Source: Toronto Star
On January 3, 2004 the Toronto Star reported, "Canada's RCMP commissioner told thousands of Muslims yesterday that they had faced discrimination since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. His force, he pledged, will treat any incidents as 'serious criminal acts and they will not be tolerated.' Giuliano Zaccardelli spoke during a lecture session at 'Reviving the Islamic Spirit,' a Muslim conference that has drawn some 7,000 participants from across North America to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre... 'We should never forget that among those killed on Sept. 11 were hundreds of Muslims, and their families deserve more than suspicion and prejudice,' said Zaccardelli, who received a warm welcome from the crowd during a 25-minute speech in which he extolled the virtues of Canadian multiculturalism."