Source: CAIR-CAN Press Release
On June 8, 2006 a CAIR-CAN Press Release reported, "For all of us, Canada is more than our home; it is our family and our
'vivre ensemble'; a common commitment to build a better world based on
shared values. Canadian Muslims care deeply about the safety of our
country and stand behind our security forces, the Canadian government
and all Canadians in their desire to protect Canada.
Terrorism is antithetical to Muslim belief and is a perversion of its
teachings. Terrorism is a global issue, not a Muslim problem. And we, as
Canadian Muslims, stand firm in our denunciation of this gross ideology.
The victims of terror around the world have been equally Muslim and
non-Muslim.
The Canadian Council on American Islamic Relations, the Muslim
Association of Canada, the Islamic Society of North America-Canada, the
Islamic Circle of North America, the Muslim Student
Association-National, the Islamic Social Services Association, and the
Canadian Muslim Civil Liberties Association believe that it is important
for us, if we want to move forward to protect and safeguard Canada, to
take a leadership role in challenging extremism."