, hate, and discrimination.    The guide highlights 35 key domestic areas of focus federally and 12 recommendations on foreign policy, including calls for a Special Envoy on Islamophobia, a national support fund for survivors of hate-motivated crimes, review of systemic discrimination in our national security agencies, ...

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NCCM LAUNCHES HACKATHON, #HACKHATECANADA, TO TACKLE ONLINE HATE

(Toronto - August 26, 2021)   Today, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is honoured to launch an exciting initiative to tackle the growing problem of online hate. As online hate continues to be an ongoing challenge faced by diverse communities, and as governments work with organizations like NCCM to develop policy-solutions to challenge online hate, we are delighted to launch the #HackHateCanada competition. #HackHateCanada will bring together Canadian coders, developers, and thinkers to build new tools to tackle online hate and misinformation.    ...

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NCCM RELEASES RECOMMENDATIONS AHEAD OF UPCOMING NATIONAL SUMMIT ON ISLAMOPHOBIA

(London/Quebec City/Toronto/Edmonton – July 19, 2021) At press conferences that will be held today in London, Quebec City, Toronto and Edmonton, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) is releasing 61 policy recommendations ahead of the upcoming National Summit on Islamophobia, alongside community leaders and allies.  Each of the press conference sites has a nexus to where violence has been visited upon members of the Canadian Muslim community.  The National Action Summit was called for by the London Muslim Mosque alongside hundreds of Muslim ...

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NCCM THANKS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR LISTING THE THREE PERCENTERS AND THE ARYAN STRIKEFORCE AS TERRORIST ENTITIES

(Ottawa - June 25, 2021)  The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) thanks the federal government, in the lead up to the National Action Summit on Islamophobia, for taking action by listing two of Canada's most dangerous white supremacist groups today through the Criminal Code.  Last September, after the attack in Toronto where a mosque caretaker named Mohamed-Aslim Zafis was stabbed to death at the doorstep of the mosque by a man apparently connected to a neo-Nazi occultist group, NCCM called on the government to take action to dismantle white supremacist ...

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