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The Gazetteer (Free subscription) | yesterday
SellingCanadiansDownTheirOwnPrivate CrazyRiverVille From the Big Willbowski: The story starts in 2008. Liberal MP Gerry Byrne prepared a motion calling on the government to introduce an airline passenger’s bill of rights. Travellers would be guaranteed remedies for lost bags, unreasonable delays or overbooked flights. The model was similar to protection in Europe... {snippety-doo-dah} ...MPs...
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GayandRight (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Good for Canada to show continued leadership on the world stage... Iran claimed effective victory over Canada at the United Nations on Friday as a majority of world countries refused to support a Canadian-led bid to censure the Islamic republic over its human rights record. The vote in a key 192-member committee of the UN General Assembly passed with 74 countries in favour, 48 against with 59 abstentions....
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Full Comment (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Just a day after Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged that respect for women's rights is among his top agenda items, Afghan diplomats at the United Nations will oppose a Canadian-led bid to highlight serious human rights abuse in Iran. As if that's not enough, Afghanistan and other states will side with Iran's bid to avoid censure after votes in another part of the UN Thursday saw Arab and Muslim...
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Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
More from Lawrence Cannon. The commanding Canadian general takes a slightly different position. The Canadian general who commands all forces overseas said Thursday in Kandahar City that he was not able to speak to Mr. Colvin’s specific charges because he was not in charge at the time. “What for me is important is that there is due [...]
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Morton's Musings (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
This story reflects, perhaps, a reality of politics. Sometimes Ministers have to be publicly support policy that privately they disagree with. As a reality that is as reality but when the duplicity is revealed it looks awful: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html'id=2229584 Transport minister tried to kill passenger rights bill despite publicly supporting it Sarah Schmidt, Canwest News...
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rediff News (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Accompanying Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on his first-ever official visit to India are Foreign Affairs minister Lawrence Cannon, Minister for International Trade Stockwell Day and Parliamentary Secretary to Foreign Affairs Minister Deepak Obhrai.
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rediff News (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is scheduled to visit India next week, will be accompanied by Foreign Affairs minister Lawrence Cannon, Minister for International Trade Stockwell Day and Parliamentary Secretary to Foreign Affairs Minister Deepak Obhrai. "Such a high powered delegation should speak volumes that we, our government, are laying all emphasis possible on our relations with...
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Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says lingering confusion over Canada's inspection system is to blame for South Korea's longstanding beef ban — and he's calling on the country to put science ahead of blind emotion.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Canada will host the foreign ministers meeting of the G8 countries in March 2010 to prepare for a G8 summit later that year, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon announced Friday. The meeting will be held on March 29-30 in the city of Gatineau, which is located on the opposite side of the Ottawa River overlooking capital Ottawa and belongs to Quebec province, Cannon announced at a press conference in Gatineau....
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CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Striking workers from the Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum occupied a consituency office of Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon in Buckingham, Que., Friday, demanding that he use his clout in cabinet to help put an end to their seven-week strike.
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WindsorCityBlog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Just released from the Ambassador Bridge Company: "Media friends and bridge inspection mavens: Many of you covered the flap a couple of weeks ago over the release of the 2007 inspection report for the Ambassador Bridge. I hope we were clear that The Detroit International Bridge Co. was not so concerned about anything the report said about the bridge’s condition itself as we were about trying...
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WindsorCityBlog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Is there a politician around in Canada or the US who will finally stand up and demand that DRIC be killed before more millions are wasted at a time when our economy needs every penny? Why are they so afraid to do the obvious? I am sorry but I am going to sound somewhat "shrill" in this BLOG. Bear with me please and you will understand. You truly will NOT believe what I will tell you. You...