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Canada to match donations to Red Cross for Morocco earthquake relief

Canada to match donations to Red Cross for Morocco earthquake relief

Canada has announced a matching fund with the Canadian Red Cross to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of disaster-affected populations in Morocco. Every donation made by individuals to the Canadian Red Cross from September 8 to 28, 2023, will be matched up to a maximum of $3 million. “Canada

Statement by Minister Hussen on the International Day to Combat Islamophobia

Statement by Minister Hussen on the International Day to Combat Islamophobia

Today, on the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, we stand in solidarity with Muslim communities across Canada and around the world. We reaffirm our commitment to take action to denounce and tackle Islamophobia, hate-fuelled violence, and systemic discrimination whenever and wherever it occurs. Diversity is a fact, but inclusion is

Government calls for applications to fill the new position of Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia

Government calls for applications to fill the new position of Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia

Today, Ahmed Hussen, Canada's Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, invited applicants to submit their candidacy for the new position of Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, has been posted on the Governor in Council Appointments website. The Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia will serve as a champion, advisor, expert

Ahmed Hussen and Omar Alghabra return to cabinet

Ahmed Hussen and Omar Alghabra return to cabinet

Ahmed Hussen and Omar Alghabra have been returned to the cabinet that was announced today ahead of the Canadian Parliament's Nov. 22 return. Omar Alghabra remains Minister of Transport and Ahmed Hussen becomes Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion. “Honoured to continue serving Canadians in Cabinet as Minister of

Ahmed Hussen appointed Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Ahmed Hussen appointed Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Ahmed Hussen was appointed to the Canadian cabinet today as the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship. Ahmed Hussen came to Canada as a refugee from Mogadishu, Somalia, when he was a teenager. A lawyer and community activist, Hussen became the first Somali-Canadian to be elected to the House of