Mohammad Bakhash thought he was being a good Canadian.
The Syrian-born economist, who was welcomed to Fredericton in 2016 amid a wave of refugees from his war-torn country, took a major step toward civic engagement last year.
He lost a friend over it and felt the sting of a backlash against the views he was expressing peacefully.
“That was the hardest part of the story, to be honest,” he said. “We did not expect such a reaction.”
Last Sept. 20, Bakhash was among dozens of Muslim New Brunswickers who took part in the One Million March for Children on the front lawn of the
