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10% of the world is white and even less speak english. Makes sense to me that Canada and the rest of the world's countries follow suit.

Let's just put it this way. Any religion based on the teachings of a pedophile, that had slaves, that raped women, and taught that having black skin makes you less of a person is not going to be to stable. Plus the fact that it dictates that all other religions should be subjugated to them. The men are to be killed and the women given as sex slaves... Ya religion of peace there. Mohammad was no prophet or God would have protected him from the poison his slave girl gave him.

There's a whole bunch of confounding variables to take into account. I'm not saying there's no racial bias involved in our day-to-day here in Canada but I would be more careful taking such incidents as evidence of racism. The nikab-act incidents in particular are simply not incidents of racism as far as I'm concerned; Overall, Canada is a very tolerant society and I feel so fortunate to live here. Although I have to say I did feel less fortunate when I lived in Montreal.

Unfortunately, in Canada you have to wait years for things you could have in way less time in the states IF you can pay for it. I have seizures every day and am on a two year waiting list to have the necessary testing done. Despite being unable to work enough to support myself due to the episodes, because they are un-diagnosed, I do not qualify for disability assistance. I pay for health care through taxes, yet cannot receive timely care, or assistance while I wait. There are definitely pros and cons to each system.

Wouldn't there be less mooses and less mounties? Oh and less hot and cold running maple syrup too?

what we need is an enlightment movement with islam where the individual determines whats best for themselves rather than these literal interpretations. In the U.S. at my school many of the 3rd generation muslim kids my age are becoming integrated. Girls wear hats that conceal their hair and long sleeves that fit within their religions dress code instead of the burka and young men are very open to other people ideas such as alchohol use. The problem is when families control their children, as in any case really, and are less than open to change. As a son of an immigrant the most important step with integration is the elimination of your cultural identity, you leave your values in your own country because you are no longer in an enviorment where your opinion matters or is relevant. If muslims could adjust/conform their rules to fit the conscripts of western civilization everything would be dandy. Adapt to fit the society that you move into, dont try to reform society to better suit yourself expecially when your a foriegner.

As a young child I remember viewing the Amish women as being in a chronic 'state of funeral' based solely on their signature dark garb. It created in my own (childlike) logistics that this was a type of society which I needed to keep at a distance from myself. I disliked their choices, finding them muted in a world layered thick in rich and vibrant fields of color. The color black in ancient cultures (apparel) indicates the refusal to acknowledge or be unresponsive, to be closed off. I can understand how many real (natural) Canadiens can view Muslim women in their communities in a strange light. An interview with a very rich Saudi woman (living in Saudi Arabia), in how she spoke of her own frustration by not being allowed to own a drivers license, instead being driven in her husbands pricey Mercedes by a hired driver. She forced this issue on her local, home town government when she attempted to embarrass the officials of this primitive law, which in her view, had outlived its purpose and no longer applied to modern women in her culture. This interview went viral being shown on multi media networks and the town became embarrassed by the exposure. We should all applaud these women for their natural right to be free from outdated ritual and constraints continue to impose these indignities upon women. Muslim women living in Canada who wear the typical dark cloth across the features of the face and over the body are putting forth a message that they are 'second class citizens', are 'less than equal', are 'one mans property' - not unlike a common barn yard animal but possibly owning less importance than an animal since an animal can be traded for goods or services for profit. One can understand how real (natural) Canadien women can view this type of apparel as a slap in the face of their gender, a violent slap to go to the 'back of the line', 'take it lying down and like it'. So much is fear based and these Muslim women should shed their fear as layers of dark folds are sent falling to the floor - once and for all...

I find that with each generation, the issue with racism becomes slightly less and less, which is great considering slavery was abolished only for about 100 years. I find that living in Canada as a black millenial is much better then say living in the 70s. I never faced racism the entire time i grew up here. but then again I haven't been everywhere in Canada. I think the most you'll experience here right now is indirect racism in the small towns. but you just have to show them who you really are and most will be OK. I don't think a lot of the people still have the mindset left in the 1900s. especially not in the major cities where its so diverse. but there's racism everywhere no matter what you look like. I hope everyone can look past appearance and stereotypes some day.

higher status? seriously? not bing able to show yourself means you're held to a higher status? sounds like something the men tell them to make them be okay with it. sounds like bullshit. wear what you want, i don't care but it seems messed up to me that you would have to wear something that covers your whole body, seems like you're less of a person not a more important person.

