Canada’s former antisemitism envoy Irwin Cotler is warning that the abolition of the position by Prime Minister Mark Carney is ill-advised and could make Jews less safe at a time of rising antisemitism and Holocaust denial.
Mr. Cotler, also a former Liberal justice minister and attorney general, is urging the federal government to revisit the decision to abolish the post of Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism, a role he held for three years after it was created in 2020 by former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
I’m sure Elghawaby will land on her feet, well she’ll land on our tax dollars in truth.
Islamophobia rep’s fired with year left in contract as feds close her $5M office. It follows disclosures @AmiraElghawaby lobbied for “Palestinian narratives” & Muslim prayer rooms in fed bldgs. https://t.co/g5OqGbQthL #cdnpoli @MarcMillerVM pic.twitter.com/M4BclfQQPy
— Blacklock’s Reporter (@mindingottawa) February 5, 2026
