A motion by Parliament does have a wide influence - it sets a standard by which media determine what is appropriate (articles and comments) to be published, it sets a standard as to what can be said in our government and educational institutions - it would be naive to claim that it will not influence what is acceptable to say and write.

Motion 103 shuts down broad discussion about Islam, one the Muslim reformists in the Islam community want to have.   There is always two sides to the coin.