Not all Muslims are Jihadis but all Jihadis are Muslims, so if every Mosque preached against violence it could make a significant difference. Jihadis would be ostracised by their own religious community and therefore have less support. Their ideology would have about as much credibility as the Westboro Baptist Church has within the Chrisian community.

good you should be feeling the pressure, stop the incitement in your mosques and schools and homes and maybe the west will show less 'hysteria' towards you

Islam is a beautiful religion of peace and Love. ALI AK Bar.\nIf you don't agree DIE DIE DIE, Your worth less than the dog crap on my show.

The real Canadians were proud for the multicultural in their country, and this is part of its success; however, this generation are less tolerant!!

The number wasnt small, I found their site years ago (which they since closed down) and it had hundreds of comments, now hundreds might seem like a small number, but the site was up for less than a month.

Islam is barbaric and is still in the 14th century. Islam is the ideology of hate, intolerance, racism.  The women are treated as less than an animal.

Inclusiveness is good to a point, but trying to include Muslims is going to far. They move to countries with no intention of assimilating\nThey are not willing to move into the 20th century, much less the 21st.

As a society we are trying really hard to deconstruct the dogmas that have kept us caged over the centuries. So it is sad to see people falling in love with an ancient dogma all over again. Yes, Canada protects people's freedom of religion, but unfortunately the more religious you are, the less democratic and progressive you also tend to be.

This might a little of topic but many of the practices that Muslims do are very good health wise \n\n1) while making wudo (a special wash before prayer) when we rinse our nose with water to that cleans until the the bone at the top of our nose is so good that it actually finishes allergies like if you have pollen allergy because when you clean it is getting less sensitive and more stronger I know someone (I've met someone) that had an allergy with fur or something and they made wudo very often and in actually 2 years they had no allergies\n\n2) when we pray:\nThere was a young man who wasn't so practising so he didn't pray he spent his time working out and doing track and field during one of his runs he fell and fractured a bone when the went to the doctor (non Muslim doctor) he told the guy to do some actions that will help in recovering his bones and the acts that the doctors showed him were the actions we do in our prayer, the guy decided to do these actions but not by itself but in his prayer and this was giving to him by a person that wasn't even Muslim!\n\n3) when Muslims cover ourselves many guys don't hit on us because when we cover ourselves its a sign so show that we are not into these kinds of stuff \nIf you want to see proof search up walking in NYC for 10 hours by AreWeFamousNow\n\nSo next time you say that we are crazy doing this stupidity we are protecting ourselves and we are treating our body good health wise.

lol 'Muslim patrol'.... Less than nothing. Maybe just about reaching little boys child group. 

islam needs to be curbed, it is not a religion of peace far from it, it is one of terror, fear, control & abuse nothing less.  Anyone who does not know about islam please read the quran, the hadiths, & check out sharia law, check out female mutilation.  Check out the truth about how women really should be treated according to the quran, they have no freedom, can not be educated, can be beaten at the whim of there husband & for those muslims who claim other wise I have read the quran & the hadiths & so I can give the verses that relate to what I have said.  Please open your eyes to islam & what it entails, it is pure evil to its very core, check it out read the books its all in there.  Goodbye

According to most Muslims; All non Muslims must be fought and will be condemned in hell, according to Christians' fanatics: also non followers of Jesus they are condemned in hell, and so does most of the Ibrahimic religions. One simple question to all of you religious people out their: Didn't you all have inherited your religions from your parents, and most of you didn't choose? Do you think the Creator is  so unfair, so sadistic........!!! that you were privileged and lucky to be born Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist.......etc... wake up humans and stop killing in the name of God or Religion. \n\nSimple decent advice  to all of you: live a good life with morals and ethics in your mind, If there is a God and he is just, then he will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by and how you helped his less fortunate creations . If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones.

Also, you could add, that you know very few Germans (if any at all) and you know even less Nazis but you can still work out that that worldview and political belief system is not conducive to a peaceful tolerant society.\n\nThe fact is, Islam is a serious problem in and of itself and it needs to be dealt with. Pretending that Islam is peaceful or pretending that criticism of an idea is the same as criticism of a person is not going to advance us as a race at all.

In less than 50 years from today, Islam won't even exist anywhere on this planet.

I live less than a mile away from the main mosque in my city (US) and I'd love to see this. We'd be on the streets too flying the American flag reminding them where they are and their patrols would end very quickly. Muslims here aren't so eager to be aggressive like they are in Britain. We aren't exactly pacifists and more than willing to fight if they want to impose their filthy Sharia Law.\nThomas

thats because you have guns and are far less tolerant as a people.

i have to say.polish have less than 31,000 muslims only! no wonder its more peaceful\nunlike other eurotrashes......