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ACT! for Canada Facebook Group Which We Encourage You to Join! “The process of settlement is a ‘Civilization-Jihadist Process’ with all the word means. The Ikhwan (Muslim Brotherhood) must understand that their work in America is a kind of grand jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and “sabotaging” its miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God’s religion is made victorious over all other religions.” ~ The Muslim Brotherhood in America ~ Canada Islamic Party of Ontario leader says Liberals “are killing Islam” and hopes to start party based on Qur’an values Parties with religious undertones are not unheard of in Canada, but this is the first time that an Islamist party hopes to enter the Canadian political scene. By early last month, the Islamic Party of Ontario or “Islamic Ontario” had already published its principles and policies on its party website. The page states that the party holds the belief that Islam is the native religion of Canada, justifying this claim by pointing to a clause in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that mentions the supremacy of God in Canada. https://www.truenorthinitiative.com/islamic_party_of_ontario_leader_says_ liberals_are_killing_islam Sharia Law Political Party Must Not Be Allowed The formal certification of a political party so diametrically opposed to democracy and to our way of life, and which could ultimately result in our enslavement, is completely unacceptable. It seems clear to me that, as this party is clearly designed to utilise our democratic rights and freedoms to enable foisting a dictatorial religious ideology on us in accordance with the principles of Jihad, they are following a religiously approved course of deception, and lying to us in order to enslave us. https://www.israpundit.org/sharia-law-political-party-must-not-be-allowed/ The Quiggin Report on M103 & The Islamophobic Imam The criticism of Jawed Anwar and his fledgling Islamic Party of Ontario is perfectly legitimate and it is being carried out by other Muslims who are politically active. As strange as this may seem, the attempted creation of the Islamic Party of Ontario may be the start of bringing down Iqra Khalid. https://soundcloud.com/quigginreport/the-quiggin-report-50-m103-the- islamophobic-imam Please Sign This Petition: Stop the Islamic Party of Ontario The Islamic Party of Canada's web page maliciously falsifies the Canadian Charter by stating that Islam is the native "deen" (religion) of Canada, and in so doing claims the "Supremacy of God" is a reference to Allah. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms was written by Canadians, for Canadians, to support Canadian values and beliefs, which are founded on Judeo-Christian principles inherited through our British Commonwealth and embedded in the Magna Carta. This is the foundation which clearly sets us apart from totalitarian, communist, and oppressive regimes. This must be protected. https://www.citizengo.org/en-ca/167818-stop-islamic-party-ontario-and- investigate-conspiring-commit-treason Welcome to Canada Ms. Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun ‘Smiling face’: Saudi teen fleeing family is granted asylum in Canada Several countries, including Australia, had said they could welcome Alqunun as a refugee. But she expressed a preference for Canada. “The story ends today,” said the head of Thailand’s immigration bureau. The U.N. refugee agency coordinated with Canadian authorities to resettle her there, and she will be in the care of the International Organization for Migration once she arrives, he added. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/saudi-teen-fleeing- family-granted-asylum-in-canada/2019/01/11/2dcc701e-1595-11e9-90a8- 136fa44b80ba_story.html Saudi woman fleeing alleged abuse heads to Canada for asylum The office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees welcomed Canada’s decision. “The quick actions over the past week of the government of Thailand in providing temporary refuge and facilitating refugee status determination by UNHCR, and of the government of Canada in offering emergency resettlement to Ms. Alqunun and arranging her travel were key to the successful resolution of this case,” the agency said in a statement. