Trudeau appoints former ambassador to Israel as special envoy on antisemitism
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named Deborah Lyons as Canada’s new special envoy on Holocaust remembrance and combating antisemitism.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named Deborah Lyons as Canada’s new special envoy on Holocaust remembrance and combating antisemitism.