“Canadian Forces officials say such training facilities need to be as real as possible to simulate the types of environments that soldiers might see on tour,” but Islamic advocacy groups in the West want to stigmatize and end any such preparation, as they want to deflect attention away from the reality of jihad violence altogether.

“Fake mosque on Canadian Forces base in Alberta raises concerns for Muslim community,” by Stephen David Cook, CBC News, December 10, 2021:

As Mahmoud Mourra was out hunting on the prairie in southern Alberta, he came across a familiar sight in an unfamiliar location: the dome of a mosque, replete with minaret and crescent symbol.

Only the mosque was not real. It was part of a training facility at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Suffield, about 250 kilometres southeast of Calgary.

Canadian Forces officials say such training facilities need to be as real as possible to simulate the types of environments that soldiers might see on tour.