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/12/saudi-woman-fleeing-alleged-abuse- heads-to-canada-for-asylum.html Rahaf and the pull of freedom The story of this Saudi ex-Muslim who, with the help of a Twitter account and a few good friends, became an international cause célèbre over the past week reminds us of how many people are still fighting for the liberties many of us take for granted. Qunun revealed she had renounced Islam, an offence punishable by death in the Islamic kingdom, and was fleeing her family, who she said had abused her for the ‘most trivial things’. This Saudi woman’s live-tweeted battle for liberty was inspiring. https://www.spiked-online.com/2019/01/11/rahaf-and-the-pull-of-freedom A Beautiful Letter Written to Ms. Freeland by an Earlier Political Refugee: Hello Ms. Freeland! As you are likely aware, UNHRC has granted Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun's request for asylum. You have played an important role in that - and for this, I thank you from the bottom of my heart! As a political refugee who had, decades ago, also been granted a political refugee status by the UN, and who has found Canada to be a most welcoming and embracing country to make a new home in, I would like to request that you, on behalf of Canada and all of us Canadians - whether born here or arrived here to seek shelter from political and/or religious oppression - on behalf of all of us Canadians, I beg you to offer this brave and wonderful young person an asylum in Canada. She truly is one of us: not afraid to stand up for what she believes, regardless of the oppression she had to face and eventually escape. Strong women like she is stand up to truly oppressive patriarchies, and she would be a great asset to Canada. And we - Canadians - would be proud to call her our daughter, our sister - one of us. Please, bring her home, here, with us: she is truly one of us already in spirit - so, please, make it official and extend an offer of safe home here to her! Sincerely, Alexandra Perhaps you too would like thank Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chrystia Freeland, for their courage in bringing Ms. Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun to Canada: [email protected] [email protected] Trudeau's Support for Islamists a Warning to America Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada has an nine-year long record of supporting the Islamist cause while refusing to engage with reformist Muslims. With respect to ISIS fighters returning to Canada, Trudeau has argued that they will be a "powerful voice for deradicalization" and that those who oppose their return are "Islamophobic." Furthermore, the Government of Canada is not adding the names of returning ISIS fighters to the UN committee responsible for the listing of international jihadists. https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11679/trudeau-support- islamists#pq=AbLdLr Open border policies just don't work, despite Trudeau's denials Canada’s strong immigration rules and our dedication to welcoming and integrating immigrants, Canada created the model for peaceful pluralism — where newcomers were welcomed into the Canadian family in exchange for their commitment to follow our rules, adapt to our culture, learn our language, and adhere to our national values. In just three short years, however, Trudeau has made a mockery of Canada’s once proud tradition of successful immigration and integration. https://www.truenorthinitiative.com/open_border_policies_just_dont_work ?utm_campaign=1_5_19&utm_medium=email&utm_source=tni The United Nations Tried Telling Canada To Bring ISIS Terrorists Back into Our Country A story from the latter-end of 2018 has resurfaced, and is reminding many Canadians why the United Nations needs to be ignored and dismissed. In October, CBC Radio interviewed a so-called UN ‘Rapporteur’ Agnes Callamard. She started lecturing Canada, insanely claiming that we have some sort of ‘legal obligation’ to bring ‘Canadian’ ISIS fighters back into the country. https://www.spencerfernando.com/2019/01/08/the-united-nations-tried- telling-canada-to-bring-isis-terrorists-back-into-our-country/ Canadian woman confronts Muslim man "I have a right to criticize Islam, we do not have a Blasphemy Law here" Islamophobia is a neologism created to silence any possible debate about the problems Islamic extremism has got with modernity, with the intention of using the collective post-colonial "guilt" to exempt a particular set of beliefs from scrutiny, analysis and criticism. It's a buzzword used in an attempt to silence anyone, whenever had legit questions or criticisms about the religion. https://free-speech-front.blogspot.com/2019/01/canadian-woman- confronts-muslim-man-i.html The Marxist bullies at Laurier University still haven’t learned their lesson It’s hard to fathom how two people who compared Jordan Peterson to Hitler could be suing someone else as part of a defamation case, but that’s what Wilfrid Laurier University professors Nathan Rambukkana and Herbert Pimlott are doing. No, they aren’t suing Jordan Peterson, who they called a charlatan. Instead, they’re going after Lindsay Shepherd, their former teaching assistant, for publicly exposing their comments, made in an infamous closed-door interrogation in November of 2017. https://www.truenorthinitiative.com/the_marxist_bullies_at_laurier_universi ty_still_havent_learned_their_lesson Trudeau's immigration approach brings us to a breaking point The reality is that the Conservatives are not responsible for the anti- immigration backlash surging in Canada. That one falls squarely on Trudeau. Trudeau is too vain to see it, and the media are too biased to report the truth. But Canadians see it.
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