Statement by Minister Hussen on the National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia

OTTAWA, January 29, 2022

On January 29, 2017, after the evening prayer at the Islamic Cultural Center in Quebec City, 6 people were killed, and 19 others were seriously injured in a senseless act of terror. Five years later, the traumatic loss of lives still echoes in Muslim communities across this country, and is a reminder of why we must always stand against hate in all its forms.

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