Office Of Religious Freedom: Tahir Hall

Toronto Suburb Dept: The announcement at Tahir Hall in the Toronto suburb of Vaughan will fulfil a two-year-old promise that has seen its fair share of controversy since it was first proposed during the 2011 federal election, according to Montreal Gazette. But critics have worried about the government picking and choosing which religions the $20-million office defends, and using the institution as a tool for domestic political gain and oTTAWA Prime Minister Stephen Harper will unveil the government s long-awaited Office of Religious Freedom and name Canada s first religious freedom ambassador at a Toronto-area Ahmadiyya Muslim community centre on Tuesday. The government has pointed to a growing body of literature linking religious freedom with democratic rights and societal well-being to justify making the safeguarding of religious minorities abroad a key tenet of Canadian foreign policy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.