For nearly a decade, Muslim organizations in Canada have worked tirelessly to get out the vote. From the first coordinated efforts in 2015 to the growing momentum in each election since, our community has come a long way. We’ve proven we can mobilize. We’ve proven we can show up. And in 2025, we proved something even more important:
We are no longer just voting. We are organizing for change.
From Turnout to Transformation
This election wasn’t about numbers for the sake of numbers. It wasn’t just about increasing turnout or making noise online. It was about building something deeper—a foundation for long-term advocacy and principled political power.
We didn’t send voters to polling stations without direction. We sent community members to candidates—with clear asks, shared messaging, and one goal: commit to justice.
Across the country, Muslim voters made the same demands on the same issues. They asked candidates to publicly commit to:
- Standing for justice in Palestine
- Advocating against Islamophobia and Defending civil liberties and human rights
And they didn’t stop there. They waited for answers. They expected commitments. And only then did the mobilization begin.
This is what principled voting looks like.
A New Kind of Influence
For too long, our community was told to vote strategically. To vote out of fear. To fall in line with the party that seemed less harmful. But what did that give us? Silence. Broken promises. And policies that continued to hurt us.
This campaign changed that dynamic.
📌 We now have allies in Parliament—MPs who have publicly committed to the issues that matter to us.
📌 We’ve laid the groundwork for real, long-term political relationships.
📌 We’ve built a foundation—not for transactional politics, but for principled, ongoing advocacy.
This isn’t about being a lobby group. This is about being a community fighting for equality. A community that refuses to accept legislation and regulation that treats Muslims as second-class citizens.
This is about demanding a Canada that sees Muslims as equal to everyone else.
Lobbying With, Not At
In the past, we had to knock on every door in Ottawa. We had to lobby everyone, just hoping to be heard.
That era is over.
Now we have people inside Parliament who are with us. Who believe what we believe. Who are willing to stand publicly and fight alongside us. The role of CMPAC going forward is clear: we will not just lobby officials—we will lobby with them. That is a fundamental shift in influence.
The Road Ahead
This election was a turning point. Not because we “won” in the conventional sense—but because we redefined what winning looks like.
- We showed that political engagement doesn’t mean compromising our values.
- We showed that our votes are tied to commitments—not loyalty, not fear.
- We showed that this community is principled, strategic, and unafraid to lead.
To those still clinging to fear-based politics—to the idea that Muslims must vote blindly for one party to block another—the time for that approach is up. We’ve moved beyond that. The community is no longer reactive. It is organized. It is bold. And it is ready for the next stage.
Mobilization got us here. But advocacy, accountability, and principled leadership will take us forward.
CMPAC will continue to lead. The foundation has been built. Now comes the real work—transforming that foundation into lasting change.
This is just the beginning.
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