Outremont MP Rachel Bendayan makes history as first Sephardi woman to join federal cabinet
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She takes over the official languages portfolio, and will also be associate minister of public safety.
Jewish leaders welcome Canada’s decision to convene a second national antisemitism forum
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Announcement comes the same week as repeated attacks struck a Montreal synagogue and Toronto school.