Taiwan building political bonds one MP at a time

Published October 12, 2011

On Oct. 5, Ottawa witnessed one of the most well attended diplomatic parties in months, drawing in a whopping 68 MPs and seven senators, according to its host.

In what appears to be a show of political firepower unmatched by other foreign missions as of late, the commemoration of the Centennial of Taiwan managed to draw no less than four big gun cabinet ministers—Tony Clement, Vic Toews, Diane...