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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 07OTTAWA1881 |
G-8: CANADA LOOKING FOR HELP ON THE AFGHAN-PAK [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Foreign Ministry briefed G-8 embassies on its recent mission to the Afghanistan-Pakistan border which was focused on border management, immigration, and counter-narcotics. Under the G-8 border initiative Canada is taking the lead on the piece of the frontier where its [...] |
2007-10-09 12:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CA AF PK |
| 07OTTAWA189 |
CANADA'S NEW ENVIRONMENT MINISTER HITS THE GROUND [...] (C) Summary: Canada's new Environment Minister John Baird seems delighted to have responsibility for the politically charged environmental portfolio which is expected to be a key issue in the national election anticipated for later this year. Already, he has demonstrated his skills on the flo [...] |
2007-02-02 16:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SENV PGOV PINR ENRG CA |
| 07OTTAWA1903 |
NEW CANADIAN PANEL TO REVIEW AFGHAN OPTIONS; [...] (U) Prime Minister Stephen Harper in a mid-morning press conference on October 12 announced the formation of a new "Independent Advisory Panel on Canada's Future Role in Afghanistan." He emphasized that he expects the panel to "provide expert non-partisan advice that will help parliamentar [...] |
2007-10-12 20:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MARR AF CA |
| 07OTTAWA1910 |
OCTOBER 16 THRONE SPEECH: NEW BEGINNING OR AN END? [...] (C) Summary. The government's early evening October 16 Speech from the Throne will lay out the revised agenda of Prime Minister Stephen Harper for the new parliamentary session. The Bloc Quebecois and the New Democratic Party (NDP) are already committed to opposing it. The Liberals therefor [...] |
2007-10-15 19:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV CA |
| 07OTTAWA1922 |
CANADA: MAKING THE CASE FOR THE AFGHAN MISSION [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Canadian body politic is highly conflicted over the Afghan mission, with one poll in September indicating that 68 pct of Canadians want a complete pullout in February 2009 and 56 pct want the troops out even earlier, while an October poll shows that 54 pct want Canadian tr [...] |
2007-10-17 16:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS PGOV CA AF PK |
| 07OTTAWA1924 |
THE HARPER GOVERNMENT'S BLUEPRINT FOR PARLIAMENT [...] (U) In a tradition-heavy ceremony on October 16 that also broke with tradition by taking place in the early evening rather than mid-afternoon, Canada's Governor General opened the new session of Parliament by reading the government's "Speech from the Throne," which lays out clearly the agenda [...] |
2007-10-17 18:04:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON SENV CA |
| 07OTTAWA1928 |
HARPER GOVERNMENT TO SURVIVE THRONE SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary. The Liberal leadership will not seek to bring down the Harper government over the contents of the October 16 Throne Speech, recognizing election fatigue among the voters. The Liberals have charged that the government's comments on Afghanistan were nonetheless too ambiguous, w [...] |
2007-10-17 22:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CA AF |
| 07OTTAWA1932 |
CANADA MAKES AUNG SAN SUU KYI AN HONORARY CITIZEN [...] (U) On October 17, the Parliament of Canada unanimously adopted a motion from Prime Minister Stephen Harper to make Aung San Suu Kyi an honorary Canadian citizen "as a demonstration of Canada's support for the people of Burma in their struggle against the brutal military dictatorship that rules [...] |
2007-10-18 18:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL BM CA |
| 07OTTAWA1954 |
GOC RESPONSE RE 2008 US-CANADA BILATERAL [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche regarding the upcoming Bilateral Consultative Group (BCG) meeting in Washington, Deputy Director for Counterterrorism Yves Beaulieu and Policy Advisor Neil Brennan from the International Crime and Terrorism Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and [...] |
2007-10-22 18:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL CA |
| 07OTTAWA1955 |
OTTAWA OUTLINES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STRATEGY [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 17, the Government of Canada announced a three-step strategy to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR). While short on details and timelines, the strategy addresses several USG's concerns, including conforming Canadian law with the WIPO Inte [...] |
2007-10-22 20:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR |
| 07OTTAWA1956 |
CANADA AGREES TO HCA NEGOTIATIONS MEETINGS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-22 20:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KTIA CWC CA |
| 07OTTAWA1957 |
CANADIAN VIEWS ON NEXT STEPS ON OAS INDIGENOUS [...] (SBU) According to Paul Gibbard, Director of the Office of Aboriginal and Circumpolar Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada shares our views that the OAS Declaration is ill-conceived and is headed for a "train-wreck." Gibbard said that Canada had a number [...] |
2007-10-22 20:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CA |
| 07OTTAWA1958 |
CANADA SEEKS HIGH-LEVEL U.S. PARTICIPATION IN PRT [...] (SBU) Please see action request in para. 4. 2. (SBU) On October 22, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Operations Officer David Fairchild raised the upcoming November 25-27 PRT conference in Lithuania entitled "Provincial Reconstruction [...] |
2007-10-23 15:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS CA AF |
| 07OTTAWA1959 |
PRESSING BOLIVIA TO END SUPPORT FOR IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament Shawn Caza promised on October 22 to seek clearance to instruct Canadian officials in La Paz to urge the Bolivian government to reverse i [...] |
2007-10-23 15:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP IAEA USUN BO IR CA |
| 07OTTAWA1961 |
GOOD PROSPECTS FOR REVISED SECURITY LEGISLATION [...] (U) Summary: The Harper government on October 22 introduced a bill to amend Canada's long-standing system of immigration security certificates in response to a February 2007 Supreme Court ruling that had struck down key provisions as unconstitutional. The certificates provide the government t [...] |
2007-10-23 19:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL CA |
| 07OTTAWA1962 |
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA SHARES USG'S IPR CONCERNS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-23 19:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON KIPR CA |
| 07OTTAWA1966 |
CANADIAN READOUT ON DEATH OF MULLAH NAQIBULLA [...] (/NF) Summary. Canadian officials are concerned about the power vacuum left in the wake of the death of Mullah Naqibullah (Naqib) in Kandahar, as well as likely diminished loyalty to the central government from the Alokozai tribe and greater dangers for NATO-ISAF operations in the Arghandab [...] |
2007-10-24 20:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS AF CA |
| 07OTTAWA1973 |
CANADIANS DECLINE TO PARTICIPATE IN MNF-1 [...] (SBU) As expected (ref b), the Government of Canada has declined to participate in the MNF-1 Coalition Conference (ref a). Para 2 includes text of an October 24 letter from Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Political Director Colleen Swords to General Petraeus. 2. (SBU) Be [...] |
2007-10-26 13:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS IZ CA |
| 07OTTAWA1982 |
CANADA WILL KEEP UP PRESSURE ON BURMA [...] (C) According to Deborah Paul, Director for the Southeast Asia and Pacific Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), Canada fully shares our concern with the situation in Burma (ref a). The GOC has already increased its diplomatic efforts to put pressure on [...] |
2007-10-26 20:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CVIS PREL ETRD CA BM |
| 07OTTAWA1991 |
THE CANADIAN DOLLAR AND INFLATION CONTROL [...] (u) Summary: The consequences of the rapid appreciation of the Canadian dollar's (the "loonie") value to above $1 U.S. for the first time in more than three decades are a topic of daily public discussion in Canada. Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge and other Bank officials have hinted that [...] |
2007-10-29 20:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN CA |
| 07OTTAWA1993 |
CANADA: POSITIVE INTERIM RESPONSE TO PIC DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-30 11:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO PK CA |
| 07OTTAWA2015 |
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AGREES WITH FATF STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-01 19:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC ECON KTFN CA |
| 07OTTAWA2016 |
HARPER GOVERNMENT ADVANCES ITS AGENDA... FOR NOW [...] (SBU) Summary: With the opposition Liberal party abstaining on another key confidence vote on October 31, the Harper government continues aggressively to push its policy agenda in Parliament. Key legislation that Prime Minister Harper promised in the Speech from the Throne (ref c) - on terrori [...] |
2007-11-01 20:04:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CA |
| 07OTTAWA2020 |
CANADA: (2/5) 220TH MEETING OF THE U.S.-CANADA [...] (U) U.S. Co-Chairman George Nethercutt and Canadian Co-Chairman Rick Casson, M.P. convened the 220th meeting of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) at the Canadian Maritime Warfare Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia October 9-11, 2007 (septels). This is the second in a series of five tele [...] |
2007-11-02 19:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS NORAD CA |
| 07OTTAWA2022 |
CANADA: (4/5) 220TH MEETING OF THE U.S.-CANADA [...] (U) Summary. U.S. Co-Chairman George Nethercutt and Canadian Co-Chairman Rick Casson, M.P. convened the 220th meeting of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) at the Canadian Maritime Warfare Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia October 9 - 11, 2007. This is the fourth in a series of five te [...] |
2007-11-02 19:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NORAD CA |
| 07OTTAWA2023 |
CANADA: (5/5) 220TH MEETING OF THE U.S.-CANADA [...] (U) Summary. U.S. Co-Chairman George Nethercutt and Canadian Co-Chairman Rick Casson, M.P. convened the 220th meeting of the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) at the Canadian Maritime Warfare Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia October 9 - 11, 2007. This is the fifth in a series of five tel [...] |
2007-11-02 19:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NORAD CA |
| 07OTTAWA2024 |
CANADA: (1/5) 220TH MEETING OF THE U.S.-CANADA [...] (U) Summary: U.S. Co-Chairman George Nethercutt and Canadian Co-Chairman Rick Casson, M.P. convened the 220th meeting of the U.S.-Canadian Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) at the Canadian Maritime Warfare Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia October 9 - 11, 2007. Major topics during the 220t [...] |
2007-11-02 19:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NORAD CA |
| 07OTTAWA2029 |
INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT PRACTICES - [...] (SBU) Officials of the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) declined to meet with Emboffs to discuss elements of their border practices in time to meet the deadline for responding to reftel. The entire issue of "Watch-listing" is extremely politically sensitive in Canada. Therefore, respo [...] |
2007-11-05 14:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL KVPR PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS CA |
| 07OTTAWA2034 |
CANADA ON MID-NOVEMBER IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para para 5. 2. (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Nuclear Non-Proliferation Adviser Che van Haastrecht on November 5 expressed appreciation for our text outlining how the P5 Plus [...] |
2007-11-05 22:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM KNNP IAEA IR CA |
| 07OTTAWA2035 |
THE U.S. - CANADA BORDER IN 2007: GROUND TRUTH AND [...] (SBU) Managing U.S.-Canada relations means managing the border. It's that simple. And that makes the border the number one priority for Mission Canada. For the past year dozens of officers from the Embassy and our seven consulates have fanned out across Canada to observe the border and disc [...] |
2007-11-05 22:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRM PGOV ASEC KHLS ECON CA |
| 07OTTAWA2036 |
CANADIAN VIEWS ON ADVANCING THE DEMOCRACY AGENDA [...] (SBU) In a discussion with PolMinCouns on November 5, Ben Rowswell, Manager of the Democracy Unit in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), expressed appreciation for reftel views on the upcoming 4th Community of Democracies Ministerial in Bamako. He said that Pa [...] |
2007-11-05 22:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM PHUM UNGA CA |
| 07OTTAWA2048 |
THE U.S. - CANADA BORDER IN 2007: GROUND TRUTH AND [...] (SBU) As part of a year-long effort to "map the border," Mission Canada officers fanned out along the frontier to observe ground truth in how the border functions and how to make it work better. Part I of this three-part series covered our conclusions and recommendations. This message covers [...] |
2007-11-07 20:37:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM PGOV ASEC KHLS ECON CA |
| 07OTTAWA2058 |
THE U.S. - CANADA BORDER IN 2007: GROUND TRUTH AND [...] (SBU) As part of a year-long effort to "map the border," Mission Canada officers visited the frontier to observe ground truth in how the border functions and how to make it work better. Part I of this three-part series reviewed conclusions and recommendations, Part II covered ports of entry, [...] |
2007-11-08 18:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KCRM PGOV ASEC KHLS ECON CASC CA |
| 07OTTAWA2060 |
CANADIAN PARTICIPATION IN PDG STEERING GROUP [...] (SBU) According to Nancy Smyth, Deputy Director of Policy Planning at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), DFAIT's Director General for Economic Affairs John Sloan will lead Canada's delegation to the November 12 Steering Group meeting, joined by Nicole Gesnot fro [...] |
2007-11-08 18:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KDEM PREL OECD CA |
| 07OTTAWA2062 |
TERRORIST FINANCE: CANADA'S PROVISIONS AGAINST [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-08 20:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KCRM PTER CA |
| 07OTTAWA2069 |
CANADIANS, GERMANS DISCUSSING HELICOPTER SUPPORT [...] (S/NF) Summary: German and Canadian officials in Ottawa are discussing the possible deployment of German CH-53 rotary-wing aircraft to southern Afghanistan in support of NATO-ISAF operations. The Canadians asked us to avoid raising or pressing the matter with the Germans for now because thei [...] |
2007-11-09 15:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR NATO CA GM |
| 07OTTAWA2073 |
NEW CHALLENGES TO CANADA'S AFGHAN DETAINEE POLICY [...] (C) Summary: According to Canadian officials, the government soon will face new legal and political challenges to its practice of conveying detainees to Afghan authorities. Official documents that the Canadian federal court has compelled the government to convey to opponents of the policy w [...] |
2007-11-09 22:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM NATO AG CA |
