Samer Majzoub’s statement came hours before the House of Commons was set to vote on a Conservative-backed motion to “condemn all forms of systemic racism, religious intolerance and discrimination."

Human rights activist and former Liberal MP and minister Irwin Cotler denies he told Irqa Khalid that defining 'Islamophobia' would water down her motion.

A Liberal's use of the word “Islamophobia” in her bid to address racism is facing opposition from some Conservatives - though none seemed to have no problem with the word a few months ago.