The Prime Minister’s Office knew about an anti-racism consultant’s derogatory tweets a month before the government cancelled a $133,000 contract in which he played a key role
The Prime Minister’s Office knew about an anti-racism consultant’s derogatory tweets about “Jewish white supremacists” a month before the government cancelled a $133,000 contract in which he played a key role.
On Aug. 30, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau publicly condemned Mr. Marouf’s tweets and said the government had acted swiftly. He told reporters it was “absolutely unacceptable that federal dollars have gone to this organization that has demonstrated xenophobia, racism and antisemitism.” “It’s surprising that it took a month for the most senior officials to respond publicly,” he said. “I have trouble thinking that any other minority groups would have had the same difficulty getting attention.”
Arevig Afarian, a spokeswoman for Mr. Hussen, confirmed that the Minister’s office had contacted the PMO. “When the Prime Minister’s office was first made aware by the Minister’s Office of a disturbing comment by an individual, it was agreed that the matter was serious and the department’s officials needed to get to the bottom of it,” she said.
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