Justin Trudeau Condemns Comments Made By Consultant On Federally Funded Project Says Full Review Underway

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned offensive comments by a consultant working on a federally funded anti-racism program, but is facing criticism for not speaking out more forcefully. “We cannot accept racism, hatred and anger – especially not government-sponsored,” Mr Trudeau said on Tuesday when asked by a reporter about comments by Laith Marouf, senior adviser to the Community Media Advocacy Center (CMAC). , don’t. – for-profit organization. “It is absolutely unacceptable that federal dollars go to this organization that has demonstrated xenophobia, racism and anti-Semitism,” Mr. Trudeau added. Some of Mr Marouf’s tweets and other social media posts have been widely criticized as anti-Semitic and offensive to the French. The issue was raised publicly in July 2021, on the personal website of Mark Goldberg, a telecommunications consultant. Clips of Mr Marouf’s comments, in which he uses derogatory terms such as “frogs” and “Jewish white supremacists”, began to circulate widely on social media earlier this month. CMAC received more than $130,000 last year from Canadian Heritage to work on an anti-racism strategy for Canadian broadcasting. The emergence of Mr Marouf’s comments has fueled public anger against the federal government and raised questions about vetting procedures for those he works with – especially given that Mr Marouf was working on an anti-racism project. A Twitter account that appears to belong to Mr Marouf has been set to private, as has an account registered in his name on the Russian social networking site VK. Another Twitter account that appears to have belonged to him was suspended last year. Mr. Marouf did not respond to a request for comment, nor did his lawyer, Stephen Ellis. In a response to The Canadian Press, Mr. Ellis said his client has “no animosity toward the Jewish faith as a collective group,” noting that he was referring specifically to Jewish white defenders — not Jews in general. Mr. Trudeau previously addressed the controversy on Aug. 23, in a brief response to a reporter’s question. He called the comments “unacceptable”. After Mr. Trudeau’s remarks on Tuesday, Conservative MP Daniel Albas repeated his earlier calls for the Prime Minister to make an official statement denouncing Mr. Marouf’s comments. “This should not be an unreasonable or partisan expectation of our Prime Minister,” he tweeted. In April, CMAC announced a series of consultations entitled “Building an Anti-Racism Strategy for Canadian Broadcasting: Conversation & Convergence,” funded by Canadian Heritage’s Anti-Racism Action Program. The press release included quotes from Mr Marouf and Ahmed Hussen, the federal Minister for Housing and Diversity and Inclusion. In a statement last week, Mr Hussen acknowledged Mr Marouf’s comments, saying he and his team were working to “correct this matter immediately”. The next day, on August 22, Mr. Hussen said in a second statement that CMAC’s funding had been cut and its work suspended. In his remarks on Tuesday, Mr. Trudeau reiterated that the federal government has stopped CMAC funding and said the government is in the process of doing a “full review” to ensure the agency does not receive any more government funding. He also said the government was putting in place better procedures “to ensure that no other organizations or hateful individuals slip through the bounties.” For subscribers: Get exclusive political news and analysis by subscribing to Political information.

