OTTAWA — The Liberal government says it will from now on refer to the Islamic State as Daesh. The terrorist group, which is also known as ISIL or ISIS, is being described in government communications and ministerial speeches as ‘Daesh,’ a term that reportedly angers the so-called Islamic State.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a press conference, May 2016. (Photo: Koji Ueda/The Associated Press) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau noticeably used the term last Friday during his press conference in Saguenay, Que., referring to Canada’s military mission in Iraq as our part in the “coalition against Daesh.” On Monday, Trudeau’s office referred questions about language to Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion’s office. Global Affairs is charged with ensuring that the government of Canada uses the same language overseas to describe the Islamic State. “ISIL is no state and never will be,” Chantal Gagnon, Dion’s press secretary told HuffPost. “Daesh is also an increasingly common name that is understood more widely throughout the region.” “ISIL is no state and never will be." Last week, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale announced in the preamble of a departmental report on Canada’s terrorism threat that the term “Daesh” would be used throughout the document. “This group is neither Islamic nor a state, and so will be referred to as Daesh (its Arabic acronym) in this Report,” he wrote. Department of National Defence spokesman Daniel LeBouthillier said DND is also “transitioning to Daesh.” Press releases from earlier in August and a ministerial speech from June use the term. Canada’s allies – the United States, Britain, and France – have already adopted the term. The Conservative party has also been using “Daesh” in its communications with the public and in fundraising emails for several months.