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Andrew Bennett: Augustine College

Bennett Dept: Andrew Bennett, the Catholic dean of Augustine College, a Christian liberal arts school in Ottawa, has been tasked with promoting religious freedom around the world and monitoring persecution of religious minorities, according to CTV. Harper announced Bennett s appointment at the Ahmadiyya Muslim community centre and mosque in Vaughan, Ont., Tuesday afternoon, where representatives of different faiths had gathered and the federal government has appointed a Christian college dean to head up Canada s new, controversial Office of Religious Freedom. Prime Minister Stephen Harper had promised to establish the office as a branch of the Department of Foreign Affairs during the 2011 federal election campaign. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.