MONTREAL - Federal Liberal Leader Stephane Dion says Canada should follow the lead of the United States and France in protecting minority communities against hate crimes.

Dion and Quebec Public Security Minister Jacques Dupuis were in Montreal today touring a Muslim school that was hit earlier in the week by vandals.

Dion says more needs to be done to help communities that are at risk.

He called on governments to give them more funding so local groups can spend the money they already have on helping children.

The school has reopened although some students say they are scared other incidents may occur.