Trudeau put his support behind Amira Elghawaby who he last week named as Canada’s first special representative on tackling hate and discrimination facing Muslims.
OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has defended Ottawa’s appointment of Amira Elghawaby as Canada’s point person on combating Islamophobia after the advocate’s past comments on Quebec’s secularism law sparked backlash across the province.last week named
“Her job now is to make sure that she’s helping the government and helping everyone move forward in the fight against Islamophobia.” Nevertheless, the comments have been seized upon by some provincial and federal politicians, who are calling on Elghawaby’s appointment to be investigated and revoked. Federal Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said Monday he didn’t take issue with Elghawaby’s opinion of the law, but rather her insinuation that Quebec is “Islamophobic and racist.”
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