Montreal, Quebec, December 5^th, 2007- The Muslim Council of Montreal (MCM) calls on all Canadians to contact their local MPs and the members of the Public Safety Committee to voice their concerns over Bill C-3.

 

MCM reprimands the government for presenting a new bill that is merely a rehash of the old Security Certificate law with few changes, such as the introduction of a "special advocate." MCM believes that these changes do not meet the basic minimum requirements for fundamental justice as ordered by the Supreme Court Justices, who abolished the original security certificate law last year, declaring it unconstitutional.

 

MCM further censures the government for rushing to pass the Bill through Parliament, without giving community organizations a chance to participate in the hearings of the Public Safety Committee.

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(Montreal, Quebec, Oct. 2, 2006) - The Muslim Council of Montreal (MCM) calls on the Muslim community to stand up for Mr. Maher Arar and for justice, by contacting Mr. Stephen Harper.

According to a recent report released by Mr. Justice Dennis O’Connor, RCMP investigators wrongly provided inaccurate, unfair and overstated evidence about Mr. Arar, causing him to be labelled as a terrorist threat and suffer deportation, detention and torture overseas. The report declares Mr. Arar’s innocence, highlights the wrongdoings of CSIS and the RCMP and proposes a series of recommendations to the federal government.

Please contact Mr. Stephen Harper, as well as your Member of Parliament, to demand that the federal government do the following:

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CANADA MUST CONDEMN ISRAEL'S ATROCITIES, SAY CANADIAN MUSLIMS AND ARABS

ISRAELI OCCUPATION OF ARAB LANDS IN PALESTINE, SYRIA, AND LEBANON CAUSING DEATH, DESTRUCTION AND MISERY

Following the killing of eight Canadian civilians in Lebanon on Sunday by the Israeli army, Canada's largest Arab and Muslim groups today issued a strong collective warning to the Harper government, urging that it immediately condemn Israeli atrocities in Gaza and Lebanon.

The groups also emphasized that the current conflict has nothing to do with religion, but is clearly caused by the illegal Israeli occupation of Arab lands. The groups also said that Israel should immediately stop its aggression against Lebanon and Gaza

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Montreal Feb 13, 2006: The Muslim Council Of Montreal (MCM) takes this opportunity to thank the Calgary Jewish Community Council and the Canadian Jewish Congress regarding their respective positions on the offensive cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him). MCM encourages the Muslim community to send a word of thanks to these two organizations for their positions.

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