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Attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan

Ottawa, Ontario, January 15, 2006 — Prime Minister Paul Martin issued the following statement on the news that Glyn Berry of the Canadian Foreign Service was tragically killed, and three Canadian soldiers wounded, in a terrorist attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

News release

Softwood Lumber


Letter of condolence from Ambassador Frank McKenna

January 4, 2006 — “It is with profound sadness that I offer my condolences to you and all citizens of West Virginia over the loss of lives by the mining disaster in Tallmansville.”

Letter to Gov. Joe Manchin
Letter to Sen. Robert Byrd
Letter to Sen. John Rockefeller
Letter to Rep. Shelley Moore Capito

Arctic Refuge

Ottawa, Ontario, December 22, 2005 — "Canada has long argued that drilling in the Arctic Refuge would have a devastating impact on the Porcupine caribou herd, which migrates annually to the refuge from Canada to calve, and on which the Gwich'in First Nations communities depend for their sustenance, culture and way of life" — Prime Minister Paul Martin

Full statement

Ambassador McKenna's letter to Senator Conrad Burns

December 20, 2005 — “None of the 9/11 hijackers entered the United States through Canada.”

Ambassador McKenna's letter
Senator Burns' response

Inauguration of Afghan Parliament

Ottawa, Ontario, December 19, 2005 — “Canada congratulates the newly elected Afghan parliament on convening for the first time.”

News Release


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2006-01-16
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