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Better hate crime data, more training for law enforcement and a clear definition of Islamophobia are some of the recommendations the House of Commons heritage committee has heard most frequently as part of its racism and religious discrimination study required by Motion 103.
The anti-Islamophobia motion M-103 touched off a firestorm of controversy en route to its passage in March. Put forward by Liberal MP Iqra Khalid, it asked the government to "recognize the need to quell the increasing public climate of hate and fear." Though it is not a law, critics have claimed it will lead to the stifling of free speech by preventing people from criticizing Islam.
Many of the recommendations heard by the heritage committee this fall amount to little more than calls for better education and more support for victims of hate crimes.