But the provincial government claims it never applied for funding.
Harmony Movement, an Ontario-based organization that facilitates equity and anti-racism workshops across the province, says provincial funding cuts are forcing it to shut down.
According to Statistics Canada data released last November, hate crimes in 2017 were up 47 per cent compared to the year prior, with most of the incidents targeting Muslim, Jewish, and black populations. Most of that jump was seen in Ontario and Quebec. Before that, StatCan data pointed to ain police-reported hate crimes against Muslims between 2012 and 2015, according to Global News.
The funding process generally started in the spring when the government would ask Harmony Movement and other groups providing similar programs to apply for funding.Kwan said the group was told to hold off applying because no funding decisions could be made until after the provincial election and budget priorities were set.
While the ministry did not clarify if it would fund any workshops like Harmony Movement's in the future, it said that"inclusive education connections" are already baked into several parts of its curriculum. "That's what we're trying to show people at these workshops, the everyday nature of [Islamophobia] and how this stuff is happening every day. People are being harassed, bullied in school ... this is all happening on a regular basis, but it's almost like people don't believe it or want to think about it or address it unless there's some horrific massacre.
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