Feds probe ‘disturbing’ tweets by consultant on government-funded anti-racism projectOTTAWA — The federal diversity minister says he's taking action over "disturbing" tweets by a senior consultant on an anti-racism project that received $133,000 from his department. Ahmed Hussen has asked Canadian Heritage to “look closely at the situation" after what he called “unacceptable behaviour” by Laith Marouf, a senior consultant involved in the government-funded project to combat racism in broadcasting. Last year, the Community Media Advocacy Centre received a $133,800 Heritage Department grant to build an anti-racism strategy for Canadian broadcasting. He expressed gratitude to “Canadian Heritage for their partnership and trust imposed on us," saying that CMAC commits to "ensuring the successful and responsible execution of the project." That is why I have asked Canadian Heritage to look closely at the situation involving disturbing comments made by the individual in question.

Source: CBC News August 19, 2022 09:37 UTC