>>Yet in the face of that disturbing evidence,

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Evidence to what?

Blacks and Jews are the groups most targeted by hate crimes. The two-fold increase is +20 incidents, if i remember correctly.

The increase comes largely in the "against property" group.

Does this diminish any of the crimes?  No.

Does it constitute a 'quell'? No.

60 idiots threw a slur, or felt 'macho' by vandalizing a mosque, or pulled Muslim woman's headscarf (these mostly done by teenagers).

That constitutes calling Canadians Islamophobic?