Three Canadian Jewish groups have called for the removal of Birju Dattani from his upcoming appointment as head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) over his alleged association with people linked to terror groups and history of antisemitic statements.

The federal government said this week that it is investigating Dattani’s “potentially troubling statements” that came to light after his new role was announced. Dattani is scheduled to take over as chief commissioner of the CHRC&nbsp;on Aug. 8.

CIJA, B'nai Brith and the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies say he is unfit for the role.{ai:summary}Canadian Jewish groups push to oust Birju Dattani from CHRC due to terror ties and anti-Semitism, as government investigates his troubling statements before upcoming appointment. #politics

Three Canadian Jewish groups call for removal of incoming human rights commissioner

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