Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s first special representative on combatting Islamophobia, is facing calls — including from Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet — to either resign or be fired. She was appointed to the job only one week ago. Global’s Felicia Parrillo explains what’s fuelling the backlash against Elghawaby.
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