Federal Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly says her controversial pick for the position of official languages commissioner is withdrawing her candidacy. Joly, a Montreal-area MP, told reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons that Meilleur informed her of her decision today. Madeleine Meilleur is no longer in the running to be the country's official languages commissioner. "The prime minister has embarrassed the heritage minister and he's embarrassed himself," Conservative House leader Candice Bergen added. - Kevin Arseneau, president of the Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-BrunswickChambers said his organization may still submit a complaint to the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, as it believes the nomination process was "clearly" at odds with requirements set out in the Official Languages Act.

Source: CBC News June 07, 2017 18:29 UTC