Barbara Kay: Despite What Activists Claim, There’s No ‘Islamophobia Industry’ in Canada

A protester holds a sign during a demonstration against the House of Commons motion M-103 at the Toronto City Hall on March 4, 2017. The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov

Commentary

In 2017, the Canadian Parliament voted in favour of Motion 103, a resolution which called for a committee to study a path to development for a “whole-of-government approach” to combating Islamophobia and other forms of racism. But no matter how frequently or persistently the sponsor of the bill, Liberal MP Iqra Khalid, and her political allies were pressed for a definition of Islamophobia, they remained evasive.