Islamic Party of Ontario leader says Liberals “are killing Islam” and hopes to start party based on Qur’an values

01/06/2019

Parties with religious undertones are not unheard of in Canada, but this is the first time that an Islamist party hopes to enter the Canadian political scene. By early last month, the Islamic Party of Ontario or "Islamic Ontario" had already published its principles and policies on its party website.

The page states that the party holds the belief that Islam is the native religion of Canada, justifying this claim by pointing to a clause in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that mentions the supremacy of God in Canada.

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