| 07OTTAWA2076 |
APEC ANTI-COUNTERFEITING HEALTH PRODUCTS SEMINAR: [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-13 16:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN APECO TBIO ERD CA |
| 07OTTAWA2078 |
DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on November 13, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's South America Division Director Daniel Daley expressed appreciation for reftel views as well as shared concern about negative trends in Venezuela. He cited mid-October talks in Washingt [...] |
2007-11-13 19:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM VE CA |
| 07OTTAWA2080 |
NEW CHALLENGES TO HARPER GOVERNMENT FROM AN OLD [...] (C) Summary: New revelations about a more than decade-old scandal involving then-Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney have begun to haunt the Conservative government of PM Stephen Harper. With opposition members of Parliament openly raising the possibility of a cover-up and rifts devel [...] |
2007-11-13 21:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CA |
| 07OTTAWA2107 |
(C) CANADA STILL CONSIDERING DESIGNATION OF TRO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-16 20:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL CE CA |
| 07OTTAWA2123 |
CANADA TO ATTEND ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY [...] In response to reftel invitation, Canada plans to attend the working breakfast to discuss the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership on the sidelines of the upcoming Community of Democracies ministerial meeting in Bamako, Mali. Text of letter in para 2. 2. Begin text His Excellency David [...] |
2007-11-20 17:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CA |
| 07OTTAWA2125 |
SCENESETTER FOR CANADA POLICY PLANNING TALKS, [...] (C) Summary: Stephen Harper leads one of the most stable minority governments in Canadian history. He is a Western conservative who came to power on a domestic agenda but has been surprisingly focused on foreign affairs. Harper's foreign policy style includes a halting transition from "peac [...] |
2007-11-20 23:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CA |
| 07OTTAWA213 |
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT INCREASINGLY FOCUSED ON CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and International Trade Minister David Emerson recently returned to Canada from separate, overlapping trade and economic trips to China. Both trips were described in the press and by government officials in positive terms. Excluding an ag [...] |
2007-02-05 22:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETRD CA CH |
| 07OTTAWA2133 |
CANADA SEEKS DEDICATED HELICOPTER AND UAV SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government is lobbying European NATO partners to provide dedicated helicopter and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) support in the Kandahar region of Regional Command - South (RC-S) in Afghanistan. Canada's military has no organic capability of this type, despite an on [...] |
2007-11-21 21:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS NATO AF CA |
| 07OTTAWA2135 |
CANADIAN OFFICIALS AND 'MANLEY PANEL' CHART WAY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Canada's Defense Minister believes Canadian and Afghan forces are performing well in southern Afghanistan but he and his colleagues are worried about the minority Conservative government's ability to convince Parliament to authorize an extension of the current mission from 200 [...] |
2007-11-21 21:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS NATO AF CA |
| 07OTTAWA2138 |
CANADIAN VIEWS ON OSCE MADRID MINISTERIAL [...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on November 23, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Defence and Security Relations Division Director Michael Walma and Deputy Director Anne Burgess expressed appreciation for reftel views on the OSCE Madrid Ministerial and said that C [...] |
2007-11-23 20:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE PGOV PHUM CA |
| 07OTTAWA214 |
HOUSE PASSES NON-BINDING KYOTO RESOLUTION [...] (U) The House of Commons voted along party lines on Monday to adopt a non-binding resolution calling on the government to "reconfirm Canada's commitment to honor the principles and targets of the Kyoto Protocol in their entirety." Liberal (and Opposition) leader Stephane Dion introduced the me [...] |
2007-02-06 14:47:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PGOV CA |
| 07OTTAWA2150 |
CANADIAN ATTENDANCE AT G-8 INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director of Crime and International Terrorism Evelyn Puxley will lead the Canadian delegation to the Third Annual G-8 International Kidnappers Conference, accompanied by officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian Security [...] |
2007-11-27 12:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM CA |
| 07OTTAWA2170 |
CANADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER LAUDS ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE [...] (U) Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier, in a November 27 statement, praised the "historic" undertakings of the Annapolis Conference and offered Canada's continued support as the parties move forward toward the goal of two states living in peace and security. Full text in para 2. Bernier led t [...] |
2007-11-28 19:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL XF CA |
| 07OTTAWA2205 |
CANADA'S RESPONSE TO THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) Answers below to reftel questions derive from information from the Deputy Director of the Central America and Caribbean Division, the Cuba Desk Officer, and the Trade Commissioner and Director of Latin America and Caribbean Commercial Relations at the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs [...] |
2007-12-04 12:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CA CU |
| 07OTTAWA2207 |
CANADA ON NIE REGARDING IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director General for the Middle East and North Africa Gordon Venner expressed appreciation to PolMinCouns on December 3 for reftel documents on the new National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's nuclear program, calling them "quit [...] |
2007-12-04 18:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR CA |
| 07OTTAWA2209 |
CANADA'S RESPONSE TO U.S. CASH COURIER INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-04 21:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER ASEC CA |
| 07OTTAWA2215 |
CANADIAN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PALESTINIAN SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. In November 28-29 meetings with senior Canadian officials, U.S. Security Coordinator (USSC) for the Israel-Palestinian Authority Lt. General Keith Dayton expressed his high appreciation for Canadian contributions to his staff and asked for additional assistance on staff and pro [...] |
2007-12-06 18:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG EAID WE IS GZ CA |
| 07OTTAWA222 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF WHTI AIR RULE--TWO WEEKS ON AND [...] (U) Two weeks after the January 23 implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) rule requiring U.S.-bound air travelers to hold a passport as proof of identity and citizenship, there have been no serious problems or delays reported at any of Canada's airports. Having been [...] |
2007-02-06 21:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KHLS EAIR ASEC CPAS CA |
| 07OTTAWA2225 |
CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR THE PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) PolMinCouns briefed Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for Middle East and North Africa Gordon E. Venner on the upcoming Paris Donors Conference and expected U.S. contributions to the Palestinian Authority (reftel) on December 7. (Both Foreign Minister [...] |
2007-12-07 15:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KWBG KPAL IS CA |
| 07OTTAWA2227 |
EMBASSY OTTAWA'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-07 16:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER |
| 07OTTAWA2230 |
CANADA REPORTEDLY DRAFTING ANTI-COUNTERFEITING [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Canada is reportedly preparing two major pieces of legislation designed to better protect intellectual property rights (IPR). The Government of Canada has confirmed that the first bill, an update to Canada's copyright law (see refs A and B), will be introduced t [...] |
2007-12-07 21:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD KIPR CA |
| 07OTTAWA2231 |
CANADA WORKING HARD ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-07 21:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV CA UNGA |
| 07OTTAWA2233 |
U.S.-CANADA POLICY PLANNING TALKS: AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary: U.S. and Canadian Policy Planners met November 29-30 to discuss the broad strategic outlook over the next 25 years (with specific reference to the National Intelligence Council's 2020 and 2025 projects) and a range of international and regional issues that represent policy priorit [...] |
2007-12-07 22:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CA AF PK XB XL XM XK |
| 07OTTAWA2241 |
CANADA SEES NEED TO STRENGTHEN MEASURES AGAINST SECURITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent report commissioned by Canada's federal police force (Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or RCMP), and written by former GOC senior financial official and bank regulator Nicholas LePan, criticized the institutions and resources available for fighting white-collar crime in C [...] |
2007-12-11 15:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KCRM CA |
| 07OTTAWA2251 |
MINISTERS CITE MEASURABLE RESULTS IN AFGHAN MISSION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-12 20:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PTER AF CA |
| 07OTTAWA2254 |
CANADA IN ACCORD ON IRAN [...] (C) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director General for the Middle East and North America, Gordon Venner, on December 12 expressed renewed appreciation for ref a update on U.S. policy on the Iran National Intelligence Estimate. He confirmed that "the views of ou [...] |
2007-12-12 21:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR CA |
| 07OTTAWA2255 |
CRITICAL MEDICAL RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION MAY [...] (U) Summary: In the face of a growing shortage of medical radioisotopes, the Canadian House of Commons passed emergency legislation late on December 11 to exempt the nuclear reactor where much of the world's supply of medical radioisotopes is produced from regulatory oversight (for a very narro [...] |
2007-12-12 21:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON KSCA CA |
| 07OTTAWA2260 |
LEGISLATION PASSED, AECL RESTARTS REACTOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-13 19:37:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ECON KSCA CA |
| 07OTTAWA2265 |
CANADA ON NORTHERN UGANDA, JUBA [...] (C) This is an action message -- see para 5. 2. (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on December 14, Department of Foreign Affairs Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Lisa Stadelbauer and Director of Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding Group Shawn Barber expressed appreciation for r [...] |
2007-12-14 20:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM UG CA |
| 07OTTAWA2266 |
CANADA ON KOSOVO [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs Director General for Central, East, and Southern Europe Robert Hage, Canada will not be among either the first or the last to recognize Kosovo following a unilateral declaration of independence. While the government has not yet reached a formal [...] |
2007-12-14 21:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI CA |
| 07OTTAWA2269 |
CANADIAN HELP ON MISSING AMCIT ROBERT LEVINSON [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs Director General for the Middle East and North Africa Gordon E. Venner promised PolMinCouns on December 14 that Canada would "certainly do what we can in concert with other like minded Embassies in Teheran" to seek information from the Iranian government abo [...] |
2007-12-17 13:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CASC PTER IR CA |
| 07OTTAWA2272 |
CANADA COMMITS $300 MILLION FOR THE PALESTINIAN [...] (U) As anticipated (ref a), Canada has made a sizable commitment -- $300 million over the next five years -- in support of the Palestine Authority and the Middle East peace process. At the Paris donors' conference on December 17, Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier pledged to "increase our part [...] |
2007-12-17 20:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID KWBG KPAL IS CA |
| 07OTTAWA2274 |
CANADA WILL MAINTAIN NEGATIVE VOTE ON DURBAN [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. (SBU) Deputy Director Robert Sinclair in DFAIT's Human Rights Division confirmed on December 17 that Canada would vote against the funding of the Durban Review Conference in the upcoming plenary vote. He added that Canada is more concerned [...] |
2007-12-17 21:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UNGA CA |
| 07OTTAWA2276 |
AECL REACTOR RESTARTED [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-18 18:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON KSCA CA |
| 07OTTAWA2278 |
CANADA COMPLETES WORK ON BILATERAL TAX TREATY [...] ON DECEMBER 14, FINANCE MINISTER FLAHERTY ANNOUNCED THAT, AS A RESULT OF BILL S-2 RECEIVING ROYAL ASSENT, THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT HAS NOW COMPLETED THE STEPS REQUIRED IN CANADA TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE FIFTH PROTOCOL TO THE CANADA-UNITED STATES INCOME TAX CONVENTION. THE PROTOCOL WILL COME INTO [...] |
2007-12-18 21:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD CA US |
| 07OTTAWA2279 |
GoC FOREIGN MINISTRY KEEN ON DISASTER TALKS [...] Econoff and ESTH/ECON Specialist as well as the Acting CBP Attach met with officials from Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) on December 17 to invite DFAIT participation in the meeting, proposed for January or February 2008, of the Consultative Group called for in the bilateral 19 [...] |
2007-12-18 22:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ECON PREL CA MX |
| 07OTTAWA2280 |
NEW CANADIAN PLEDGE TO THE WORLD BANK'S [...] ON DECEMBER 14, CANADIAN FINANCE MINISTER FLAHERTY ANNOUNCED THAT CANADA WILL CONTRIBUTE CDOLS 1.3 BILLION TO THE WORLD BANK'S INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION. "OUR GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING CANADA'S INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE IS EFFECTIVE AND THAT TAXPAYERS' MONEY IS WELL SPEN [...] |
2007-12-18 22:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON IDA AF CA |
| 07OTTAWA2294 |
UN BUDGET DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche by PolMinCouns on December 20, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director for UN and Commonwealth Affairs David Wittmann confirmed that Canada shared our concern about growth in the UN budget and that its delegation in New York was work [...] |
2007-12-20 16:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC UNGA CA |
| 07OTTAWA2295 |
