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Diane Ablonczy

373 Days In Lebanese Prison And Ottawa Didn't Lift A Finger: Farmer

CP | Kevin Bissett, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.27.2012 | Canada Politics
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DRUMMOND, N.B. - During the 373 days he spent in a Lebanese jail on allegations he tried to export rotten potatoes to Algeria, Henk Tepper says the da...

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Budget Watchdog Off The Leash, Says Baird

CP | Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.19.2012 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - The independent parliamentary budget office the Harper Conservatives conceived, created and staffed has overstepped its mandate, Foreign Affa...

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Canada's Foreign Affairs Department Gets Odd Requests From Abroad

CBC | Posted 02.27.2012 | Canada Politics
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Canadian consular officials can replace a lost passport, contact your relatives when you need help while abroad, and provide advice on me...

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Ottawa Could Free Potato Farmer Jailed In Beirut With A Letter

CBC | Posted 02.21.2012 | Canada
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A letter from the federal government counters the claims of an expert in international law about how to free N.B. potato farmer Henk Tepp...

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Ottawa Pushes Mexico To Do More After Canadian Deaths

CP | Jonathan Montpetit, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.11.2011 | Canada Politics
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MONTREAL - The federal government wants countries popular with sun-seeking tourists to do more to investigate crimes involving Canadian citizens.Diane...

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Kids Among Canadians Jailed In Saudi Arabia

CBC | Posted 12.06.2011 | Canada Politics
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A Canadian citizen, his wife and two young children are in prison in Saudi Arabia, says a Liberal MP who is demanding to know why the fede...

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Is There a Wrong Way to Get Women Into Politics?

Jarrah Hodge | Posted 09.01.2011 | Canada
Read More: Female Conservatives, Womens Rights, Women in Politics, Louann Brizendine, Diane Ablonczy, Feminism, Anne Fausto-Sterling, Carolyn Bennett, Michele Bachmann, Rona Ambrose, Female Politicians, Canada News
Jarrah Hodge

The very argument that women are innately good at nurturing is anti-feminist. It's actually the same argument that's been used to keep women out of politics, making sure that when mothers run for office they get questioned about how they're making sure their children are taken care of.

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