TORONTO – After an 11 year old Muslim girl had her hijab cut by a man who seemed to target her on account of her religion, numerous Canadian politicians came forward to state the attack is not reflective of Canadian society, despite it being only the latest in a long string of hate crimes.

“I want [the young lady attacked] and her family and her friends and community to know that that is not what Canada is and that is not who Canadians are,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in reference to a country that had 1,409 hate crimes reported to the police in 2016, not to mention the countless others that likely went unreported.

Despite the significant increase in hate crimes in recent years, including the deadly shooting at the mosque in Quebec City and the vicious baseball bat assault of a family mistakenly identified as Muslim in St. Thomas just a few weeks ago, Canadian leaders seem unable to talk about these incidents without making clear they do not say anything about our society as a whole.

“This does not reflect who we are,” tweeted premier Kathleen Wynne. However the premier neglected to provide any evidence backing up that statement.

At press time ‘willfully ignoring reality’ had been added to the list of official Canadian values.