If there had been a need to pressure the government, that would have to have been done by the Department of Foreign Affairs. As you know, involving oneself in the internal politics of another country is always a delicate matter.
February 5th, 2008 / 10:50 a.m.
Conservative
Josée Verner Conservative Louis-Saint-Laurent, QC
If there had been a need to pressure the government, that would have to have been done by the Department of Foreign Affairs. As you know, involving oneself in the internal politics of another country is always a delicate matter.
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