Trudeau names Cotler as Canada’s special envoy on combating antisemitism

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Irwin Cotler as Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism, the prime minister’s office said on Wednesday.The office said that the Canadian government has shifted a bit of focus to “reinforcing and strengthening Canada’s efforts to advance Holocaust education, remembrance and research,” in addition to stamping out antisemitism to protect human rights domestically and abroad.”With a longstanding record of leadership in the fight against racism, antisemitism, and hate, and extensive experience in human rights…

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