Birju Dattani was appointed as commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission. Dattani, who formerly served in a similar role in Yukon, is now the subject of a federal government investigation over past statements.
Justice Minister Arif Virani says he has received the review of online comments made by incoming human rights commissioner Birju Dattani, and that Dattani has "agreed to take a leave" just one day before he was set to begin serving in his new role.Birju Dattani was named as chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission in June. He was supposed to start work on Thursday, but is on leave amid questions over some of his old social media posts.
Dattani's appointment was announced in June, after which a Canadian Jewish advocacy group called attention to some of his past social media posts, saying they were antisemitic. Minister of Justice Arif Virani says he will have more to say after considering the review of Dattani's posts.
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