Canadian Coalition: Motion and Iqra Khalid

canadian coalition: The group believes the motion will put a chill on free speech, according to Toronto Star. An Ontario Liberal backbencher, Iqra Khalid, brought forward the M-103 motion in Parliament last year. Rene Johnston / Toronto Star By Laura Beeston Staff Reporter Sat., March 4, 2017 More than 1,000 people participated in a counterdemonstration at Toronto City Hall Saturday against a March for Freedom, Liberty and Justice, organized by the Canadian Coalition of Concerned Citizens CCCC . The CCCC marched against M-103, a parliamentary motion that commits the Legislature to fight against hatred, discrimination and prejudices, particularly against Muslims. The Opposition tried to pass an amendment last month removing the word Islamophobia from the motion, but the Liberals used their majority to block the effort. react-text 160 The police made three arrests at Saturday's demonstrations. /react-text Rene Johnston A similar anti-Islamophobia motion received unanimous support at Queen's Park last week. The people that came to demonstrate against the CCCC march outnumbered the CCCC demonstrators by about 30 to one. Article Continued Below The Practice Solidarity crowd showed up an hour ahead of the CCCC's march, condemning the group's hate speech and calling on the federal government and MPs to condemn those who advocate hatred based on race, religion and gender. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.