

(Source Facebook)

We see this every time a Muslim commits a crime, whether it's a terrorist attack, a rape or a murder.

The first thing out of the Media's mouth is concern for the Muslim community how this latest outrage will affect how the public views.

The man who shot up a Greek bakery is characterized as mentally ill and not a terrorist even though a raid on him and his brother's home turned up a cache of firearms and substantial amount of carfentanyl a deadly synthetic opioid that is easily weaponized.

While some people will use current events to harass strangers, the time a man slapped a woman with Quebec license plates because Quebecois Separatists were acting up.

While regrettable these incidents are not common and certainly are not the top priority after an attack.

He is concerned that the focus on the suspect’s immigration status will “erode the goodwill and generosity” that Canadians have for refugees.

“Ibrahim Ali is accused of a terrible crime, but if he is guilty, he is not representative of all refugees, nor of all Syrians,” she said.

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/police-to-share-significant-update-in-murder-of-burnaby-teen-marrisa-shen



(Source Family of the victim)

Some completely unrelated facts

First increase in crime in 12 years

In 2016, Statistics Canada announced that crime was up for the first time in 12 years. According to police-reported data, both crime severity and the crime rate increased in 2015. Almost 1.9 million Criminal Code incidents (excluding traffic violations) were reported, up by about 70,000 compared with 2014.

Despite the increases, the crime rate was down 29% from 2005, while crime severity was 31% lower.

Immigration to Canada has a record high quarter

In summer 2016, Statistics Canada announced that the country had received the largest number of immigrants in a single quarter since the adoption of the current system of demographic accounts in 1971. According to StatCan's population estimates, 86,216 people immigrated to the country in the first quarter, with a large number of Syrian refugees included in these arrivals.

While the immigration levels were not as high in the second and third quarters of 2016, the total for the first three quarters was nevertheless the highest since 1971, with 240,548 immigrants arriving in Canada from January to September 2016, according to population estimates.

https://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/blog/cs/2016-year-in-statistics