CANADIAN OPPOSITION LEADER OPPOSES EXTENSION OF [...] (C) Summary: Opposition leader Stephane Dion ruled out Liberal Party support for the extension of Canadian combat troops in Kandahar during a discussion of Afghanistan with Ambassador Wilkins, the British High Commissioner, and RC-South country diplomats on December 18. Dion criticized the g [...] |
2007-12-20 16:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR AF CA |
| 07OTTAWA2299 |
CANADIAN PARTICIPATION IN PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (U) In response to reftel demarche on December 13, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior Advisor for Non-Proliferation Michael Blackmore informed Embassy on December 20 that Assistant Deputy Minister and Political Director Colleen Swords plans to head the Canadian del [...] |
2007-12-20 21:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP PREL CA |
| 07OTTAWA2307 |
CANADA WILL SUPPORT PROSPER'S CANDIDACY FOR UN CERD [...] (U) In response to ref b demarche on November 19, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Human Rights Policy Officer Daniel Ulmer confirmed on December 21 that Canada will support the candidacy of Pierre-Richard Prosper for the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Ra [...] |
2007-12-21 20:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA CA |
| 07OTTAWA2308 |
NEW BY-ELECTIONS MAY SIGNAL CONSERVATIVE CONFIDENCE [...] (U) Prime Minister Stephen Harper on December 21 set the date of March 17 for by-elections in the Commons' ridings in Toronto Centre (Ontario), Willowdale (Ontario), Vancouver Quadra (British Columbia), and Desnethe-Missnippi-Churchill River (Saskatchewan). Liberals (including three former [...] |
2007-12-21 21:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CA |
| 07OTTAWA2322 |
CANADIAN PM AND DEFMIN PRAISE AFGHAN MISSION, [...] (U) Summary: Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay, Chief of Defense Staff Rick Hillier, and U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins visited Canadian troops in Kandahar on Christmas day. MacKay underscored the "remarkable progress" in Afghanistan, while the Ambassador praised Canada's contribution to [...] |
2007-12-27 23:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS MARR AF CA |
| 07OTTAWA2326 |
PM LINKS PAKISTAN TO AFGHAN MISSION; MEDIA COMMENT [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Harper joined other world leaders on December 27 in condemning the murder of Benazir Bhutto, stressing that Bhutto's death "cannot be allowed to permit any delay in the return of Pakistan to full democracy." Harper expressed concern about the implications of Bhutto [...] |
2007-12-31 13:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MARR PK AF CA |
| 07OTTAWA234 |
CANADA, U.S. TO CARRY SAME MESSAGE TO NATO [...] (C/NF) Following up on Assistant Secretary Boucher's February 5 meetings with his Regional Command - South (RC-S) counterparts in Ottawa (septel), we presented reftel points on February 7 to Department of National Defense (DND) NATO Policy Deputy Director Michael Kaduck and Department of Fore [...] |
2007-02-07 23:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS NATO PINS AF CA |
| 07OTTAWA247 |
CANADIAN NOMINEES FOR CONFERENCE IN EUROPE ON [...] (U) Embassy Ottawa nominates the individuals identified in paras 2-6 to attend the conference on modern insurgency in Munich, 26-27 March 2007. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) --------------------------------------------- ---------------- 2. (SBU) DFAIT nomin [...] |
2007-02-08 21:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PROP PTER MARR KISL |
| 07OTTAWA249 |
CANADA: NO POSITION YET ON LIBERIA'S ARREARS, WILL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-08 22:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN LI |
| 07OTTAWA250 |
NUNAVUT PREMIER EXPRESSES CONCERNS OVER POLAR BEAR [...] (SBU) Nunavut premier Paul Okalik called on Ambassador on February 7 to express his concerns over the Fish and Wildlife Service's December 27 announcement proposing to list the polar bear as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. Economic Minister-Counselor and ESTH Counselor also sat i [...] |
2007-02-09 13:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV CA |
| 07OTTAWA266 |
PSI: CANADIAN FOLLOW-UP ON ATTEMPT TO SHIP [...] Action request: See para 3. 2. (SBU) Responding to refs A and C, on February 9 Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Export Controls Division Deputy Director Steven Goodinson conveyed to us the points below regarding the attempted shipment of U.S.-origin test eq [...] |
2007-02-09 19:52:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP MNUC ETTC PREL SY CA |
| 07OTTAWA267 |
CANADA ANNOUNCES FORESTRY SUPPORT; SAYS IT DOES [...] (u) On February 8, Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn announced a C$127.5 million aid package for Canada,s struggling forestry sector. The GOC believes that a strong forestry sector "is vital to a strong Canadian economy." Under the aid package, C$122.5 million will go toward three initiati [...] |
2007-02-09 20:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA EAGR ECON EIND ETRD |
| 07OTTAWA272 |
WMD Foreign Consequence Management MoU [...] Summary: The Embassy believes that the suggested MoU between DFAIT and State is not necessary because existing arrangements already address its intent. These include a 1986 treaty-level all-hazards mutual assistance agreement; the 1999 Canada-U.S. "Guidelines Concerning Cooperation on Chemica [...] |
2007-02-09 21:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA PTER TBIO CA |
| 07OTTAWA303 |
ADDITIONAL CANADIAN AID TO SUDAN [...] (U) Summary: On February 13, International Cooperation Minister Verner announced that Canada is committing C$13 million over five years to fund an umbrella project to support displaced populations and home communities in Sudan's disputed regions of Abyei, South Kordofan and Blue Nile. End Sum [...] |
2007-02-14 22:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV SOCI PREF CA SU |
| 07OTTAWA312 |
CANADIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1718 ON NORTH [...] (U) During Economic Minister-Counselor's February 16 demarche at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) on Canada's implementation of UNSCR 1737 on Iran (reported septel), he learned about the GoC's implementation of UNSCR 1718 on the DPRK. 2. (U) DFAIT United Nat [...] |
2007-02-16 21:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC KN CA |
| 07OTTAWA316 |
CANADA'S POSITIVE RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1737 DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel delivered by Economic Minister Counselor to Mark Gwozdecky, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Nuclear Division Director, Gwozdecky said that Canada shares the United States' view of the risks of Iran's nu [...] |
2007-02-16 22:19:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC IR CA |
| 07OTTAWA338 |
CANADA'S POSITIVE RESPONSE TO IMF VOTE ON ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-22 22:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL |
| 07OTTAWA345 |
AFGHANISTAN: A/S BOUCHER'S DECEMBER 14-15 VISIT TO [...] (C) Welcome to Ottawa. Your visit provides a great opportunity to reinforce the improved relationship we have developed with Canada since you were here earlier this year. It will be an excellent chance to take stock of what we are doing together in Afghanistan and elsewhere in South Asia, to [...] |
2007-02-23 22:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR AF CA |
| 07OTTAWA349 |
GOC PLANS FOR WHO POLIO CONSULTATION [...] (U) ESTH discussed WHO DG Chan's upcoming high-level consultation on polio eradication with GOC officials from Health Canada and Foreign Affairs Canada and provided a non-paper drawn from reftel. Our interlocutors were well aware of Dr. Chan's initiative but were still deciding who would repr [...] |
2007-02-26 18:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAID SENV CA |
| 07OTTAWA351 |
LIBERAL ENVIRONMENT CRITIC SHARES VIEWS ON CLIMATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Liberal MP and environment critic David McGuinty (younger brother of Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty) has substantial experience on economic and environmental issues at the national and international levels and appears a formidable opponent to counter Tory environment Minister Jo [...] |
2007-02-26 18:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PINR CA |
| 07OTTAWA363 |
CANADA LOOKING TO NEXT STEPS TO BRING IRAN INTO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-26 23:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP ETTC IR CA |
| 07OTTAWA416 |
DEMARCHE ON MAINTAINING ITA DUTY-FREE COVERAGE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-06 19:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD |
| 07OTTAWA432 |
NATO: CANADA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON CROSS-GROUP [...] (C) Responding to reftel points on cross-group stationing, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Deputy Director Isabelle Poupart said Canada would join us in our effort to get the First Option adopted. She noted, however, that, like the U.S., Canada could live w [...] |
2007-03-07 22:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE NATO CA |
| 07OTTAWA448 |
CANADA: 2007 SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION [...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: Despite optimism after the Conservative Party took power in early 2006, Canada's track record on strengthening IPR protection has remained disappointing. With one notable exception regarding pharmaceutical data protection, the GOC has made no discernable prog [...] |
2007-03-09 15:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR CA |
| 07OTTAWA452 |
INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ (ICI) UN INTERIM [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-09 23:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CA IZ |
| 07OTTAWA453 |
CANADA'S IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1737 ON IRAN [...] (U) Foreign Minister Mackay announced how the Canadian government is implementing UNSCR 1737 on the Islamic Republic of Iran's nuclear program on February 27. In a press statement, he said that "the Government of Canada has satisfied its obligations and is fully implementing Resolution 1737, [...] |
2007-03-09 23:25:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EFIN PREL KNNP ETTC IR CA |
| 07OTTAWA47 |
MORE CANADIAN AID TO AFGHANISTAN ANNOUNCED: [...] (U) Summary: On January 9, International Cooperation Minister Josee Verner announced that Canada will provide C$8.8 million for demining activities in Kandahar province and across Afghanistan as well as C$1.9 million to promote community-led development in that province. The Minister made th [...] |
2007-01-10 13:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL SOCI AF CA |
| 07OTTAWA495 |
CANADA RESPONSE RE: COMMERCIAL REMOTE SENSING [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel on March 14 to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Adviser for Science and Technology Phillip Baines, who expressed appreciation for para 9 reminder and para 10 draft text. 2. (C) Per reftel para 9, Baines said he would soon [...] |
2007-03-15 20:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC CA |
| 07OTTAWA496 |
CANADA TO SUPPORT US POSITION ON PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-15 20:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM OECD PREL EAID KDEM CA |
| 07OTTAWA50 |
HARPER NAMES BAIRD ENVIRONMENT MINISTER; HOPES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The most noteworthy change in PM Harper's January 4 cabinet re-shuffle in preparation for a probable election later this year saw the oft-criticized Rona Ambrose depart Environment Canada for the much less sensitive Intergovernmental Affairs portfolio. Her replaceme [...] |
2007-01-11 13:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PGOV PINR CA |
| 07OTTAWA505 |
CANADA: NEW BUDGET COULD SPUR FEDERAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) Canada's Conservative Government will deliver its second federal budget on March 19. The budget vote, possibly as early as the week of March 26, is an automatic confidence vote that could determine the timing of the next federal election. The budget will be seen as a sign of the Harper [...] |
2007-03-16 20:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CA |
| 07OTTAWA524 |
Canada's federal budget provides lots of cash to [...] (U) Summary: Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty laid out the government's budget on March 19 with the lion's share of new spending, C$39 billion, directed toward the provinces in the effort to create 'Fiscal Balance' in the federation. As expected, it is an "election" budget crafted to pro [...] |
2007-03-21 17:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV CA |
| 07OTTAWA578 |
CANADA'S IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747 ON IRAN [...] (SBU) On March 28, Economic Minister-Counselor delivered ref B demarche to John Hannaford, Director of DFAIT's United Nations, Human Rights, and Economic Law Division and urged quick GoC action to implement sanctions imposed by UNSCR 1747, especially with regard to Bank Sepah. Economic Minist [...] |
2007-03-28 21:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM EFIN KTFN ETTC IR CA |
| 07OTTAWA585 |
CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW HEALTH FUNDING FOR HAITI [...] (U) Summary: International Cooperation Minister Josee Verner recently announced that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) will commit over C$45 million for new health-related development projects in Haiti: C$18.75 million to support the development of Haiti's health system; C$ [...] |
2007-03-29 21:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON SOCI CA HA |
| 07OTTAWA627 |
RE-WRITTEN CLEAN AIR ACT WOULD CAP GHG EMISSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Conservative's "Clean Air Act" emerged March 30 from its legislative committee re-draft a very different document from the draft bill that went to the committee in December 2006. The new bill C-30 emphasizes hard targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and penalties f [...] |
2007-04-05 19:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG PGOV CA |
| 07OTTAWA629 |
CANADA'S POSITIVE RESPONSE TO U.S. DESIGNATION OF [...] (SBU) On Aril 5, 2007 Econoff delivered points in reftel to Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs officials from the legal office, non-proliferation office, and Iran desk. The Canadian officials expressed their support for U.S. and UN policies of freezing financial assets of entities and ind [...] |
2007-04-05 21:15:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR KNNP PREL PARM |
| 07OTTAWA639 |
CANADIAN REACTION TO LATEST IPCC REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Environment minister Baird reacted to the latest IPCC report with a statement promising early announcement of mandatory targets for reducing emissions of GHG and air pollutants. The Conservative government has been under intense pressure for its failure to place a policy prior [...] |
2007-04-10 17:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG CA |
