The federal government plans to get rid of two key offices combatting religious discrimination, merging them into a single Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion. The Offices of the Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia and the Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism will both be abolished. WATCH | Minister says move isn't about cutting costs: Replacing offices combatting Islamophobia, antisemitism 'the next step' to new advisory council: Miller | Duration 1:38 Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is set to replace special envoy positions on combating Islamophobia and antisemitism, both created by former prime minister Justin Trudeau, with a new Advisory Council on Rights, Equity and Inclusion. The NCCM also said it is concerned by the dissolution of the Office on Combatting Antisemitism. In a statement Wednesday, the department said "the composition of the advisory council will be announced at a later date."

Source: CBC News February 05, 2026 17:03 UTC