(Global News) More than a quarter of Canadians believe that over the past five years, it’s become “more acceptable” to be prejudiced against Muslims, according to an exclusive poll by Ipsos for Global News.
The polling seems to correlate with an increase in hate crimes targeting Muslims living in the country.
All of the Ipsos poll data is available online.
In 2017, hate crimes targeting Muslims jumped 151 per cent, according to Statistics Canada. The biggest increases were seen in Ontario and Quebec — police-reported hate crimes increased by 207 per cent in Ontario and 185 per cent in Quebec.
So what, exactly, is causing a spark in discrimination towards Muslims?
