(CityNews) A recent survey done by Angus Reid suggests Islamophobia within Quebec is more prevalent compared to the rest of Canada — with more than half of respondents in the province holding an unfavourable view of Islam.
“It’s sad, but for someone that lives in Quebec it’s not surprising at all,” says Stephen Brown, CEO of the National Council of Canadian Muslims.
In one part of the survey, participants were asked about their views towards Islam — and could answer based on four categories — very positive, positive, negative, and very negative.
30% of participants in Quebec selected they held “very negative” views toward Islam, a percentage almost double the rest of … Canada, at 16%.
