Office of Religious Freedom

The office was certainly flawed, writes Evan Solomon. But the core concept was sound.

The prepared text of John Baird’s speech to an audience in London, England today.

The CBC considers the government’s new office of religious freedom.

To the Conservative campaign now, specifically to the Canadian Coptic Centre in Mississauga, where Mr. Harper wished to highlight his promise to establish an Office of Religious Freedom within the Department of Foreign Affairs. Behind him a Canadian flag, all around him, as the official news release describes it, “an enthusiastic and diverse crowd.”