Diversity Minister Was Warned of Antisemitic Tweets From Government-Funded Consultant: Liberal MP

Diversity Minister Was Warned of Antisemitic Tweets From Government-Funded Consultant: Liberal MP
Diversity and Inclusion Minister Ahmed Hussen rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 2, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Federal Diversity Minister Ahmed Hussen was warned of a government-funded anti-racism consultant’s antisemitic social media posts before they made the news, Liberal MP Anthony Housefather says.

Housefather told the National Post that he had urged the minister to take action in regard to antisemitic tweets made by Laith Marouf, who is listed as a senior consultant on the website of the government-funded Community Media Advocacy Centre (CMAC), before those tweets became widely-reported.