Minister Says He Didn’t Know About Grant to Group That Hired Consultant Who Made Antisemitic Comments

Minister Says He Didn’t Know About Grant to Group That Hired Consultant Who Made Antisemitic Comments
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller pauses as he responds to a question during a news conference in Ottawa, Canada, on June 5, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said he wasn’t aware of a summer jobs grant approved by his office for the Community Media Advocacy Centre (CMAC), which has recently come under fire for hiring a consultant who has a history of making antisemitic comments.

Records show that Miller’s office granted $795 in funding to the CMAC under the 2018 Canada Summer Jobs program in his constituency of Ville-Marie, Quebec. The minister later confirmed in a statement that the total funding granted to the group was $2,882.