Condemnation poured in Sunday in response to what the Islamic Society of Markham (ISM) said was 'a hate-motivated attack' at its mosque last week.
NCCM 'greatly distressed' by Markham incident
NCCM is Canada's largest Muslim advocacy organization, according to its website. The independent, non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots human rights, civil liberties and advocacy organization is headquartered in Ottawa and has offices in the Greater Toronto Area, Montreal, London, Edmonton, and Saskatoon.
"The night before this incident I joined other leaders to break fast with the Muslim community," Scarpitti said in a tweet.& we stand in solidarity with the Markham Muslim community." "Another day, another hate-motivated attack in Ontario. We're approaching the anniversary of the London Terror Attack and words are not enough when governments can take real action to keep communities safe and stop Islamophobia," wrote in a tweet.York Regional Police said investigators have charged a 28-year-old Toronto man with several criminal offences "after the suspected hate-motivated incident.
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