Found this via Babbling Brooks.

The article is a well written defense of Wajid Khan, though not from the Conservative partisans you'd expect. It's written by Tarek Fatah, a native of Pakistan, host of The Muslim Chronicle on CTS-TV and founder of the Muslim Canadian Congress. He was also a delegate to the 2006 Liberal convention. Fatah's point being:

One may take him to task for crossing the floor, and one hopes the Prime Minister permits the publication of his report. But for standing up to Islamic extremists, Wajid Khan deserves the support of all Canadians.

But the best quote is from Wajid Khan himself:

"Listen to me very carefully, my community is the Canadian community; I am not the ambassador of some country to Canada; I am an MP representing Canadians and my primary interest is Canada's welfare. I am not in politics to represent some overseas group or government. Yes, I am a Muslim, but I cannot be held hostage by self-appointed community leaders who have their own hidden agendas."

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