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Muslim group seeks action on Islamophobia 5 years after Ontario family murdered
Nearly five years after the Afzaal family was killed in a truck attack in London, Ontario, a national Muslim group urged Ottawa to act on past Islamophobia recommendations.
The assailant was convicted of four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder for the truck attack that killed the Afzaal family.
The Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council released a report calling for $40 million in federal funding to protect mosques and Muslim schools, matching recent funding for Jewish institutions.
Statistics Canada reports that hate crimes in Canada nearly tripled from 2018 to 2024, partly due to increases in Islamophobia and antisemitism.