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February 18, 2013

Globe and Mail: Key immigration role urged for new religious-freedom ambassador

by Barrie McKenna
The Globe and Mail

An evangelical Christian leader wants the federal government’s new ambassador for religious freedom to play a central role in screening refugees and immigrants fleeing religious persecution.

Nearly two years after promising to name Canada’s first ambassador for religious freedom, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to make the long-delayed announcement Tuesday at a Toronto-area mosque and community centre.

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