Jamie Sarkonak: Federal government still hasn’t managed to collect Laith Marouf’s revoked grant
It’s been a little over a year since the Department of Canadian Heritage cancelled an “anti-racism” grant that had funded the work of Laith Marouf, a pro-Palestinian activist known for his intense antisemitism. The money — around $123,000 — has not yet been paid back, despite the government demanding its return and sending it to collections.
So when members of the Liberal government give assurances that the $60 million they’re sending to Israel and Gaza will stay out of Hamas’s hands, it doesn’t exactly inspire a sense of security. If the government can’t retrieve public funds that accidentally went to a bad cause at home, it probably can’t do so in a war zone half way around the world.
