Canadian MP: Protect houses of worship from intimidation

A Canadian MP has called for a motion for the protection of houses of worship from intimidation and mentioned violent protesters targeting Hindu temples in that context.

- Anirudh Bhattacharyya

On Monday, Jamil Jivani, member of Parliament for Bowmanville — Oshawa North in Ontario submitted the notice for a motion to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage concerning recent attacks on the freedom to worship. “We must protect religious freedom in Canada,” he said in a post on X.

The motion calls upon the Standing Committee to recognise that protecting the freedom to worship without fear of violence or criminal intimidation is a fundamental part of Canadian Heritage, and acknowledge that religious communities in Canada have faced increasing violence and criminal intimidation since 2021.