text: I have a young friend who is an observant Muslin. She wears an hijab,doesn't shake hands with men including me. She and her family came to Canada as refugees from Afghanistan some years ago.The reason they were refugees is because her father and uncle helped other displaced victims of the Taliban in Pakistan,and for doing this the Taliban shot and killed her uncle and wounded her father in front of her.My friend and her family are decent,,  hardworking, peace loving people,but as a result of a rise in both verbal and  physical attacks in Toronto on hijab  wearing women, she is now afraid to take transit in Toronto.That is just for dressing as a Muslim she risks personal verbal and or physical attacks.That is Islamophobia. To be clear ,I am a 69 year old white male who comes from a British heritage and my ancestors came to Canada around the the time of ConfederationI am also an Athiest.The opposition to this motion because of free speech concerns is just a cover for bigotry.  Shame