Birju Dattani was appointed chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, but resigned after an investigation determined he did not "directly disclose" the anti-Israel nature of his work as a graduate student nearly a decade ago.Photo by LinkedIn / Handout

'It raises an eyebrow': Embattled federal human rights pick lists job he never did on resume

Birju Dattani was appointed as head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission back in June, but resigned before starting the job in August

by · National Post

OTTAWA — The federal government’s former pick for head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission who resigned before actually starting the job is now listing the title on his resume. 

Birju Dattani was appointed as chief commissioner back in June, but resigned before starting the job in August after an investigation determined he did not “directly disclose” the anti-Israel nature of his work as a graduate student nearly a decade ago.