Earlier in January 2018, in the Hijab Hoax, an 11 year old [[Muslim]] girl claimed an [[Asian]] man tried to cut her hijab with scissors as she walked to school. Within 45 minutes the incident was reported nationwide by Canadian [[mainstream media]]. Justin Trudeau sent out a tweet condemning an alleged [[hate crime]] with no evidence committed by a person of Asian ancestry. Toronto police later reported the hijab cutting incident never occurred.<ref>https://www.vancourier.com/news/protesters-call-for-apology-from-trudeau-after-false-hijab-cutting-incident-1.23167773</ref> After Marissa Shen's murder however, Trudeau remained silent. | Earlier in January 2018, in the Hijab Hoax, an 11 year old [[Muslim]] girl claimed an [[Asian]] man tried to cut her hijab with scissors as she walked to school. Within 45 minutes the incident was reported nationwide by Canadian [[mainstream media]]. Justin Trudeau sent out a tweet condemning an alleged [[hate crime]] with no evidence committed by a person of Asian ancestry. Toronto police later reported the hijab cutting incident never occurred.<ref>https://www.vancourier.com/news/protesters-call-for-apology-from-trudeau-after-false-hijab-cutting-incident-1.23167773</ref> After Marissa Shen's murder however, Trudeau remained silent. |