| 07OTTAWA651 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PDAS MCNERNEY AND [...] (SBU) Post grants country clearance for visit of PDAS Patricia McNerney, Kurt Kessler, Anthony Ruggiero and Jennifer Fowler to Ottawa on April 15-16 to meet with Canadian officials. 2. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Keith Mines (613-688-5242). He can be reached by e-mail a [...] |
2007-04-11 18:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA CA |
| 07OTTAWA67 |
CANADIAN VIEWS ON MERCURY AT UPCOMING UNEP [...] ESTH Counselor discussed Canadian positions on the UNEP Mercury Program with Grace Howland, manager for heavy metals in the Hazardous Air Pollutants Branch at Environment Canada, on January 12. Howland expects to attend the UNEP Governing Council meeting in Nairobi next month. 2. Howland [...] |
2007-01-12 19:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC CA |
| 07OTTAWA691 |
IPR: MICHAEL GEIST SHARES HIS VIEWS WITH EMBASSY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 12, the DCM and other Embassy officers met with University of Ottawa Law Professor Michael Geist, who is a prominent public commentator on intellectual property rights (IPR) issues, to discuss Canadian copyright issues. As expected, Geist's views were generally at odds [...] |
2007-04-18 13:04:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR CA |
| 07OTTAWA72 |
ADDITIONAL IRANIAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER E.O. 13382: [...] (SBU) On January 12, Economic Minister-Counselor and newly arrived Deputy Terrorist Financing Coordination Officer discussed reftel non-paper with Yves Beaulieu, Deputy Director for Counter-Terrorism, International Crime and Terrorism Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International T [...] |
2007-01-12 21:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR KN CA |
| 07OTTAWA753 |
CANADA'S PROVISIONS AGAINST CASH COURIERS [...] (SBU) Although econoff delivered the points in reftel to an official from Finance Canada in February, that official had no comment but offered to set up a meeting for the Embassy with Canadian officials who are better acquainted with the problems of illicit cash couriers. To that end, the Eco [...] |
2007-04-25 20:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN LE PREL PTER CA |
| 07OTTAWA757 |
CANADA: MORE CONVERGENCE THAN DIVERGENCE EXPECTED [...] (SBU) We conveyed reftel demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Non-proliferation Senior Policy Officer Michael Blackmore on April 24, and at a follow-up meeting with Blackmore and Policy Advisor David Da Silva on April 25. Blackmore emphasized convergence [...] |
2007-04-25 20:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM NPT KNNP ENRG CA |
| 07OTTAWA760 |
LOW KEY RECOGNITION FOR AFRICA MALARIA DAY IN [...] Foreign Ministry officials advised that Canada planned no nationwide public events for Africa Malaria Day beyond an April 17 announcement by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) of a C$20 million (from the FY 2007 budget) donation to the Canadian Red Cross for bednets in Africa [...] |
2007-04-26 18:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAID KPAO CA |
| 07OTTAWA761 |
BANK OF CANADA GOVERNOR DODGE RETIRING NEXT JANUARY [...] (U) Summary: The Governor of the Bank of Canada (BOC), David Dodge, will step down at the end of January 2008 at the end of his seven-year term. The news was a surprise. Dodge is widely regarded as an extremely effective Governor who has kept Canada's inflation under control while presiding o [...] |
2007-04-26 18:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV CA |
| 07OTTAWA765 |
PRIME MINISTER HARPER'S LETTER ON IPR [...] (SBU) On April 26, Ambassador Wilkins received a letter from Prime Minister Harper regarding U.S. concerns about the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in Canada. This letter, dated April 23, responds to a letter that the Ambassador wrote to the Prime Minister on January 31 regar [...] |
2007-04-26 20:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR CA |
| 07OTTAWA767 |
PSI: CANADA ON AUCKLAND CONFERENCE AND WHA OUTREACH [...] (U) We conveyed ref A paper on April 26 to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Advisor for Non-proliferation Michael Blackmore and Policy Officer David Da Silva. Blackmore expressed appreciation for the U.S. readout, noted that it tracked with his take [...] |
2007-04-27 14:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC CA |
| 07OTTAWA783 |
SPECIAL 301 CANADA 2007, DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) EconMinCouns delivered points in ref A to Paul Robertson, Director General, North America Trade Policy Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. DG Robertson said that the GOC understands U.S. concerns very well. Declining to answer questions about when and how Can [...] |
2007-04-30 20:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR CA |
| 07OTTAWA795 |
TURNING THE CORNER - CANADA'S NEW REGULATORY [...] (U) Saying "the time has come for action," Environment Minister John Baird released the government's long-awaited "Turning the Corner" plan, its framework to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants, in Toronto on April 26. The plan's targets will force significant action by [...] |
2007-05-02 18:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG CA |
| 07OTTAWA798 |
DEMARCHE ON U.S. WTO TAFT PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-02 19:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON WTRO CA |
| 07OTTAWA799 |
CANADA: Views on Zimbabwe bid for CSD Chairmanship [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-02 20:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV UNCSD AORC PREL ZI CA |
| 07OTTAWA819 |
SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR SCHWAB'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Ottawa, Ambassador Schwab. This cable offers background information on Canada,s political and economic environment, especially on issues that may be raised outside the formal agenda of your talks with Trade Minister Emerson. Information regarding Canada-Brazil relations [...] |
2007-05-07 18:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | BR CA ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL |
| 07OTTAWA856 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: CANADA RETAINS FOCUS ON RUSSIA [...] (U) We delivered reftel points on May 8 to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Non-proliferation Policy Officer Kendra Davidson. Canada, she assured us, would send its usual delegation of both policy and "hands-on" enforcement personnel to Paris. 2. (C) Respondi [...] |
2007-05-09 14:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CBW CA |
| 07OTTAWA859 |
CANADA: TLSA PAPER DELIVERED, ALTERNATE POC [...] (U) We conveyed reftel paper to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) G8 and NATO deputy director and Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force (START) policy officer on May 9. Both expressed appreciation but had no immediate reaction to the text. 2. (U) Post co [...] |
2007-05-09 18:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KPKO MARR MASS PREL CA |
| 07OTTAWA872 |
DEMARCHE ON WTO ARTICLE XXI PROCEDURE DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-10 20:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON WTRO CA |
| 07OTTAWA877 |
DEMARCHE ON OECD ENLARGEMENT AND FINANCING REFORM [...] (SBU) EconMinCons and Econof delivered points in reftel to Wendy Clark, Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's OECD Office. Clark said that the USG's views on all issues in reftel are very much in line with Canadian views. She said that Canada especially agrees th [...] |
2007-05-10 20:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON OECD CA |
| 07OTTAWA883 |
SHIP RECYCLING DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CANADA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-11 14:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND PHSA SENV ETRD |
| 07OTTAWA887 |
IPR: CANADA REPORTEDLY PREPARING TO CRIMINALIZE [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's reaction to USTR's April 30th decision to maintain Canada's position on the Special 301 Watch List has been largely muted. However, intellectual property rights (IPR) - especially theater camcording - are now generating prominent news stories. The GOC is reportedly pr [...] |
2007-05-11 19:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR CA |
| 07OTTAWA891 |
CANADA: CITES COP 14 PREPARATION [...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Erum Hasan, Advisor in the Multilateral Affairs Division at Environment Canada, on May 4. After consulting with senior officials, including Canada's CITES Scientific Authorities, Hasan responded on May 10 that Canada had yet to establish firm positions on the [...] |
2007-05-11 19:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA ETRD CA |
| 07OTTAWA915 |
CANADA'S APPROACH TO MAY 25 ARF MEETING IN MANILA [...] (SBU) Summary. Canada and the U.S. agree on most of the important issues to be addressed at the upcoming ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Manila. Canada is enthusiastic about the U.S. draft UNSCR 1540 implementation statement, agrees that the inter-sessional meet [...] |
2007-05-16 21:15:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER PARM KNNP ARF XB CA |
| 07OTTAWA95 |
CANADA SEEKS MORE CONSULTATIONS BEFORE JANUARY 25 [...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Responding to reftel points on January 17, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Deputy Director Isabelle Poupart expressed appreciation for the briefing, noted that the GOC would welcome early receipt of s [...] |
2007-01-18 22:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO CA |
| 07OTTAWA951 |
ITU WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-22 20:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS TSPA CA |
| 07OTTAWA96 |
CANADA SEEKS MORE CONSULTATION BEFORE JANUARY 25 [...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Responding to reftel points on January 17, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Deputy Director Isabelle Poupart expressed appreciation for the briefing, noted that the GOC would welcome early receipt of s [...] |
2007-01-18 22:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO CA |
| 07OTTAWA97 |
CANADA SEEKS MORE CONSULTATION BEFORE JANUARY 26 [...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (C) Responding to reftel points on January 17, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Deputy Director Isabelle Poupart expressed appreciation for the briefing, noted that the GOC would welcome early receipt of s [...] |
2007-01-18 22:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO CA |
| 08OTTAWA1 |
CANADA'S POLICY PRIORITIES FOR 2008 [...] (C) Summary: The government of Prime Minister Harper intends to maintain a steady course in implementing the policy priorities of the October 2007 ""Speech from the Throne"" (reftels), while the Conservative Party's minority status in both Houses of Parliament makes demonstrable progress prob [...] |
2008-01-02 17:04:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SENV AF CA |
| 08OTTAWA10 |
CANADA AGREES TO JOINT DEMARCHE RE UN SENIOR [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche on January 4, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force (FTAG) Deputy Director Richard Arbeiter confirmed that DFAIT would instruct the Canadian Permanent Representative to the UN in New York to participate in the [...] |
2008-01-04 21:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS IO AF CA |
| 08OTTAWA1006 |
NEW BY-ELECTIONS A TEST FOR FALL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Three federal by-elections for members of Parliament will take place on September 8 to fill two formerly Liberal seats and one Bloc Quebecois seat. As in the March 17 by-elections (ref a), the Liberals would need to win big to boost their confidence about bringing down the gove [...] |
2008-07-29 12:19:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CA |
| 08OTTAWA101 |
DFAIT APOLOGIZES OVER TORTURE ALLEGATION [...] (C) Associate Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs David Mulroney called Ambassador on January 18 to offer DFAIT's "real apology" that a Canadian consular training module on "Torture and Abuse Awareness" had included the U.S. on a list with Afghanistan, China, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Mexico, Saudi [...] |
2008-01-18 17:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CA |
| 08OTTAWA1018 |
CANADA AND POSSIBLE AMERICAS TRADE SUMMIT [...] (sbu) Canada strongly supports the U.S. idea of broadening free trade agreements and cooperation in the western hemisphere, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor in the Americas Strategy Secretariat Rouben Khatchadourian told Econcouns on July 30. Respond [...] |
2008-07-30 20:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON ETRD XM XS CA |
| 08OTTAWA1024 |
CANADIAN AIR FORCE EMBRACES, RUSHES TRANSFORMATION [...] (C//NF) Summary: The International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan is a "transformation driver" that has obliged the Canadian Air Force (CAF) to develop a new Air Expeditionary Wing. The current deployment of about 350 airmen to the Afghan theater will grow to about [...] |
2008-07-31 17:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR NATO CA |
| 08OTTAWA1027 |
CONSERVATIVES SETTING THE STAGE FOR THIS FALL [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past two months, the Conservative Party has fine-tuned the Cabinet, shaken up its managerial team, and revamped communications strategy to re-group ahead of the return of Parliament in mid-September. The new look was on display at the Conservative caucus summer policy [...] |
2008-07-31 21:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CA |
| 08OTTAWA1028 |
EXCHANGING VIEWS ON THE OAS AND THE SUMMIT OF THE [...] (C) Summary. In meetings at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) on July 18, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States Hector E. Morales, Jr. emphasized his hopes of maintaining strong coordination and collaboration with Canada on hemi [...] |
2008-08-01 11:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XL XM CA |
| 08OTTAWA1032 |
CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS STIR DEBATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Federal and provincial Canadian Human Rights Commissions and Tribunals have over recent years come under intensified criticism, largely due to high-profile hate speech complaints, including about a controversial article on Muslims in Maclean's, a prominent Canadian magazine. An [...] |
2008-08-01 18:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV CA |
| 08OTTAWA105 |
CANADA COORDINATING WITH DOS ON UN DRIP [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-22 19:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OAS PREL PGOV CA |
| 08OTTAWA1054 |
CANADIANS TO ORGANIZE RC-S MINISTERIAL ON MARGINS [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Director Richard Arbeiter said on August 8 that Canada plans to propose a meeting of ISAF Regional Command Sounth (RC-S) country ministers on the margins of UNGA. The Canadians envision limiting the meeti [...] |
2008-08-08 17:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MOPS NATO UNGA AF CA |
| 08OTTAWA1059 |
