By Canadian Press

UCP leader Kenney criticized for response to hate letter at Edmonton mosque

Feb 6, 2019 | 4:02 PM

EDMONTON — A hate letter bearing a United Conservative logo and dropped off at an Edmonton mosque has Muslim advocates and Premier Rachel Notley demanding party leader Jason Kenney take a stronger stand on Islamophobia.

Kenney has already condemned the letter and neither he nor the Alberta Muslim Public Affairs Council believe the United Conservatives had anything to do with it.

The letter delivered to the Markaz Ul Islam mosque in southeast Edmonton said that Islam is a sham religion with no place in the province and when Kenney wins the spring election he will “take Alberta back.”

Faisal Suri, president of the council, says Kenney must specifically call out Islamophobia, because the hate goes beyond worshippers to the religion itself.

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Notley is echoing Suri’s demand and is calling on Kenney to root out Islamophobic elements in his party.

Kenney says on Facebook that hatred and bigotry have no place in Alberta, and his spokesperson says Kenney has clearly spoken out against Islamophobia in the past.

The Canadian Press