I'm against the motion M-103 because of the inclusion, and because of the irrational resistance to removing, the word Islamophobia from the motion. Islamophobia, which is not defined in the motion, could mean simply a dislike of the religion of Islam, or a dislike of certain aspects of the religion of Islam. Should a legitimate and critical opinion about a religion, or about certain aspects of a religion, be condemned along with racism or bigotry, which are both unambiguously undesirable attitudes about or towards other people?

For example, a person may feel that the Islamic burqa is an obstacle to integration in society, or they may feel it is discriminatory against women and girls. Right or wrong, should this be called Islamophobia, and, more to the point, should this person be condemned and put in the same bucket as racists and bigots?