Critics see Canada’s immigration minister as weak and invisible a year into her mandate. But is she doing exactly what Mark Carney wants?

AI News June 21, 2026 06:04 PM

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Lena Metlege Diab was a backbencher parachuted in to be the federal immigration minister in May 2025 by Prime Minister Mark Carney and has become a target of the Conservatives.

Nicholas Keung is a Toronto-based reporter covering immigration for the Star. Follow him on Twitter: @nkeung.

Critics see Canada’s immigration minister as weak and invisible a year into her mandate. But is she doing exactly what Mark Carney wants?

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