The federal government's appointment of Amira Elghawaby as its first special representative on combating Islamophobia has caused an uproar in Quebec and raised eyebrows elsewhere in the country.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called out federal security and tax agencies during a national summit on Islamophobia, saying they must do more to put an end to anti-Muslim sentiments in Canada.
A board member with the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, an arms−length federal government agency with a mandate to combat racial discrimination, is now in jeopardy of losing her post.