Your Kind Isn't Welcome


The city of Toronto provided a $1.7 million subsidy to the Abode of Peace building to provide affordable housing. But when Austin Lewis, who uses a wheelchair, applied for a unit there he was removed from the waiting list because he isn't a Muslim. In fact, the city subsidizes housing to a number of buildings that are restricted to members of certain religions or ethnic groups.
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Segregating Muslims into their own space? It's either genius or lunacy!
OOOooo Canada...can't remember the rest of their theme song...always hear it at hockey games though.
At first I was like "that's fucked up! How can they do that?" Then I was like, "Oh yeah, Canada."
They stand on God for thee.
Who doesn't like a ghetto?