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 aftermath of the London terror attack, the London Muslim community called for all three levels of government to take action in solving the challenge of Islamophobia. This call was immediately echoed by NCCM and hundreds of other organizations in Canada at the National Summit on Islamophobia held earlier this year. 

“Tackling Islamophobia in all of its forms requires a whole of government approach. This is a positive development and we call on other municipalities in Canada to follow suit. We thank Mayor Patrick Brown for initiating this motion and all of the councillors who supported taking this historic step,” said Mustafa Farooq, CEO of NCCM.