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'Are we in India?' a former party leader asked, about his own country.

SeverityHatefulTreats a group as lesser, dangerous, or not fully human, whether it says so about the group or about one person for belonging to it. Everything at this level.
Who said itMaxime Bernier
Who it targetsSouth Asian/Indian immigrants and multicultural Canada generally
TrackProtected groupsProtected-group hate and political-opponent extremism are counted apart, and neither total is presented as a score against the other. Everything on this track.
What was said

Bernier posted “Are we in India?” in response to a scene in Canada, calling it evidence of a “new multicultural Canada” imposed by the country's major parties.

Why it counts

The question treats a visible South Asian presence as something that doesn't belong, as if belonging in Canada depends on how a neighborhood looks.

Multiculturalism is a stated, debated government policy. This treats the people living under it as the thing gone wrong. The policy itself is left out of that judgment.

The receipts

Every quote, checked against its source.

Maxime Bernier

"Are we in India? Ah yes, this is the new multicultural Canada! Thanks to the multiculturalism policy imposed on us by the Liberals and Conservatives!"

2026-08-06 · source

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