The Liberal government is dissolving the roles of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia envoys, and creating a new Advisory Council on Rights, Equality, and Inclusion to “combat racism and hate” instead.
Culture Minister Marc Miller says the two envoy roles will be merged into the new advisory council, which he said will be more broad in focusing on national unity, while still recognizing anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
“It’s about folding in those two positions into a new committee on national unity—an Advisory Committee on Rights, Equity and Inclusion,” Miller told reporters in Ottawa on Feb. 4.
“The prime minister and I, including all of cabinet, and I suspect all MPs, know exactly what’s going on and how divided we’ve become. The prime minister is concerned about the next steps.”…