Alberta : Apna Punjab Media: The federal government is looking into allegations the Polish government has dismissed one of its diplomats over their refusal to gather information on the social and political activities of former Alberta cabinet minister Thomas Lukaszuk”This is a violation of international diplomatic protocols and agreements. This definitely infringes on my human rights or my charter rights,” Lukaszuk told in an interview.
I would never expect that Polish diplomacy would be engaging in such activities… Any random ministry cannot simply surveil Polish Canadians abroad. Lukaszuk, who served as deputy premier in former Progressive Conservative premier Alison Redford’s government, believes he’s a target for his activism against a controversial Polish pastor, Father Tadeusz Rydzyk, who has private radio and television stations in Poland.
Rydzyk has been criticized for sermons with homophobic and anti-Semitic views, as well as preaching against abortion and the European Union.
In 2020, Lukaszuk — a regular Alberta politics commentator— and Jewish advocacy group B’nai Brith successfully pushed for the Edmonton archdiocese to forbid Rydzyk from delivering sermons during a visit, and for a Toronto radio station to stop carrying programs from Rydzyk’s station, Radio Maryja.
Lukaszuk said for years he dismissed rumours that the Polish foreign affairs department was soliciting information about him and directing individuals to also gather information about him.
Canadian government probing allegations Poland wanted to surveil former Alberta cabinet minister

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