THE ROLE OF THE PROVINCIAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS [...] (U) Summary: Canadian provincial human rights commissions and tribunals administer provincial human rights law, with varying provisions, procedures, and jurisdictions. While the public has traditionally viewed these commissions and tribunals as defenders of human rights, they are coming under [...] |
2008-08-08 20:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV CA |
| 08OTTAWA106 |
CANADA ENCOURAGING COUNTRIES TO BAN BURMESE IMPORTS [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for the Southeast Asia and Pacific Division Evelyne Coulombe told PolOff that Canada is taking every opportunity to encourage other governments to impose import bans on Burma. Coulombe said that the DFAIT Sout [...] |
2008-01-22 21:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD PHUM BM CA |
| 08OTTAWA1064 |
CANADA SUPPORTS STRONG NAC STATEMENT CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-11 16:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS RU GG CA |
| 08OTTAWA1068 |
CDMA 2008: CANADA TO HIGHLIGHT NEW FOCUS ON THE [...] (C) Summary: Canada will highlight its renewed focus on the Americas at the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) 2008 in Banff, September 2-6. Canadian officials look forward to a robust U.S. presence at the CDMA and want to collaborate with the U.S. to ensure that the Dec [...] |
2008-08-12 11:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV OAS CA |
| 08OTTAWA1070 |
CANADA SUPPORTS CYBERCRIME CONVENTION, DESPITE [...] (C) Government of Canada counterparts told acting political counselor on August 13 that Canada strongly supports the Council of Europe Cybercrime convention. They described the GOC's position as almost identical to that of the U.S., especially with respect to Russian resistance and gamesmansh [...] |
2008-08-12 19:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | EINT KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL CA |
| 08OTTAWA1072 |
CANADA DEDICATES FUNDING TO LAUNCH TIP HOTLINE [...] (U) Per ref B, Public Safety Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are working with the Canadian Crime Stoppers Association, a non-profit organization, to establish a national hotline for reports of possible Trafficking in Persons (TIP) cases. In January 2008, the Canadian government d [...] |
2008-08-12 20:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KCRM CA |
| 08OTTAWA1075 |
NSG: CANADA SUPPORTS EXCEPTION FOR INDIA, SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Canadian officials responded to ref A demarche by noting that Canada and the U.S. share similar views on how to secure an exception for India from the Nuclear Suppliers Group. Senior Canadian Embassy officials in Washington will seek a meeting with Acting Under Secretary John Ro [...] |
2008-08-13 13:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC IN CA |
| 08OTTAWA1090 |
CANADA STRONGLY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GORI [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-14 18:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL NATO OSCE GG RS CA |
| 08OTTAWA1091 |
YOUNG VOTERS HAVE POTENTIAL TO INFLUENCE ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Conventional wisdom in Canada suggests that young voters are apathetic. Indeed, official data show youth participation rates in federal elections have declined since 1993. However, mission conversations with politically-active young Canadians suggest that many of them are polit [...] |
2008-08-14 20:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CA |
| 08OTTAWA1092 |
CANADA REITERATES BACKING U.S. POSITION ON GEORGIA [...] (C) Colleen Swords, Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security Affairs (and Canada's G-8 Political Director), called DCM August 15 to follow up on the Ambassador's demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Edwards (refs b and c). Swords said the Ambassador's points had been "well receiv [...] |
2008-08-15 15:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL NATO OSCE GG RS CA |
| 08OTTAWA1093 |
CANADA WILL SUPPORT AFGHANISTAN OVER SYRIA FOR [...] (C) Colleen Swords, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security Affairs (and Canada's G-8 Political Director), told DCM August 15 that she was sure Canada would support Afghanistan over Syria if the race for the IAEA Board [...] |
2008-08-15 19:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM IAEA KNNP MNUN IR SY AF CA |
| 08OTTAWA1099 |
MANITOBA: A CANADIAN ELECTION BELLWEATHER? [...] (SBU) Summary: Manitoba voters appear relatively satisfied with the federal and provincial political status quo, including a federal minority government, although the city of Winnipeg will see some hard-fought races in a federal election that could come as early as this fall. Public reaction [...] |
2008-08-15 20:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CA |
| 08OTTAWA1106 |
IAEA BOG: CANADIANS OPPOSE SYRIAN BID, OPEN TO [...] (C//Rel Can) At an August 19 follow-up to ref a demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation Craig Weichel confirmed DFAIT Assistant Deputy Minister Colleen Swords' assertion (ref b) that Canada would support Afghanistan over Syr [...] |
2008-08-19 15:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IAEA KNNP MNUN SY AF CA |
| 08OTTAWA1113 |
NEW MOMENTUM TOWARD A FALL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. Chances for a fall federal election in Canada are suddenly improving, with both the Conservatives and the Liberals now seemingly campaign-ready as well as already upping up the rhetoric while gauging the best possible timing in terms of economic news and the U.S. Presidential r [...] |
2008-08-20 19:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CA |
| 08OTTAWA1115 |
RESPONSES TO CANADA'S COMPETITION POLICY REVIEW [...] (U) Summary: On June 26, the government-appointed Competition Policy Review Panel released its final report entitled &Compete to Win.8 The Panel was created in July of 2007 and tasked with reviewing Canada's competition and foreign investment policies in order to issue recommendations to the [...] |
2008-08-20 20:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CA |
| 08OTTAWA1122 |
CANADA SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN-PAKISTAN [...] (C//Rel Can) Summary: Canada has shared with Embassy a draft of the Dubai Process's yet-to-be approved Pakistan-Afghanistan Cooperation Action Plan (PACAP) to improve security and efficiency along the two countries' shared borders and legal crossing points. After the final Dubai Process meet [...] |
2008-08-21 15:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO EAID AF PK CA |
| 08OTTAWA1123 |
CANADA'S PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS GLOBALLY [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada remains a strong partner in promoting and defending human rights globally. Thanks to its "principle-based" approach, the Conservative Party believes that "Canada's voice is being heard" once again. Canada has awarded honorary citizenship to the Dalai Lama and Aung San [...] |
2008-08-22 13:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM CH IS BM CA |
| 08OTTAWA1124 |
BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] A Locally Engaged Staff (LES) member from mission Canada's American Presence Post in Winnipeg, Manitoba visited Wolverine Supplies in Virden, Manitoba on July 25. Wolverine Supplies is named in subject license application as the foreign end-user of "fixed stock" models of the XCR rifle. Based [...] |
2008-08-22 20:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC CA |
| 08OTTAWA1130 |
CDMA 2008: CANADA TO PROMOTE SECRETARIAT [...] (C//NF) Summary: At their September 4 meeting in Banff, Minister of Defence MacKay will urge Secretary of Defense Gates to support the creation of a secretariat for the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA). Canada believes a secretariat is required to bolster the CDMA's abi [...] |
2008-08-26 12:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PGOV OAS CA |
| 08OTTAWA1137 |
CANADIANS CALL IN RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR RE: GEORGIA [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Minister Len Edwards called in Russian Ambassador to Canada Georgiy Mamedov on August 26 to encourage Russia to reconsider its actions and cooperate fully with the international community [...] |
2008-08-27 12:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS NATO GG RS CA |
| 08OTTAWA1140 |
CANADA WANTS TO COORDINATE SUPPORT FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: Canada wants to deepen bilateral coordination on support to Georgia. Canadian officials have asked for specific advice regarding the potential deployment of OSCE monitors and separate explosives abatement capability to Georgia. They would also like to coordinate U.S. and Canad [...] |
2008-08-27 16:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS NATO GG RS CA |
| 08OTTAWA1142 |
CANADIAN ELECTION SPECULATION HITS FEVER PITCH [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Harper decided on August 26 to keep Governor General Michaelle Jean in Ottawa through early September. Local media and commentators interpret the move as the clearest sign yet that Harper may soon call an autumn snap election. If Harper does make the announcemen [...] |
2008-08-28 15:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CA |
| 08OTTAWA1144 |
CANADA UNLIKELY TO ATTEND DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS [...] (U) On August 22, Econoff delivered reftel points to Jean-Yves Bourque, Program Officer, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Bourque stated that Canada does not have an aid program with Liberia and therefore is unlikely to attend the September Development Ministers meeting in Mo [...] |
2008-08-28 17:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL CA LI |
| 08OTTAWA1148 |
CANADIAN RESPONSE TO KOSOVO ICJ DEMARCHE [...] (C) On August 28, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for East Europe and Balkans Jeremy Wallace expressed appreciation for ref A demarche, and said that his office had not yet decided its stance on the Kosovo ICJ resolution at UNGA. Wallace remarked [...] |
2008-08-29 13:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA UN KV CA |
| 08OTTAWA1149 |
CANADA: MISSION DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER (MDRO) [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-29 15:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA EAID SOCI |
| 08OTTAWA1151 |
CANADA IN RECEIPT OF DEMARCHE ON MED DIALOGUE SOFA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-29 16:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR NATO CA |
| 08OTTAWA1152 |
CANADA SEEKS U.S. HELP TO PRESS ISI ON BORDER [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for South Asia Jim Nickel told pol/miloff on August 28 that Pakistani ISI Director General Lieutenant General Nadeem Taj had just canceled his September 4-5 meetings with senior Canadian officials in Ottawa. Nickel sa [...] |
2008-08-29 20:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR NATO PK AF CA |
| 08OTTAWA1162 |
GREEN PARTY MAKES HISTORY WITH FIRST MP [...] The Green Party landed its first Member of Parliament on August 30. Sitting Independent MP Blair Wilson formally joined the party and said he will run under the Green banner in a Canadian federal election that local analysts expect to be called within days. Wilson's recruitment marks a first [...] |
2008-09-03 15:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV PINR CA |
| 08OTTAWA1165 |
TORIES POISED FOR MODEST GAINS IN QUEBEC [...] (SBU) Summary: With a fall federal election all but certain, our English and French-speaking contacts in Montreal told us that the Conservatives are well-positioned to add to their eleven seats in Quebec. They downplayed the possibility of a major breakthrough, however, and said that seat chan [...] |
2008-09-04 11:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SENV CA |
| 08OTTAWA1171 |
CANADA TO CALL FEDERAL ELECTION ON SEPTEMBER 7 [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Stephen Harper will trigger a Canadian federal election on September 7 with voting day on October 14. The Conservatives are well-positioned to win a second minority government and late August polls suggested they will gain seats in key provinces. However, tight [...] |
2008-09-05 21:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON SENV CA |
| 08OTTAWA1172 |
CANADA WILL DISCUSS BRAZIL'S PARTICIPATION IN PDG [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Policy Planning officer Helen Fytche told poloff September 4 that Canada would be pleased to discuss Brazil's participation in the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG) at the October 17 Steering Group meeting. Canada felt [...] |
2008-09-05 21:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON KDEM BR CA |
| 08OTTAWA1177 |
ELECTION KICK-OFF HIGHLIGHTS TORY PREPARATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Harper called a federal election on September 7 for voting on October 14 (Ref A). Harper emphasized continuity and stability in his first message to voters. Dion branded Harper an extremist. Although Harper signaled the date at least a week in advance -- and mo [...] |
2008-09-08 21:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CA |
| 08OTTAWA1198 |
NSPD/HSPD ON ARCTIC POLICY - REQUEST CONSIDERATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy strongly believes release of the new Arctic Policy National Security Presidential Directive/Homeland Security Presidential Directive during Canada's federal election campaign has the potential to insert the United States as an issue in the campaign and negatively impact [...] |
2008-09-12 19:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EWWT PBTS TPHY TSPL CA |
| 08OTTAWA1199 |
CANADA SUPPORTS US GOALS FOR UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (C) Canada supports broadly U.S. goals for the UNGA Third Committee, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade human rights desk officer Cyndy Nelson. Nelson said however she could only offer a preliminary assessment, as Canada is in the middle of an election campaign. [...] |
2008-09-12 19:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV UN CA |
| 08OTTAWA1200 |
ISAF AMENDMENT OPLAN TO EXPAND CN AUTHORITIES [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-12 20:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF CA |
| 08OTTAWA1202 |
CANADIAN APPROVAL BRINGS CANUS ILOC INTO FORCE [...] (U) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Continental Defense Relations Victor Rakmil told pol/miloff on September 12 that the Government of Canada had received approval from Parliament to bring into force the Agreement on Integrated Lines of Commun [...] |
2008-09-15 19:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR CA |
| 08OTTAWA1203 |
AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE IN EGYPT: CANADA WILL ATTEND, BUT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-15 19:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL CA |
| 08OTTAWA1216 |
CANADIAN FEDERAL ELECTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE [...] (C) Summary. The most likely outcome of the October 14 Canadian federal election is another Conservative victory, with the real question being whether Prime Minister Harper's party wins only a stronger minority or an actual majority. Neither result would likely cause any significant shift of [...] |
2008-09-16 20:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CA |
