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Prime Minister Mark Carney will scrap the Canadian government's special envoy positions on fighting Islamophobia and antisemitism, the Star has learned.
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will scrap the Canadian government's special envoy positions on fighting Islamophobia and antisemitism, the Star has learned.
Carney — who pledged to keep both roles in place during his Liberal leadership run — is expected to make the announcement Wednesday, said two sources with knowledge of the situation who spoke to the Star on the condition they not be named.
Both roles were created by former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
The move comes as the Liberal government had been looking to fill the special envoy position on combating antisemitism and Holocaust remembrance after former representative Deborah Lyons retired in July.
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OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will scrap the Canadian government's special envoy positions on fighting Islamophobia and antisemitism, the Star has learned.
Carney — who pledged to keep both roles in place during his Liberal leadership run — is expected to make the announcement Wednesday, said two sources with knowledge of the situation who spoke to the Star on the condition they not be named.
Both roles were created by former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
The move comes as the Liberal government had been looking to fill the special envoy position on combating antisemitism and Holocaust remembrance after former representative Deborah Lyons retired in July.
Carney government replacing Islamophobia and antisemitism envoys with advisory council — Toronto Star
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is eliminating Canada's special envoy positions on fighting Islamophobia and antisemitism.
apple.news
Well that’s interesting!!
