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After 12,000 Muslim immigrants have been brought into Ontario by the Canadian government, a survey conducted by that province and the city of Toronto shows dislike of the immigrants. The survey was a part of an educational campaign “to address xenophobia, Islamophobia, and anti-immigrant sentiments.”
Three-quarters of Canadians living in the region say that immigrants hold fundamentally different values and a majority believe mainstream Islam promotes violence.
Only one-third of residents have a positive impression of the religion.
Three-quarters of Ontarians wish their country would focus on taking care of its own citizens rather than devoting resources to bringing in and supporting foreign migrants.
53 percent of Ontarians say Canada should accept immigrants only from countries that have similar values, and 74 percent say Canada needs to be more strict about immigrants it accepts into the country.
The Toronto Star, which first reported the survey results, wrote: “While Canada rides a wave of global praise for welcoming Syrian refugees, a new poll suggests we’re also facing a wave of something sinister — Islamophobia.”
Canadian officials who conducted the survey also made claims of “Islamophobia,” saying “There is an epidemic of Islamophobia in Ontario. Only a third of Ontarians have a positive impression of the religion and more than half feel its mainstream doctrines promote violence (an anomaly compared to other religions).”
Toronto also reports a steady flow of domestic violence complaints from Syrian woman who are willing to come forward to report abuse.