| 08OTTAWA123 |
CANADA WILL NOT ATTEND UN WORLD CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada took a firm stance against the UN World Conference Against Racism on January 23 when it announced it would not attend the 2009 Durban Review Conference (Durban II). Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier stated that the 2001 UN World Conference Against Racism "degenera [...] |
2008-01-24 20:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL CA |
| 08OTTAWA1231 |
VANCOUVER OLYMPIC SECURITY UPDATE - COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The February 12-28 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver will present Canada, and the United States, with complex multi-jurisdictional security challenges. The RCMP has the security lead, but is planning for the Canadian Forces (CF) to render military support of civilian security a [...] |
2008-09-17 20:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC PTER KOLY CA |
| 08OTTAWA1232 |
CANADA: NO NEW PLEDGES AT AD HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE [...] (sbu) Canada plans no new pledges at the September 22 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting in New York, according to Louise Corbin, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Israel, West Bank, and Gaza. Corbin told Econcouns that Canada had pledged C [...] |
2008-09-17 20:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA EAID IS KPAL PGOV PREL WBG |
| 08OTTAWA1234 |
U.S. AND CANADA DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: An inter-agency USG delegation met recently in Ottawa with Canadian counterparts to discuss civilian and military cooperation in South Afghanistan. Canadian interlocutors described the strategic coordination and outreach efforts embodied in their Kandahar Action Plan. Canada seek [...] |
2008-09-17 21:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO EAID AF PK CA |
| 08OTTAWA1236 |
CANADIAN RESPONSE TO IRAQ COALITION DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Adviser for NATO Amy Galigan confirmed that no Canadian Forces (CF) troops are participating in NTM-I, or are otherwise engaged in Iraq and that the Government of Canada is not pla [...] |
2008-09-18 17:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS IZ CA |
| 08OTTAWA1237 |
CANADIANS WORKING ON INTER-AGENCY RESPONSE TO RC-S [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior (DFAIT) Adviser for Afghanistan Policy and Advocacy David Fairchild expressed appreciation for reftel demarche of September 17, noting that the current version appeared to have taken into consideration earlier Canadian concern [...] |
2008-09-18 17:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA |
| 08OTTAWA1238 |
CANADIAN ELECTION WILL DELAY DECISION ON FUNDS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government will not consider reftel request that it provide $100 million per year in additional funding for the sustainment of the Afghan National Army (ANA) until a new government takes office after the October 14 federal election. End summary. 2. (C) On Septe [...] |
2008-09-18 17:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA |
| 08OTTAWA124 |
OPPOSITION REACTION TO MANLEY REPORT PREDICTABLE [...] (U) Summary: The New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Bloc Quebecois moved quickly, and predictably, on January 22 to reject the central recommendation of the Manley panel to extend Canada's combat mission in Afghanistan. Their decision puts the onus on the official opposition Liberals to clarify [...] |
2008-01-24 21:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MOPS AF CA |
| 08OTTAWA1242 |
MEETING BETWEEN U.S. NRC CHAIRMAN DALE KLEIN AND [...] (U) Summary: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Dale E. Klein traveled to Ottawa from July 17-19, 2008. On July 18 Klein discussed reactor licensing and medical isotope production issues recently appointed Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) President Michael Binder; an [...] |
2008-09-18 21:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP ENRG TRGY SENV CA |
| 08OTTAWA1243 |
CANADA EYEING C$10 MILLION ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-19 16:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GG RS KMCA EAID EFIN PREL |
| 08OTTAWA1244 |
CANADIAN ATTENDANCE AT SEPTEMBER 24 HAITI KEY [...] (U) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Assistant Deputy Minister (International Security Branch) and Political Director Colleen Swords and Assistant Deputy Minister (Americas Strategy) Alexandra Bugailiski will participate in the September 24 meeting of Haiti Key Play [...] |
2008-09-19 17:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UNSC UNGA HA CA |
| 08OTTAWA1245 |
CANADIANS CONSIDERING U.S. IDEAS, INITIATIVES ON [...] (S/Rel CAN) Summary: Canadian officials are studying ref a demarche on engaging China on proliferation-related trade with Iran, but warn that Canadian action could be slowed by the government's current pre-election caretaker status. Officials expressed appreciation for ref b ideas for blockin [...] |
2008-09-19 17:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL EFIN KNNP PARM PINR IR XS CH CA |
| 08OTTAWA1246 |
CANADIAN ATTENDANCE AT U/S BURNS' MEETING ON [...] (U) The Canadian representative to the September 24 meeting on Colombia hosted by U/S Burns in New York will be Assistant Deputy Minister (Americas Strategy) Alexandra Bugailiskis of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at [...] |
2008-09-19 18:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC PTER PHUM UNGA CO CA |
| 08OTTAWA1247 |
CANADA IN STEP WITH U.S. ON MESA CANDIDATE FOR [...] (S) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Nuclear Disarmament Craig Weichel assured pol/miloff on September 19 that Canada and the U.S. are fully "in step" with respect to Afghanistan's bid for the Middle East South Asia (MESA) seat on the IAEA Board [...] |
2008-09-19 18:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PARM MNUC IAEA AF SY IR CA |
| 08OTTAWA1250 |
CANADA CONCERNED ABOUT EFFORT TO DERAIL [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation Shawn Caza, at the upcoming IAEA General Conference Canada will seek to kill a resolution on "Israeli nuclear capability" with a no-action motion. The way that support for the [...] |
2008-09-19 20:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC IAEA IS CA |
| 08OTTAWA1251 |
CANADA SUPPORTS RESOLUTION ON COMPLIANCE WITH [...] (SBU) Following up on reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation Craig Weichel told pol/mil officer on September 19 that Canada would vote for the U.S.-sponsored UNGA First Committee Resolution on Compliance with Non-Pr [...] |
2008-09-19 20:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL UNGA CA |
| 08OTTAWA1253 |
CANADA CONSIDERING FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO [...] (C) Canada is leaning toward extending financial support to the Community of Democracies (CD) Secretariat, and will likely announce that it is exploring ways to provide a modest contribution at the September 26 CD meeting, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFAIT) Senior Policy An [...] |
2008-09-19 20:25:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM UNGA CA |
| 08OTTAWA1254 |
CANADIANS WORKING ON RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche on September 19, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Advisor for Defense and Security Sarah Robertson said that Canadian officials were now consulting internally on whether they could extend the HMCS Ville de Quebec's current depl [...] |
2008-09-19 20:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS MCAP XW CA |
| 08OTTAWA1257 |
CANADA-EU TRADE PROPOSAL MAY RIVAL SCOPE OF NAFTA...OR NOT. [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-22 12:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAGR EIND EFIN ELAB CA EU |
| 08OTTAWA1258 |
THE U.S. IN THE CANADIAN FEDERAL ELECTION -- NOT! [...] (C) Summary. Despite the overwhelming importance of the U.S. to Canada for its economy and security, bilateral relations remain the proverbial 900 pound gorilla that no one wants to talk about in the 2008 Canadian federal election campaigns. This likely reflects an almost inherent inferiority c [...] |
2008-09-22 18:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CA |
| 08OTTAWA1259 |
NATO: CANADA SHARES U.S. VIEW OF NO BUSINESS AS [...] (C) Summary: Canada agrees with the U.S. position that there should be no business as usual at the NATO Russia Council (NRC), and at the NRC Prep Com, and Canada is making this point to its NATO allies. End summary. 2. (C) On September 22, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAIT) [...] |
2008-09-22 20:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO PARM KCFE RS GG CA |
| 08OTTAWA1263 |
UNGA: CANADIAN THOUGHTS ON FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: At the September 26 Friends of Pakistan Group (FoPG) meeting on the margins of UNGA, Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Len Edwards will articulate Canada's desire to collaborate with like-minded countries in support of political and economic development and stability in Pakistan. [...] |
2008-09-23 16:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PK CA |
| 08OTTAWA1264 |
CANADA EXTENDS WFP ESCORTS OFF SOMALIA [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Defense and Security Michael Kaduck on September 23 confirmed that the Canadian government had decided to extend its World Food Program (WFP) escort duty from September 27 to a "hard deadline" of October 2 [...] |
2008-09-23 19:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR MCAP UNSC XW CA SO |
| 08OTTAWA1265 |
CANADA SUPPORTS MAJORITY OF U.S. GOALS AT UNGA [...] (C) Canada supports the majority of U.S. goals for the upcoming UN General Assembly (UNGA) general debate and regular session, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for UN and Commonwealth Affairs Shannon-Marie Soni. Deputy Foreign Minister Len Edw [...] |
2008-09-23 19:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNGA CA |
| 08OTTAWA1271 |
CANADIAN CO-SPONSORSHIP OF COMPLIANCE RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation Craig Weichel has verified that Canada had co-sponsored the U.S. Compliance Resolution at the UN First Committee in 2005 (ref a) and that DFAIT was therefore "in a good position" t [...] |
2008-09-26 18:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL UNGA CA |
| 08OTTAWA1274 |
CANADA WILLING TO DEMARCHE INDIA ON WFP ESCORTS [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Defence and Security Michael Kaduck confirmed to pol/mil officer after COB on September 26 that he had instructed the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi to respond positively to a U.S. Embassy request that [...] |
2008-09-29 13:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR MCAP UNSC XW SO CA |
| 08OTTAWA1275 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel, Consulates General Vancouver and Montreal investigated Astro Global Trading (AGT) and DSP Electronics, respectively, regarding the disposition of two cylinder assembly components for the Pilatus aircraft exported under application 050096269. The owner of AGT -- Sal [...] |
2008-09-29 16:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA ETTC KOMC |
| 08OTTAWA1293 |
ELECTION 2008: VISITS TO THE "WAR ROOMS" [...] (C) Summary. The contrast between the state-of-the-art Conservative Party campaign "war room" and its rather ramshackle Liberal Party equivalent helps to explain why Conservatives are at least 11 percentage points in the polls about whom electors would vote for if the federal election were [...] |
2008-10-02 14:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CA |
| 08OTTAWA1297 |
CANADIAN ABSTENTION LIKELY ON KOSOVO ICJ REFERRAL [...] (C) In response to reftels, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Europe and Central Asia Relations Jeremy Wallace told pol/mil officer that Canada seems to be "moving toward an abstention" if there is a vote. DFAIT officials have not yet made a de [...] |
2008-10-03 18:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNGA KV CA |
| 08OTTAWA1300 |
CONSERVATIVES STILL AHEAD FOLLOWING DEBATES [...] (C) Summary. The Conservatives emerged from the federal election campaign's two national debates having preserved their comfortable lead in the polls. Despite facing a constant barrage of criticism from the four main opposition parties, PM Harper seems to have come through relatively unscath [...] |
2008-10-03 21:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL CA |
| 08OTTAWA1302 |
CANADIANS APPRECIATE MTCR PAPERS, WANT MORE [...] (SBU) On October 3, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Non-Proliferation Phillip J. Baines expressed appreciation for reftel paper. Baines said he looks forward to receiving even more of the "very useful" U.S. papers in advance of the Information [...] |
2008-10-06 21:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MTCRE ETTC MNUC TSPA CA |
| 08OTTAWA1303 |
(S) CANADA CONSIDERING SPACE LAUNCH ALTERNATIVES [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (S/RelCan) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Non-Proliferation Phillip Baines raised U.S.-India safeguards on October 3, asking whether the United States intends to broaden its bilateral safegua [...] |
2008-10-06 21:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC CA |
| 08OTTAWA1308 |
ELECTION 2008: RACE NARROWS WITH ONE WEEK TO GO [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's major political parties have launched their final push to Election Day on October 14. Although the Conservative government appears certain to be re-elected, whether it will win a majority or another minority mandate is less clear. The apparent slowing of Conservative [...] |
2008-10-07 21:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CA |
| 08OTTAWA1313 |
CANADA WILL DONATE TO UNRWA'S RECONSTRUCTION AND [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-09 19:09:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PHUM PREL LE CA |
| 08OTTAWA1314 |
ELECTION 2008: WHAT IF... [...] (C) Summary. A Liberal victory in the federal election, while still not likely, has suddenly become a possibility in the wake of widespread concerns about the world financial situation. Improved prospects for the Liberals in Ontario and for the Bloc Quebecois in Quebec have substantially ea [...] |
2008-10-09 21:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CA |
| 08OTTAWA1315 |
NO CHANGE IN CANADIAN VIEWS OF CHINA FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) Many Canadians viewed the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics through the prism of Canadian preparations for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, and were deeply impressed by the smooth success of the sporting events in China, as well as by the dramatic new sporting venues. The Beijing Olympic [...] |
2008-10-10 15:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO CH CA |
| 08OTTAWA1316 |
ELECTION 2008: WHAT'S ON THEIR MINDS [...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic crisis has made the economy the defining issue in the 2008 election campaign, with the environment, healthcare, and crime tacking a distinct backseat. Afghanistan and foreign policy are not under real discussion. Polls continue to fluctuate, but the Conserva [...] |
