Canada Can't Stand Alone Against Burma

ASEAN Meeting in Toronto draws fire for including Myanmar

Published May 4, 2005

The federal government's invitation to Burmese delegates to attend a meeting in Toronto this week designed to strengthen commercial ties with Southeast Asia drew heavy fire from groups that strongly oppose the country's military regime.

The involvement of Burma could be perceived as Canada's validation of an oppressive military junta that has ruled with an iron fist since 1990 when it refused to cede...

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