Trudeau Says He Will Facilitate Meeting Between Anti-Islamophobia Rep and Blanchet

Trudeau Says He Will Facilitate Meeting Between Anti-Islamophobia Rep and Blanchet
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet speaks with reporters in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2022. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will facilitate a meeting between the federal government’s recently appointed representative to combat Islamophobia and Bloc Québécois Party Leader Yves-François Blanchet, who previously called for the meeting.

Blanchet said during question period in the House of Commons on Jan. 30 that Amira Elghawaby, whom Ottawa appointed on Jan. 26, has made comments in the past that some find “very insulting towards Quebec.”