Tory MP cancels event with controversial speaker ‘out of respect’ for Muslim community GlobePolitics
Mr. Genuis said in a statement posted on Twitter that Lady Cox’s views and humanitarian work on international religious freedom “have been the subject of some debate, and perhaps some confusion, in the lead-up to an event with her about women’s rights, democracy, and freedom.”“Organizers, including me, have been in the process of engaging members of the public in dialogue about this event, and about Baroness Cox’s work and legacy,” he said.
“I know many people had reached out to Conservative Party, to Garnett, to talk to him about this event and he was not really listening, and I’m relieved that he finally heard from the community and actually took their concerns to heart,” Ms. Elghawaby said. Liberal MP Omar Alghabra told The Globe and Mail he is “relieved” by Mr. Genuis’s decision. Mr. Alghabra said he listened to audio recordings of Lady Cox espousing conspiratorial messages about Muslims trying to achieve global domination.“It instills suspicions and hate against an identifiable group. It’s telling people who are listening to her ‘don’t trust Muslims.’" Mr. Alghabra said he read that Lady Cox visited Syria and denied that Mr. al-Assad used chemical weapons.
Mr. Alghabra said he pleaded politely, but firmly, with Mr. Genuis to withdraw from the event, and until now, he refused.
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