March 9th, 2022
March 9th, 2022
QUEEN’S PARK — Andrea Horwath and the Ontario NDP will move a motion Wednesday morning urging the Ford government to respect the call from Muslim communities and pass the Our London Family Act into law before the provincial election.
Horwath’s bill was created by the NDP in collaboration with the National Council for Canadian Muslims (NCCM), and sets out concrete action to address Islamophobia, including hate crimes against Muslims. The Conservatives stopped debate and votes on the bill by prematurely pushing it off to a committee that can edit or stall the bill.
“Our Muslim brothers and sisters in Ontario have been clear: our political leaders must move beyond words to concrete, meaningful action to combat Islamophobia, white supremacy and hate crimes in Ontario,” Horwath said. “It is critical that Ontario listen to Muslim communities and pass this vital legislation before the 2022 provincial election, to do everything possible to ensure that no one in Ontario ever has to fear for their safety while wearing a hijab or while worshipping at a masjid.”
Background
On Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., the NDP will move the following motion:
That, in the opinion of this House, the government of Ontario should respect the call of Muslim communities, Londoners and Ontarians for concrete action to address Islamophobia and hate, by committing to and providing a clear timeline and plan to bring Bill 86, Our London Family Act, back from committee and urgently pass it into law before the dissolution of the 42nd Parliament.
The NDP's Our London Family Act will take the following concrete actions: