Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will facilitate a meeting between the federal government’s recently appointed representative to combat Islamophobia and Bloc Québécois Party Leader Yves-François Blanchet, who previously called for the meeting.
Blanchet said during question period in the House of Commons on Jan. 30 that Amira Elghawaby, whom Ottawa appointed on Jan. 26, has made comments in the past that some find “very insulting towards Quebec.”
“Obviously, [Trudeau] looked into everything she’d said in the past … but he went ahead and appointed her,” Blanchet said.
“I’d like to ask the prime minister, does he actually think that that appointment is going to be inclusive and bridge-building rather than divisive?”…