National Post: Canada?s new religious freedom ambassador says he?ll give a louder voice to homegrown values in a ?noisy world?

MAPLE, ONT. ? Andrew P. W. Bennett, Canada?s first ambassador of religious freedom, is a Christian academic studying toward a theology degree in Ottawa, an expert on Scottish devolution, and a government policy analyst with experience in the Privy Council, Export Development Canada and Natural Resources Canada.

With four staff and a $5-million annual budget, his new role is to promote freedom of religion, belief and conscience around the world by ensuring it is reflected in Canada?s foreign policy.

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