2008-10-10 20:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CA |
| 08OTTAWA1317 |
CANADIAN CHALLENGES RELATED TO ACCESSION OF [...] (U) Action request -- see para 4. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Policy Adviser for Defence and Security Robert Bissett told pol/mil officer that Canada would move as quickly as possible to complete the ratification of the pro [...] |
2008-10-10 20:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM NATO MARR PREL KTIA AL CA HR |
| 08OTTAWA1318 |
CANADIAN REACTION TO DEMARCHE ON ISSUES OF [...] (C) Summary: Canada at the 2008 UNGA First Committee will most likely abstain on the resolutions related to "de-alerting" and depleted uranium munitions. Canada likely will vote for the resolution on telecommunications in the context of international security, but will not repeat its co-spo [...] |
2008-10-14 20:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC UNGA NATO CA |
| 08OTTAWA1324 |
CONSERVATIVES TO FORM SECOND MINORITY GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Conservative party won an enhanced minority in the October 14 federal election, increasing its representation in every region and province except Quebec and Newfoundland. Party leaders of the four major parties all won re-election (although Green leader May failed to w [...] |
2008-10-15 17:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CA |
| 08OTTAWA1325 |
ELECTION 2008: WHAT IT MEANS [...] (C) The next Canadian federal election campaign effectively began on October 15, in the wake of the October 14 election results that gave the Conservative Party of Prime Minister Stephen Harper a stronger "mandate" but yet another minority position in the 308-seat House of Commons (reftel). [...] |
2008-10-15 18:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CA |
| 08OTTAWA1329 |
RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 REQUEST: [...] SUMMARY: Per reftel A, Consulate General Vancouver investigated Paul Reibin, dba Range Sports Unlimited (RSU), regarding his bona fides to export munitions as identified under application 050113948. Mr. Reibin is in possession of a Business Firearms License issued by the Canadian Firearms C [...] |
2008-10-16 16:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | CA ETTC KOMC |
| 08OTTAWA1331 |
CANADA TO ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Policy Advisor Jennifer Kleniewski confirmed to pol/miloff on October 15 that the just re-elected Conservative government "soon" would announce Canada's "substantial" donation to support the 2009 and 2010 [...] |
2008-10-16 20:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV KDEM AF CA |
| 08OTTAWA1341 |
LIBERAL PARTY WOES [...] (C) Summary. The predicted resignation of Liberal leader Stephane Dion, perhaps very soon, will not solve the party's problems, which are financial, geographic, substantive, and perhaps generational. The likely continued disarray within the party -- even with possible a new leader -- must [...] |
2008-10-17 20:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CA |
| 08OTTAWA1343 |
CANADA TO PLEDGE C$3 MILLION AT GEORGIA DONORS' [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-20 17:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | GG RS KMCA EAID EFIN PREL |
| 08OTTAWA1345 |
CANADA WILL CONTRIBUTE $35 MILLION TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Policy Advisor Jennifer Kleniewski told pol/miloff on October 20 that Canada has budgeted $35 million to support the 2009 and 2010 elections in Afghanistan. In her follow-up to ref a, she also specifie [...] |
2008-10-20 18:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID KDEM PGOV AF CA |
| 08OTTAWA1348 |
DION TO STEP DOWN AS LIBERAL LEADER -- NEXT YEAR [...] (U) Stephane Dion announced on October 20 that he would step down as Liberal Party leader, but only after the next leadership convention had selected a replacement; he clarified that he will not be a leadership candidate again. He will remain as Official Opposition leader in the meantime. H [...] |
2008-10-20 19:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CA |
| 08OTTAWA135 |
ELECTRIC POWER FROM CANADA: TRADE DWINDLES AS CONTINENT'S NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE REMAINS UNBUILT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-25 21:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV PGOV CA |
| 08OTTAWA136 |
PRIMETIME IMAGES OF US-CANADA BORDER PAINT U.S. IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has long gone to great pains to highlight the distinction between Americans and Canadians in its programming, generally at our expense. However, the level of anti-American melodrama has been given a huge boost in the current television [...] |
2008-01-25 23:15:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KPAO CA |
| 08OTTAWA1362 |
CANADA SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SUMMIT [...] (sbu) Summary: Canada fully supports the November 15 Financial Markets and World Economy Summit, and is committed to market-based financial systems and liberalized trading markets, according to senior Canadian financial officials. Canada will work closely with the United States and the G-7 co [...] |
2008-10-23 15:04:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA ECON EFIN PREL |
| 08OTTAWA1368 |
CANADA KEEN TO ADVOCATE NON-PARTICIPATION IN [...] This is an action request -- please see para 4. 2. (C) Canada is willing to join the U.S. effort to persuade governments to steer clear of Iran's November 30 conference on nuclear energy. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Advisor for Non-Proliferat [...] |
2008-10-24 21:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC AORC ENRG TRGY IR CA |
| 08OTTAWA1372 |
PSYCHOLOGY, REALITY AND INTEGRATION: CANADA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: How Canada fares in the global economic crisis will be measured as much by its integration with the U.S. economy as by Canada's own domestic economic policies. The bottom line is: Canada's solid economic policy management will only serve to mitigate the impact of the global fi [...] |
2008-10-28 14:15:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA ECON EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD |
| 08OTTAWA1392 |
(S) CANADIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. REPLY ON UAE REMOTE [...] (S/Rel Can) On October 29, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Non-proliferation and Disarmament Thomas Gillon expressed appreciation for reftel response regarding the transfer of RADARSAT-2 capabilities to the United Arab Emirates. Gillon remarked [...] |
2008-10-30 17:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC CA |
| 08OTTAWA1393 |
CANADA WELCOMES U.S. - CARIBBEAN SECURITY [...] (U) Action request - please see para 4. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Defence and Security Relations Michael Kaduck told pol/miloff on October 29 that Canada is keen to participate in the U.S. - C [...] |
2008-10-30 19:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER SNAR KJUS EAID MASS XL CA |
| 08OTTAWA1394 |
NEW CANADIAN CABINET: "CERTAINTY, STABILITY, AND [...] (C) Summary. The Cabinet of the second government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper took office on October 29. Its expanded size includes more women and rewarded some new MPs from key geographic areas. As expected, former Minister of Transport Lawrence Cannon succeeded David Emerson as Mini [...] |
2008-10-30 19:52:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CA |
| 08OTTAWA1395 |
CANADA: INFORMATION FOR SUMMIT ON FINANCIAL [...] (sbu) Ref a requests information regarding Canada's perspectives and concerns regarding the November 15 Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy -- and also regarding the financial crisis' impact on Canada and government actions to address the crisis. Also per ref a, Econcouns John C [...] |
2008-10-31 13:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA ECON EFIN |
| 08OTTAWA1396 |
CANADA WILLING TO SIGN CHEMICAL WEAPONS CHALLENGE [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Louis-Phillipe Sylvestre confirmed to pol/miloff on October 30 that Canada wants to avoid the "complications" that would accompany a formal b [...] |
2008-10-31 17:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KTIA CWC CA |
| 08OTTAWA1407 |
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL IN CANADA [...] (U) Summary: Canada's emergency telecom systems consist of a priority access for dialing (also known as priority access to dial tone or PAD) system for landline phones and a wireless priority system (WPS) similar to the U.S. model. The dated PAD system offers little benefit to the Embassy. How [...] |
2008-11-03 22:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ACAO AMGT ANET CA |
| 08OTTAWA1408 |
CANADA CONSIDERING U.S. CANDIDATE FOR EXECUTIVE [...] (SBU) According to Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Division for Inter-American Relations Leonard Beaulne, Canada will give "strong consideration" to the U.S. candidate for the Inter-American Commission of Women's (CIM) Executive Committee. [...] |
2008-11-03 22:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KWMN OAS CA |
| 08OTTAWA141 |
PM HARPER SEEKS AFGHAN EXTENSION, WITH CAVEATS [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Harper publicly voiced his agreement with the Manley panel's call for an extension of Canada's mission in Kandahar after February 2009 - as long as NATO provides additional troops and equipment to help out (ref a). He pledged personally to take the lead to press Canada's alli [...] |
2008-01-28 21:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS AF CA |
| 08OTTAWA1411 |
CANADA WANTS TO COORDINATE ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request - please see para 5. 2. (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Non-Proliferation Che van Haastrecht on November 4 asked to coordinate CANUS outreach to discourage the sale of uranium to Iran by Kazakhstan (ref b). [...] |
2008-11-04 20:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC ENRG AORC TRGY IR CA |
| 08OTTAWA1414 |
PM HARPER CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA [...] (U) In a statement on November 4, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama and all incoming Members of Congress and Governors. He pledged to continue to cooperate to "strengthen the special bond" between our two nations. (Full text in pa [...] |
2008-11-05 17:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CA |
| 08OTTAWA1417 |
NSDD 38 - Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United [...] The Embassy has received the NSDD-38 request from the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG) to establish an 0-4 Coast Guard Liaison Officer billet at the Royal Canadian Mounted political (RCMP) Headquarters in Ottawa. The Chief of Mission approves the establishment [...] |
2008-11-06 16:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AODE AMGT KMRS CA |
| 08OTTAWA1421 |
CANADA FULLY SUPPORTS AND HAS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED [...] (S) Summary. Robert Sample, Senior Project Leader, Financial Crimes, Finance Canada, said that Canada's current regulations regarding financial institutions' (FI's) transactions with Iranian entities are in line with USG and FATF recommendations and are quite onerous on Canadian institutions. [...] |
2008-11-06 21:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL EFIN CA |
| 08OTTAWA1424 |
OTTAWA HOSTS LIKE-MINDED COUNTRIES INFORMAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada hosted an informal meeting of like-minded countries on Zimbabwe in Ottawa on October 30. Delegates agreed that MDC and ZANU-PF are in the midst of a power struggle to which there is no easy solution in sight. Several countries expressed concern at the Like-Minded Group,s [...] |
2008-11-07 16:37:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KDEM EAID ZI CA |
| 08OTTAWA1426 |
NEW FOREIGN MINISTER LAWRENCE CANNON [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 30, Lawrence Cannon became Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's second Conservative government (reftel). Cannon is an experienced and competent administrator who is likely to provide stability to a department that has had four minist [...] |
2008-11-07 17:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR CA |
| 08OTTAWA1427 |
CANADIAN INTERIM RESPONSE ON AFGHAN REFUGEES [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. (SBU) On November 7, Deputy Pol/C conveyed reftel demarche points to James Gilmour, regional policy officer of the Afghan Task Force at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). Gilmour promised to canvas colleagu [...] |
2008-11-07 18:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM IR PK AF CA |
| 08OTTAWA1430 |
FINAL RESULTS of THE 2008 CANADIAN ELECTION [...] (U) Elections Canada has now validated all results of the 2008 federal election on October 14 (reftel and previous). The results are not technically official until the Chief Electoral Officer publishes them in a formal report on or before January 14, 2009 (within 90 days of the return of the w [...] |
2008-11-07 20:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CA |
| 08OTTAWA1431 |
CANADA AWARE OF U.S. COMPROMISE PROPOSAL ON ITU-R [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-10 15:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS CA |
| 08OTTAWA1433 |
CANADA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR EXECUTIVE [...] (SBU) Canada will support the U.S. candidate for the Inter-American Commission of Women's (CIM) Executive Committee at the CIM Assembly election in Santiago (November 10-12), according to Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) Division of Inter-A [...] |
2008-11-10 21:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KWMN OAS CA |
| 08OTTAWA1437 |
CANADA - ORGANIZING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY WORK [...] (U) This message responds to ref a's request for information on how the government of Canada has organized itself to prepare for negotiations for a post-2012 climate framework and to develop and implement domestic climate programs. Organizing for Domestic Climate Work ---------------------- [...] |
2008-11-13 16:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG KCHG CA |
| 08OTTAWA1441 |
CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN MEETING [...] (C) In response to November 12 ref a demarche, Deputy Director for South Asia Peter Fawcett at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) voiced Canada's full support, while expressing concern that the meeting now appears to be turning into more of a donors' meeting, des [...] |
2008-11-13 22:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON EAID PK CA |
| 08OTTAWA1443 |
FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN: CANADA SEEKS BROAD SECURITY [...] (C) On November 13, Deputy Director for South Asia Peter Fawcett at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) elaborated on Canadian views of the upcoming Friends of Pakistan meeting (reftels). According to Fawcett, Canada seeks a "robust and broad" security discussion, [...] |
2008-11-14 19:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON EAID PK CA |
| 08OTTAWA1444 |
CANADA BROADLY SUPPORTIVE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (SBU) According to Ryan Hewer, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's policy advisor for Iranian non-proliferation issues, Canada broadly supports the ideas outlined in reftel, about which State officials apparently briefed Canadian emboffs in Washington on Novem [...] |
