Andrew Scheer Rejects Accusations He’s Soft On Islamophobia
“To me the important thing is to speak out against those who would in any way give oxygen or space to those who are trying to promote one group of people over the other,” he said.
Scheer was criticized this week for failing to do just that.
The president of the Canadian Labour Congress, Hassan Yussuff, told reporters Thursday that Scheer should be held responsible for failing to condemn yellow-vest protesters who showed up in Ottawa in February to demonstrate against pipeline delays while spewing anti-immigrant rhetoric. #cdnpoli