.... The Suffragettes have said M-103 supports Sharia (Islamic) law and hurts freedom of speech.
M-103 is not a bill or a law, but a private member's, non-binding motion from Mississauga-Erin Mills Liberal MP Iqra Khalid. In itself it cannot become a law, although it can lead to the development of a bill which could eventually become a law.
M-103 passed by a 201-91 vote in the House of Commons on March 23, 2017; it was a free vote, meaning MPs did not have to follow the party line. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was absent from Parliament that day.
This vote followed a series of protests and counter-protests across Canada about whether Khalid's motion would limit free speech or single out Islam for special treatment in Canadian law. [Barrie Examiner] Read more
