The recently appointed chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) is on leave from work before officially taking on the role amid controversies around his appointment.
This comes after the Department of Justice Canada received an independent fact-finding review of the issues around Birju Dattani’s appointment, said Arif Virani, minister of justice and attorney general of Canada.
“While I carefully consider this matter, Mr. Dattani has agreed to take leave at this time,” he said in a statement on Wednesday.
