Open this photo in gallery: Former justice minister David Lametti has questioned whether Birju Dattani is fit to lead the Canadian Human Rights Commission, since he has not been forthcoming about his past activities.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press Canada’s new human-rights chief faced fresh pressure to resign Thursday after a former justice minister questioned whether he is fit for the role and Jewish groups issued a joint statement urging the current Justice Minister to rescind Birju Dattani’s job offer. Mr. Dattani, who was appointed this month by Justice Minister Arif Virani as the new chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights...