US EditionCanada’s Envoy for Combatting Antisemitism Deborah Lyons Leaving Post Early
CANADA, JUL 17 – Deborah Lyons departs early after addressing anti-Jewish hate and Holocaust remembrance amid rising tensions following the Israel-Hamas conflict, without citing reasons for her exit.
- On July 17, Deborah Lyons announced in Ottawa that she is stepping down, three months before her term expires.
- She was the second envoy, succeeding Irwin Cotler, appointed nine days after the Oct. 7, 2023 rampage, and began in October 2023.
- Her office’s budget doubled with $7.3 million added, while Lyons also highlighted the July 8 report on sexual violence.
- Canada’s Holocaust heritage leaders reacted, with Jarniewski saying `she will truly be missed by her colleagues here and around the world,` while Cotler told The CJN `I regret that Deborah Lyons is leaving her post`.
- In her parting message, Lyons said `the fight against antisemitism is a fight for a better Canada`, adding concern about how support for one community can be seen as minimizing another.
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Le Journal de QuebecCanada's special envoy for the fight against anti-Semitism announced his resignation "with great sadness."
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