OTTAWA — The Liberals all but flipped off the lights on Canada’s Office of Religious Freedoms, voting Monday against a Tory motion to keep open the controversial post and saying that its stand alone status is over.
The writing has been on the wall for the office since the Liberals took power in November and were made aware its mandate and funding will expire at the end of this month. They’ve been signalling no new funding for the office in Tuesday’s budget.
The office had been set up by the previous Conservative government in 2013, given its own ambassador and $5 …read more
Source: National Newswatch
