Harper to boycott Commonwealth summit
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has used the platform of one international leaders' summit to fire a torpedo into the hull of another.
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Sri Lanka has criticized Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's decision to boycott a Commonwealth summit in the island nation next month over its human rights record.
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Queen Elizabeth II opened the Commonwealth summit Friday on the Mediterranean island of Malta - a meeting that will focus on climate change and the threat of extremist violence.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has not even left the country for his latest international trip — a three-country, nine-day tour which begins Thursday — and he is already under fire for this travel.
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View ArticleCanada aims to use Commonwealth summit to address impact of Russian war: Goodale
This will be the first time Commonwealth Heads of Government have met in person since 2018. The 2020 summit, like most events, was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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