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Laugh away!

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Poilievre claims Christians 'may be the number 1' victims of hate-based violence

Speaking to reporters at an announcement on food inflation, Poilievre said he has watched with alarm at the "terrible" spate of church burnings, incidents he described as "terrorist attacks" directed at Christians.

"One hundred churches have been burned," Poilievre said. "Christians may be the number 1 group that are victims of hate-based violence. But, of course, it's not politically correct to say that."

According to the most recent Statistics Canada data, the majority of hate crimes targeting a religion reported by police in 2023 were directed at Jews (70 per cent) and Muslims (16 per cent).

There were a total of 1,284 hate crimes targeting a religion that year — a sharp 67 per cent increase from 2022, and a phenomenon largely driven by more police-reported incidents against Jewish (900 hate crimes) and Muslim (211) communities.