M-103 Systemic racism and religious discrimination
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Motion Text
That, in the opinion of the House, the government should: (a) recognize the need to quell the increasing public climate of hate and fear; (b) condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination and take note of House of Commons’ petition e-411 and the issues raised by it; and (c) request that the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage undertake a study on how the government could (i) develop a whole-of-government approach to reducing or eliminating systemic racism and religious discrimination including Islamophobia, in Canada, while ensuring a community-centered focus with a holistic response through evidence-based policy-making, (ii) collect data to contextualize hate crime reports and to conduct needs assessments for impacted communities, and that the Committee should present its findings and recommendations to the House no later than 240 calendar days from the adoption of this motion, provided that in its report, the Committee should make recommendations that the government may use to better reflect the enshrined rights and freedoms in the Constitution Acts, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Latest Activity
- Thursday, March 23, 2017
- Decision Made - Agreed To
History
- Thursday, December 1, 2016
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Placed on Notice
- Tuesday, December 6, 2016
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Placed in the Order of Precedence
- Wednesday, February 15, 2017
- Debated
- Tuesday, March 21, 2017
- Debated
- Thursday, March 23, 2017
- Decision Made - Agreed To
Joint Seconders (11)
Jointly seconding a private Member's motion is a formal way for up to 20 Members to show support for the motion before it is called for debate. They are displayed in the order they were received by the Clerk of the House.
Jointly seconded on Thursday, February 2, 2017

Ron McKinnon
Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
Jointly seconded on Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Raj Grewal
Brampton East

Salma Zahid
Scarborough Centre

Hon. Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Beaches—East York
Jointly seconded on Monday, February 13, 2017

Anthony Housefather
Mount Royal

Frank Baylis
Pierrefonds—Dollard

Hon. Greg Fergus
Hull—Aylmer

Sven Spengemann
Mississauga—Lakeshore
Jointly seconded on Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Shaun Chen
Scarborough North

Hon. Dan Vandal
Saint Boniface—Saint Vital

Marwan Tabbara
Kitchener South—Hespeler