More Canadian soldiers killed themselves in 2008 than the year before, but the overall suicide rate has remained steady throughout the war in Afghanistan, says a military study. Newly released Defence Department documents show 15 active-duty members of the military took their own lives last year, a rate of 23 per 100,000. In 2007 there [...]
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Gadhafi tells Canadians, you’re not welcome in Libya
By Terry Pedwell (CP) – Oct 25, 2009 OTTAWA — Canadian travellers have been told they’re not welcome in Libya, in an apparent reprisal for Canada’s near tongue-lashing of Moammar Gadhafi. Gadhafi cancelled a planned stopover in Newfoundland last month after the Harper government made public its intention to scold the Libyan leader over the [...]
Liberals call on Minister Cannon to help Canadian citizen Mohamed Kohail during Saudi Arabia visit
OTTAWA – Liberal MP Dan McTeague, Official Opposition Critic for Consular Services, called on the Minister of Foreign Affairs to visit Canadian citizen Mohamed Kohail in prison during the Minister’s trip to Saudi Arabia. “Mr. Kohail has been in jail almost three years,” said Mr. McTeague. “He is facing execution without a fair trial and [...]
Veterans Letter
Attached is a story today in the Toronto Sun concerning the plight of Petty Officer Robert Leroux, and other veterans who have been put through bureaucratic hoops and unimaginable delays in order to get their proper pension and medical care benefits after they have served Canada with distinction in Afghanistan.
Brenda Martin Transfer of Offender Treaty
Scarborough, ON—Dan McTeague, Official Opposition Critic for Consular Affairs, is calling upon the Conservative Government to move swiftly to have Brenda Martin transferred to Canada under the existing transfer of offender treaty between the two countries.
