Fast quietly meets fellow Mennonites in Paraguay

Published July 6, 2011

Canada shares a unique cultural relationship with Paraguay: of the 28,000 Mennonites there, close to 10,000 have Canadian citizenship.

The reason is due to unique historical circumstances. But it is also an avenue to boost relations with the South American country that the Harper government has previously explored, with Paraguayan-born Mennonite and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews highlighting the connection...