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Why Muslims Need To Vote
11
Sep
2015

Why Muslims Need To Vote

Published in Stories

Last federal election, 58.5% of all Canadian eligible voters went to the polls to vote. Of that 58.5% who voted, 39.6% voted for a Conservative candidate.

This means that 23.97% of all eligible voters picked the current government.

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Rabia Khedr and her family
25
Jul
2014

Muslim Woman Running for City Council in Mississauga

Published in News

Rabia Khedr is no regular applicant for the position of City Council, Ward 6 in Mississauga. This dynamic mother of four is a graduate of the University of Toronto in Mississauga, an active member and leader within her community and a decade long veteran on the Mississauga Accessibility Advisory committee. She also lives with a disability – Khedr is legally blind.

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Members of the Muslim Coordinating Council and Ottawa-South Provincial Candidates
19
Jun
2014

Ottawa-South’s Provincial Candidates Address the Muslim Community

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On June 7th, the Muslim Coordinating Council of Ottawa-Carleton (MCC) organized an all candidates’ debate in the provincial riding of Ottawa-South, which has the city’s highest concentration of Muslim residents. Ottawa-South resident Qais Ghanem moderated the session, asking a range of questions from how the candidates would address global warming to how they would address the lack of recognition for foreign credentials.

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Samiha Rayeda and NDP Provincial candidate Jennifer McKenzie along with other campaign volunteers
05
Jun
2014

Muslim Youth and the Ontario Election: Interview with Samiha Rayeda (New Democratic Party Volunteer)

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There are concerns that younger voters might not be very engaged in this year’s Ontario provincial election. Muslim Link has sought out young Muslims in Ontario who are working, volunteering, or running with each major party in the provincial election to get their opinion about why it is important to be engaged in provincial politics. Our second interview is with Samiha Rayeda who is volunteering with New Democratic Party (NDP) Candidate Jennifer Mackenzie who is running in the riding of Ottawa Centre.

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PC Candidate Jack MacLaren and Adnan Ali
02
Jun
2014

Muslim Youth and the Ontario Election: Interview with Adnan Ali (Progressive Conservative Party Volunteer)

Published in News

There are concerns that younger voters might not be very engaged in this year’s Ontario provincial election. Muslim Link has sought out young Muslims in Ontario who are working, volunteering, or running with each major party in the provincial election to get their opinion about why it is important to be engaged in provincial politics. Our first interview is with Adnan Ali who is volunteering with Progressive Conservative Candidate Jack MacLaren in Carleton-Mississippi Mills in Ottawa.

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Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative MP Michael Chong, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, NDP Party Leader Tom Mulcair
09
Apr
2014

Reflecting on the I Vote Conference

Published in Stories

Recently, amid security concerns and alleged electoral fraud, Afghan men and women stood under pouring rain to cast their ballot in the 2014 presidential elections in Afghanistan.

Many young people were discouraged from voting by family members because of the danger around many polling stations. But regardless, images show long lines winding their way around those areas.

Here in Canada, there are few security concerns or fear of attacks and yet many young people are not turning up at voting stations.  According to Elections Canada, 38.8% of youth between ages 18-24 participated in the federal elections in 2011.

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The Muslim Vote and the Ottawa-South by-election
26
Jul
2013

The Muslim Vote and the Ottawa-South by-election

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On Thursday, August 1st, residents of the provincial riding of Ottawa-South will be going to the polls. The riding has been held by former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty since 1990. Ottawa-South is known for its deeply-rooted Liberal patriotism but since the resignation of Dalton McGuinty; there is speculation that the riding could be changing its colour from Liberal Red to Progressive Conservative Blue.

Considering that Ottawa-South has the highest concentration of Muslims in the city, Muslim Link decided to interview candidates Bronwyn Funiciello with the New Democratic Party (NDP), Matt Young with the Progressive Conservative Party (PC), and John Fraser with the Liberal Party to see how they plan to address issues which Muslims in the riding we interviewed identified as priorities.

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NDP Ontario Leader Andrea Horwath with Bronwyn Funiciello at Ozzy Food Market
26
Jul
2013

Muslim Link Interview with NDP provincial candidate Bronwyn Funiciello

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Bronwyn Funiciello is the New Democratic Party (NDP) provincial candidate running in Ottawa-South. Muslim Link's Suzanne Kanso had an opportunity to interview Bronwyn in her campaign office on Thursday, July 18th.

Muslim Link: Muslim Canadians own many small businesses in Ottawa- South, particularly restaurants, and are facing difficulties with their rising hydro costs. How do you plan to control rising hydro rates?

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