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We’re often told that hate crimes against Muslims are on the rise,and that anti-Muslim bigotry is a growing problem in Canada.

This is the argument behind the Trudeau government’s dubious motion, M-103, which seeks to use a “whole-of-government approach” to eliminate the undefined and politically-loaded concept of “Islamophobia”.

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“The government should recognize the need to quell the increasing public climate of hate and fear; condemn Islamophobia and all forms of systemic racism and religious discrimination,” reads the text.

But is it true there is an “increasing public climate of hate andfear”?

Have Canadians really responded to the rise of jihadist terrorism with hatred and bigotry towards Muslims in our communities?

The answer, by and large, is no.

Canada has Muslim representatives at every level of government, including the House, Senate, executive, as well as in provincialand municipal governments.