I received a number of calls about the daily call to prayer that the @CityWindsorON has allowed the Windsor Mosque to broadcast for the duration of Ramadan. Please listen to this excerpt from my interview on @am800cklw this morning to hear my response. pic.twitter.com/EMYUk7lNzu
— Drew Dilkens (@drewdilkens) May 7, 2020
“I reflect quite often on the fact that I’m mayor of the fourth most diverse community in Canada.
It’s that diversity that helps make us stronger as a community.
I say that so often to different groups, and I really mean it.
When I hear, as mayor, racist comments or when I read some of the things that I’ve read I’m deeply disturbed by that because that does not reflect the broader community that I know in my city.
I think people appreciate that the city responded in this particular way.
And I think because of the situation that we’re in, it was the right thing to do.
We’re not alone doing it – many other cities across the country are doing it.
And I quite proud of that community and all that they’ve offered to help make our city better.”
– Mayor Drew Dilkens, City of Windsor
Shukran to members of the Windsor Islamic Association (@WIA_ca) for collecting and distributing much-needed food baskets to vulnerable members of our community. I had a chance to take part in WIA's food distribution and was truly moved by their generosity and kindness. pic.twitter.com/QxwmwoAc4r
— Drew Dilkens (@drewdilkens) April 15, 2020
2) The waiver delegates authority to administration to not enforce the bylaw so long as prayer is limited to 5 minutes or less and is during waking hours and at a reasonable decibel level.
— Fabio Costante (@FabioCostante) May 6, 2020
4) As Canada’s 4th most multicultural City per capita, Windsor is a microcosm of our country & this waiver of bylaw, as reasonable & non-intrusive as it is, is also emblematic of what we hold dear as a nation: our charter of rights and freedoms, particularly freedom of religion.
— Fabio Costante (@FabioCostante) May 6, 2020
6) We recognize that our greatest gift is in how we treat others, different or alike, and how we’ve been able to co-exist peacefully in a world where hate and intolerance often prevail.
— Fabio Costante (@FabioCostante) May 6, 2020
Standing up for values such as inclusivity, community cohesion and kindness are good decisions. Not everyone gets that 🤷♀️
— Janice kaffer (@KafferJkaffer) May 7, 2020
