Winnipeg's Muslim, indigenous communities rally for unity

Members of Winnipeg's Muslim and indigenous communities are coming together on Saturday for "Our Canada, One Canada," a rally that encourages people to vote in the name of unity throughout the country.

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The rally, its organizers say, is a reaction to fear-based campaigning, and for Islamic Social Services president Shahina Siddiqui, support from fellow Canadians is critical leading up to the election.

"When you are targeted the way we have been and scrutinized and singled out and treated as the other, you want to tell yourself this is not the majority of Canadians," she said.

"But, when there is silence, you kind of question yourself."

The rally's theme, "No to fear, yes to unity," is one that Siddiqui says will become Canada's reality when it is recognized at an individual level.

"We kind of sit back and not get involved, thinking, 'What can one voice matter? What can one vote matter?' But, it does," she said. 

"Our democracy is only as good as how active the citizens are."