Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has again chosen to “divide” the country, by “appointing someone who has made anti-Quebec, anti-Jewish, and anti-police remarks” to the position of Canada’s first Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre tweeted on Jan. 27 following Trudeau’s announcement a day earlier.
When questioned about the new appointment at a Jan. 27 press conference on Parliament Hill, the prime minister said he expects Amira Elghawaby, described in her biographical note as a human rights advocate and past founding board member of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, to clarify comments she made about Quebecers.
“I don’t agree with [the] statements, and I expect them to be clarified. The reality is that she has an important job to do in building bridges. We have to fight Islamophobia wherever it exists,” Trudeau said in French….