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The federal government is not committing to marking January 29 — the day of the shooting at a Quebec City mosque — as a national day against Islamophobia.
Four months after a parliamentary committee recommended the Liberals mark the anniversary of the attack as a day against religious discrimination, there is still no clear indication in the government’s response.
The government’s response came down in the House of Commons on Friday afternoon.
One paragraph of the 24-page document drafted in response to committee’s recommendation reads, “Canadians must remember this tragedy,” but doesn’t indicate whether or not January 29 should be declared a day of commemoration.