New Liberal MP-elect led group that denied Armenian genocide, but backs feds’ recognition

Canada has officially recognized the Armenian genocide since 2006.

Liberal MP-elect Sima Acan, left, with Prime Minister Mark Carney during the recent federal election campaign. Photograph courtesy of X/Sima Acan

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BY NEIL MOSS

May 14, 2025

The office of newly elected Liberal representative Sima Acan says she wasn't involved in a 2023 statement by a Turkish group for which she served as president that denied the Armenian genocide, and that Acan supports the government's official position.

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