PCO says it will review its background check process
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July 08, 2024
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A background check obtained by the Star is exposing gaps in the federal government’s screening process and public explanation of its controversial hiring of the newest chief of the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
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July 08, 2024
This week, we articulated the dangers to Canadian society and to our shared values inherent in the concept of APR, marched in celebration of Queer Jewish joy and support of...Read More
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July 07, 2024
A firestorm has erupted over the appointment of Canada's new Human Rights Commissioner, Bju Tani. Previous comments he made have sparked outrage from Jewish groups. The Government suggested Dani did not disclose key information during the appointmen
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July 05, 2024
'I acknowledge that some of the content I reshared on social media adds to the pain of Jewish communities and I apologize for that unreservedly,' said Sadia Zaman
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July 05, 2024
Montreal police in riot gear kicked protesters out of a pro-Palestinian encampment in Victoria Square early Friday morning.
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July 05, 2024
The Opposition Conservatives vowed Friday that a future Pierre Poilievre-led government would remove the man the Liberals just appointed to lead the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
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July 05, 2024
The news raises questions about what the government knew about Birju Dattani's online activity
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July 05, 2024
The Canadian government said Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) Chief Commissioner Birju Dattani did provide the social media account he made controversial posts with, despite saying at first it was not shared before he was hired.
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July 05, 2024
“What I observed was there was a strong preference from the PMO (and PCO, to an extent) to appoint people with a long history of human rights activism. They were far more concerned about this rather than actual legal competence and experience to draft complicated, quasi-judicial legal decisions, which is a complex task that not every law school graduate can do.”
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July 05, 2024