Via Rail has apologized and says it’s investigating after a video of an employee telling a Muslim man not to pray at its Ottawa station circulated online.
The video on TikTok appears to show a Via Rail employee telling a man that he cannot pray at the station and he should go outside if he wants to pray.
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Via Rail says it apologizes unreservedly to the man and to the entire Muslim community.
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It says it is taking what happened “very seriously” and an investigation is ongoing.
The corporation says it will take “appropriate actions” following the investigation.
Via Rail is a Crown corporation that operates passenger rail service across the country.
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