Government expected to announce office Feb. 19 at a facility in Vaughan, Ontario.
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The Harper government is expected to announce its Office of Religious Freedom next week at an Ahmadiyya Muslim community facility in suburban Toronto, Embassy has learned.
The announcement is set to take place Feb. 19 at the Aiwan Tahir, a multi-purpose centre in Vaughan, Ontario. The centre was built by the Ahmadiyya Muslim community and inaugurated in July 2012.
It will come nearly two years after the Conservative Party first proposed the idea in its 2011 federal election campaign platform.
“It’s a big event…it’s a whole announcement of the Office of Religious Freedom,” said Farhan Khokhar, national secretary of communication for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Canada. Mr. Khokhar said it was a “formal announcement” and that “all stakeholders will be present.” AMCC President Lal Khan Malik said he would be in attendance.
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I hope Mr. Prime Minister on Tuesday articulates the mandate of the office of religious freedom. This is necessary so as to prevent this office from becoming a convenient political tool of government.