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May 25, 2016

Catholic agencies welcome new Office of Freedom and Human Rights

Catholic agencies are relieved that the new Office of Freedom, Human Rights and Inclusion will take over concerns about religious freedom. Andrew Bennett’s three-year term as religious freedom ambassador ended in March.

OTTAWA – The Office of Religious Freedom is gone but it has not been entirely forgotten by the government that closed it.

Published in Canada
November 25, 2015

Advocates fear fate of religious freedom office under Liberals

Andrew Bennett, Canada’s religious freedom ambassador, faces an uncertain future along with the Office of Religious Freedom

OTTAWA - The fate of Andrew Bennett and the Office of Religious Freedom is up in the air as the office was not included in the Prime Minister’s mandate letter to the Foreign Affairs Minister. Government silence has advocates for religious freedom worried about where religious freedom stands with the new Prime Minister.

Published in Canada