In January of 2013, when addressing an Islamic centre in Calgary, he said it was an honor to be an MP from Papineau, Quebec, because it has among “the highest numbers of Muslim Canadians.” He also joked about visiting Wahhabi mosques, belonging to the branch of Islam notably associated withsuch as al-Qaeda and ISIS. Wahhabism is also associated with Islamic extremism, such as advocacy for execution of apostates and adulterers.