title: “Justin Trudeau Condemns Comments Made By Consultant On Federally Funded Project Says Full Review Underway Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-22” author: “Stacey Mcgriff”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned offensive comments by a consultant working on a federally funded anti-racism program, but is facing criticism for not speaking out more forcefully. “We cannot accept racism, hatred and anger – especially not government-sponsored,” Mr Trudeau said on Tuesday when asked by a reporter about comments by Laith Marouf, senior adviser to the Community Media Advocacy Center (CMAC). , don’t. – for-profit organization. “It is absolutely unacceptable that federal dollars go to this organization that has demonstrated xenophobia, racism and anti-Semitism,” Mr. Trudeau added. Some of Mr Marouf’s tweets and other social media posts have been widely criticized as anti-Semitic and offensive to the French. The issue was raised publicly in July 2021, on the personal website of Mark Goldberg, a telecommunications consultant. Clips of Mr Marouf’s comments, in which he uses derogatory terms such as “frogs” and “Jewish white supremacists”, began to circulate widely on social media earlier this month. CMAC received more than $130,000 last year from Canadian Heritage to work on an anti-racism strategy for Canadian broadcasting. The emergence of Mr Marouf’s comments has fueled public anger against the federal government and raised questions about vetting procedures for those he works with – especially given that Mr Marouf was working on an anti-racism project. A Twitter account that appears to belong to Mr Marouf has been set to private, as has an account registered in his name on the Russian social networking site VK. Another Twitter account that appears to have belonged to him was suspended last year. Mr. Marouf did not respond to a request for comment, nor did his lawyer, Stephen Ellis. In a response to The Canadian Press, Mr. Ellis said his client has “no animosity toward the Jewish faith as a collective group,” noting that he was referring specifically to Jewish white defenders — not Jews in general. Mr. Trudeau previously addressed the controversy on Aug. 23, in a brief response to a reporter’s question. He called the comments “unacceptable”. After Mr. Trudeau’s remarks on Tuesday, Conservative MP Daniel Albas repeated his earlier calls for the Prime Minister to make an official statement denouncing Mr. Marouf’s comments. “This should not be an unreasonable or partisan expectation of our Prime Minister,” he tweeted. In April, CMAC announced a series of consultations entitled “Building an Anti-Racism Strategy for Canadian Broadcasting: Conversation & Convergence,” funded by Canadian Heritage’s Anti-Racism Action Program. The press release included quotes from Mr Marouf and Ahmed Hussen, the federal Minister for Housing and Diversity and Inclusion. In a statement last week, Mr Hussen acknowledged Mr Marouf’s comments, saying he and his team were working to “correct this matter immediately”. The next day, on August 22, Mr. Hussen said in a second statement that CMAC’s funding had been cut and its work suspended. In his remarks on Tuesday, Mr. Trudeau reiterated that the federal government has stopped CMAC funding and said the government is in the process of doing a “full review” to ensure the agency does not receive any more government funding. He also said the government was putting in place better procedures “to ensure that no other organizations or hateful individuals slip through the bounties.” For subscribers: Get exclusive political news and analysis by subscribing to Political information.

title: “Justin Trudeau Condemns Comments Made By Consultant On Federally Funded Project Says Full Review Underway Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-04” author: “Marie Harris”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned offensive comments by a consultant working on a federally funded anti-racism program, but is facing criticism for not speaking out more forcefully. “We cannot accept racism, hatred and anger – especially not government-sponsored,” Mr Trudeau said on Tuesday when asked by a reporter about comments by Laith Marouf, senior adviser to the Community Media Advocacy Center (CMAC). , don’t. – for-profit organization. “It is absolutely unacceptable that federal dollars go to this organization that has demonstrated xenophobia, racism and anti-Semitism,” Mr. Trudeau added. Some of Mr Marouf’s tweets and other social media posts have been widely criticized as anti-Semitic and offensive to the French. The issue was raised publicly in July 2021, on the personal website of Mark Goldberg, a telecommunications consultant. Clips of Mr Marouf’s comments, in which he uses derogatory terms such as “frogs” and “Jewish white supremacists”, began to circulate widely on social media earlier this month. CMAC received more than $130,000 last year from Canadian Heritage to work on an anti-racism strategy for Canadian broadcasting. The emergence of Mr Marouf’s comments has fueled public anger against the federal government and raised questions about vetting procedures for those he works with – especially given that Mr Marouf was working on an anti-racism project. A Twitter account that appears to belong to Mr Marouf has been set to private, as has an account registered in his name on the Russian social networking site VK. Another Twitter account that appears to have belonged to him was suspended last year. Mr. Marouf did not respond to a request for comment, nor did his lawyer, Stephen Ellis. In a response to The Canadian Press, Mr. Ellis said his client has “no animosity toward the Jewish faith as a collective group,” noting that he was referring specifically to Jewish white defenders — not Jews in general. Mr. Trudeau previously addressed the controversy on Aug. 23, in a brief response to a reporter’s question. He called the comments “unacceptable”. After Mr. Trudeau’s remarks on Tuesday, Conservative MP Daniel Albas repeated his earlier calls for the Prime Minister to make an official statement denouncing Mr. Marouf’s comments. “This should not be an unreasonable or partisan expectation of our Prime Minister,” he tweeted. In April, CMAC announced a series of consultations entitled “Building an Anti-Racism Strategy for Canadian Broadcasting: Conversation & Convergence,” funded by Canadian Heritage’s Anti-Racism Action Program. The press release included quotes from Mr Marouf and Ahmed Hussen, the federal Minister for Housing and Diversity and Inclusion. In a statement last week, Mr Hussen acknowledged Mr Marouf’s comments, saying he and his team were working to “correct this matter immediately”. The next day, on August 22, Mr. Hussen said in a second statement that CMAC’s funding had been cut and its work suspended. In his remarks on Tuesday, Mr. Trudeau reiterated that the federal government has stopped CMAC funding and said the government is in the process of doing a “full review” to ensure the agency does not receive any more government funding. He also said the government was putting in place better procedures “to ensure that no other organizations or hateful individuals slip through the bounties.” For subscribers: Get exclusive political news and analysis by subscribing to Political information.

