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The National | Feb 18, 2013 | 2:30

Defending religious freedom

Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to announce the ambassador of the new Office of Religious Freedom on Tuesday. Leslie MacKinnon explains why the office took 2 years to come to fruition

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