Do you believe that the government should, or should not, act on clear evidence? Or do you believe that government should ignore the evidence, and act instead on ideological or whimsical grounds?

Over the last two years, the number of hate crimes committed against Muslims in Canada has risen two-fold, culminating in a hate-filled shooting spree that targeted Muslims and killed them as they prayed. That's the reality, and it's truly ugly.

But some Canadians would rather ignore the reality. They're so desperate to ignore it that they'll refuse to consider studying the evidence and what to do about it. There are a number of reasons for that refusal, bigotry against Muslims chief among them. You can bet the farm that were a minority targeting white Canadians, that they would expect the government to do something about it.