title: “Justin Trudeau Condemns Comments Made By Consultant On Federally Funded Project Says Full Review Underway Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-04” author: “Ronald Barr”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned offensive comments by a consultant working on a federally funded anti-racism program, but is facing criticism for not speaking out more forcefully. “We cannot accept racism, hatred and anger – especially not government-sponsored,” Mr Trudeau said on Tuesday when asked by a reporter about comments by Laith Marouf, senior adviser to the Community Media Advocacy Center (CMAC). , don’t. – for-profit organization. “It is absolutely unacceptable that federal dollars go to this organization that has demonstrated xenophobia, racism and anti-Semitism,” Mr. Trudeau added. Some of Mr Marouf’s tweets and other social media posts have been widely criticized as anti-Semitic and offensive to the French. The issue was raised publicly in July 2021, on the personal website of Mark Goldberg, a telecommunications consultant. Clips of Mr Marouf’s comments, in which he uses derogatory terms such as “frogs” and “Jewish white supremacists”, began to circulate widely on social media earlier this month. CMAC received more than $130,000 last year from Canadian Heritage to work on an anti-racism strategy for Canadian broadcasting. The emergence of Mr Marouf’s comments has fueled public anger against the federal government and raised questions about vetting procedures for those he works with – especially given that Mr Marouf was working on an anti-racism project. A Twitter account that appears to belong to Mr Marouf has been set to private, as has an account registered in his name on the Russian social networking site VK. Another Twitter account that appears to have belonged to him was suspended last year. Mr. Marouf did not respond to a request for comment, nor did his lawyer, Stephen Ellis. In a response to The Canadian Press, Mr. Ellis said his client has “no animosity toward the Jewish faith as a collective group,” noting that he was referring specifically to Jewish white defenders — not Jews in general. Mr. Trudeau previously addressed the controversy on Aug. 23, in a brief response to a reporter’s question. He called the comments “unacceptable”. After Mr. Trudeau’s remarks on Tuesday, Conservative MP Daniel Albas repeated his earlier calls for the Prime Minister to make an official statement denouncing Mr. Marouf’s comments. “This should not be an unreasonable or partisan expectation of our Prime Minister,” he tweeted. In April, CMAC announced a series of consultations entitled “Building an Anti-Racism Strategy for Canadian Broadcasting: Conversation & Convergence,” funded by Canadian Heritage’s Anti-Racism Action Program. The press release included quotes from Mr Marouf and Ahmed Hussen, the federal Minister for Housing and Diversity and Inclusion. In a statement last week, Mr Hussen acknowledged Mr Marouf’s comments, saying he and his team were working to “correct this matter immediately”. The next day, on August 22, Mr. Hussen said in a second statement that CMAC’s funding had been cut and its work suspended. In his remarks on Tuesday, Mr. Trudeau reiterated that the federal government has stopped CMAC funding and said the government is in the process of doing a “full review” to ensure the agency does not receive any more government funding. He also said the government was putting in place better procedures “to ensure that no other organizations or hateful individuals slip through the bounties.” For subscribers: Get exclusive political news and analysis by subscribing to Political information.