Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Calls On UN To Rethink Appointment of Anti-Israel Canadian to Investigate Israel

"Canada's foreign affairs minister is questioning the appointment of a Canadian law professor to a key United Nations job.

Stephane Dion is calling on the UN Human Rights Council to review the appointment of Western University law professor Michael Lynk as its Special Rapporteur on human rights in Palestine...

Dion made his call in a tweet on Friday... Dion did not elaborate on Twitter, but the minister's office said he is concerned about past statements Lynk has made, noting that the Ontario professor would have applied on his own to be a UN Special Rapporteur.

'They are not nominated by their states and anyone can apply directly to the UN; this candidate was not put forward by Canada and does not represent the views of this government,' Dion's office said in an emailed statement..."