2008-11-14 21:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MNUC PARM ETTC ENRG IR CA |
| 08OTTAWA1446 |
CANADA REITERATES DESIRE FOR G7 COORDINATION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-17 16:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PARM PREL KNNP CA |
| 08OTTAWA1452 |
BLEAK WINTER AHEAD FOR THE LIBERAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary. The opposition Liberal Party faces at least six months of virtual support for the second minority government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, given the necessity of ensuring Parliament deals constructively with the ongoing world financial crisis and domestic economic and emplo [...] |
2008-11-17 22:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON CA |
| 08OTTAWA1453 |
CANADA DECIDES AGAINST DEMARCHES ON IRAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) In an unexpected and unwelcome shift from ref a position, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Advisor for Non-Proliferation Ryan Hewer informed poloff on November 17 that DFAIT had now decided Canada was already overextended in its demarches on the [...] |
2008-11-18 15:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC AORC ENRG TRGY IR CA |
| 08OTTAWA1455 |
CONSERVATIVES TO PURSUE NARROW AGENDA IN 40TH [...] (C) Summary. The Conservative agenda that the government will lay out in detail on November 19 in the "Throne Speech" will almost exclusively focus on domestic remedies for the international economic crisis, according to senior Conservative staffers. It will -- of political necessity -- a [...] |
2008-11-18 18:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON CA |
| 08OTTAWA146 |
CANADA'S REPSONSE TO 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-29 21:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ETRD ECPS CA |
| 08OTTAWA1460 |
CANADA CRITICAL OF NICARAGUAN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche on November 18, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Nicaragua desk officer Sandy Ewart confirmed that Canada fully shares U.S. concerns regarding the November 9 Nicaraguan municipal elections. He noted that the Canadian Embassy in Costa Ri [...] |
2008-11-18 22:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV NU CA |
| 08OTTAWA1468 |
TWO NEW CONVICTIONS UNDER CANADA'S SEX TOURISM LAW [...] (U) Summary. Canada secured two new sex tourism convictions in November under Criminal Code amendments that now permit police to charge Canadians for sex crimes against children overseas. At least one other case in is the works for alleged abuses in Cambodia, Colombia, and the Philippines. E [...] |
2008-11-19 18:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV HA CA |
| 08OTTAWA147 |
CANADA KEEN TO COOPERATE ON COUNTERNARCOTICS AND [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-29 22:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MOPS MARR AF CA |
| 08OTTAWA1470 |
2008 THRONE SPEECH FOCUSES ON ECONOMY, NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary and comment. The second Harper government's Throne Speech on November 19 lived down to expectations of a fairly modest agenda, primarily focused on dealing with the domestic impact of the global economic crisis. The government did not indicate any plans for a major economic sti [...] |
2008-11-19 22:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM MARR AF CA |
| 08OTTAWA1474 |
CANADA SEEKS GREATER COHERENCE IN GLOBAL [...] (SBU) After receiving reftel demarche points and non-paper, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Advisor for Non-proliferation David MacDuff said on November 20 that Canada believes the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) is struggling [...] |
2008-11-20 21:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PTER PREL KGIC CA |
| 08OTTAWA1476 |
CANADA REMAINS STEADFAST AGAINST ANTI-ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Canada remains steadfast in its opposition to the plethora of anti-Israel UNGA resolutions outlined in reftel, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Middle East Division Director Michael Grant. Grant noted that Canada has voted this year exactly as it did i [...] |
2008-11-20 21:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS PA CA |
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CANADA CONCERNED BY IRANIAN AND SYRIAN NUCLEAR [...] (C/NF) Canada found the November 19 IAEA report on the status of Iranian nuclear program to be "very bleak," according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) non-proliferation senior policy advisor Ryan Hewer. Hewer commented that the report clearly suggests a "consi [...] |
2008-11-21 21:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MNUC KNNP PARM IAEA TRGY IR SY CA |
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CANADA OFFERS AMENDED LANGUAGE ON CWC CHALLENGE [...] (C) As promised in ref a demarche response, on November 21 Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Louis-Phillipe Sylvestre provided suggested amendments to the draft language for an exchange of notes on procedures go [...] |
2008-11-21 21:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KTIA CWC CA |
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CANADA SEEKS CLOSE COORDINATION IN RUN UP TO [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Policy Advisor for the Asia Pacific region Philip Cordier, Canada is generally in agreement with our concept paper on the ASEAN Regional Forum Workplan for Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime (reftel). The Division [...] |
2008-01-30 18:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARF PTER CA |
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63RD UNGA: CANADIAN CO-SPONSORSHIP OF FIRST [...] (SBU) Canada was pleased to support and co-sponsor the First Committee resolution on compliance this year, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament senior policy advisor Sarah Houghton. Houghton expressed appreciation for U [...] |
2008-11-25 19:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM MNUC UNGA CA |
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CANADA SUPPORTS BROADENING ANA TRUST FUND MANDATE, [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) In the absence of the Ambassador, DCM spoke to David Mulroney, Deputy Minister and Afghanistan Coordinator in the Privy Council Office, regarding the U.S.-led initiative to broaden the mandate of NATO,s ANA Trust Fund (ref a). Mulron [...] |
2008-11-26 18:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF CA |
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CCM: CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR INTEROPERABILITY [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) Director of the Mine Action and Small Arms Team Earl Turcotte of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) confirmed to PolMinCouns on November 28 that Canada will make a "helpful" statement during the December [...] |
2008-11-28 15:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL NATO MOPS CA |
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NEW POLITICAL BRINKMANSHIP BY THE CONSERVATIVES [...] (C) Summary. Unexpectedly early in the 40th Parliament, the Conservatives have called the bluff of the opposition parties by announcing an end to the federal funding for political parties, which basically keeps the opposition parties functioning. (The Conservatives' own successful fundrais [...] |
2008-11-28 16:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CA |
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CANADA IN KANDAHAR; MODEST PROGRESS, LITTLE PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary and comment. The government's second quarterly report on progress toward Canada's benchmarks through 2011 in Afghanistan's Kandahar province claimed slight gains on the capabilities of Afghan army battalions in Kandahar, infrastructure projects, education and literary training, [...] |
2008-11-28 19:25:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV AF CA |
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MGIN01: CANADA ON MUMBAI TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] (U) Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon on November 28 confirmed that one Canadian had died and two others had been injured (one of whom remains in intensive care but is in stable condition) as a result of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, while Canadian consular officials had been able [...] |
2008-11-28 19:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AEMR PTER IN CA |
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CANADA SEEKING TO KEEP EXCHANGE OFFICERS IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) This is an action request -- see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: Canada is seeking ways to keep its 13 military exchange officers in Iraq embedded in American and British military units after December 31, 2008, when the UN mandate for Iraq expires. In a December 1 meeting, Canadian interlocu [...] |
2008-12-01 21:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO IR CA |
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Harper Government Gives Snapshot of Canada's Economic [...] (SBU) Summary: The Conservative government's November 27 Economic and Fiscal Statement stated that Canada is well positioned to weather the uncertainty and risks arising from the global financial crisis. Finance Minister Flaherty said the health of Canadian banks and the financial positions o [...] |
2008-12-01 21:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EIND CA |
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CANADA STILL MULLING ARF DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Asia Pacific security policy advisor Jean-Francois Lacasse, Canada is still consulting internally on how it can best match its interest in participating in the May 2009 Asean Regional Forum disaster relief exercis [...] |
2008-12-01 21:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS EAID ARF CA |
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MISSION CANADA ASSESS CURRENT POLITICAL TURMOIL [...] (C) Summary. Mission Canada reporting officers agreed on December 1 that Prime Minister Harper appears to have badly miscalculated by introducing a divisive political issue (the elimination of public financing for political parties) in the fall economic statement (reftel), when the public expe [...] |
2008-12-01 22:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CA |
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OTTAWA'S UNEXPECTED POLITICAL TURMOIL; NEW [...] (C) Summary and comment. Prime Minister Stephen Harper faces a new and rather unexpected political challenge in the wake of the Conservatives' miscalculations in the Economic and Fiscal Statement (reftels). The Liberals and New Democratic Party on December 1 formalized an agreement to try [...] |
2008-12-02 20:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF CA |
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US-CANADA PERMANENT JOINT BOARD ON DEFENSE (PJBD) [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada hosted the 222nd bi-national Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) meeting in Quebec City, November 12-14, 2008, with U.S. Chairman George Nethercutt and Canadian Chairman Rick Casson leading the discussions. The PJBD's Record of Decision (ROD) recognized the merit of [...] |
2008-12-02 22:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS CA |
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CANADIAN MONETARY POLICY: [...] (U) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Mark Carney begins a seven-year term as Governor of the Bank of Canada on Friday, February 1 (ref B). Carney, who gained his first degree at Harvard, is not a career central banker. He worked for merchant bank Goldman Sachs in various assignments for thirteen years p [...] |
2008-01-30 21:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN CA |
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BANK OF CANADA GOVERNOR ON G20 SUMMIT AND [...] (c) Summary: Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney and Deputy Governor John Murray told DCM and EMIN in a November 28 meeting that Bank officials were pleased with the G-20 Summit statement of principles. Carney stated that the Summit had acknowledged the global financial system's failures, an [...] |
2008-12-03 16:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN CA ETRD PREL |
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"UNCHARTERED WATERS" FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The usual ceremonial role of a Governor General may slip into a grey constitutional zone as she faces an imminent decision on a possible new federal election, prorogation of Parliament, or even formation of a new coalition government. While Governors General in Canada have almos [...] |
2008-12-03 19:19:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CA |
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PM TO ADDRESS THE NATION TONIGHT [...] (U) Prime Minister Stephen Harper will address the nation at 7 p.m. EST on December 3, with speculation including a possible announcement of a new federal election in late January, prorogation of Parliament until it returns o/a January 26 to deal with the 2009 budget bill, or a conciliatory [...] |
2008-12-03 21:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CA |
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RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK [...] Econoff was unable to verify the validity of a battery shipment order placed by Canada Department of National Defense (DND) identified in reftel. 2. Alaine Girard, Manager of the government of Canada,s Public Works office responsible for DND battery procurement, said he was not able to id [...] |
2008-12-04 12:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA ETTC IS KOMC |
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CANADA SUSPENDING PARLIAMENT, AGAIN [...] (U) Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on December 4 that Governor General Michaelle Jean had agreed to "prorogue" Parliament (a technical suspension) until January 26. (At the PM's request, the Governor General had similarly prorogued Parliament in September 2007, for one month.) The [...] |
2008-12-04 17:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CA |
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OPPOSITION OUTRAGE IN OTTAWA [...] (SBU) Opposition party leaders reacted in outrage to Prime Minister Stephen Harper's announcement on December 4 that the Governor General had agreed to prorogue (suspend) Parliament until January 26, sidestepping a scheduled December 8 vote of confidence in the House of Commons (reftel). Le [...] |
2008-12-04 18:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CA |
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NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP: CANADA WILL JOIN [...] (SBU) Canada will join consensus on the U.S. proposal for strengthening Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) control of transfers of enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) equipment and technology, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) non-proliferation senior policy [...] |
2008-12-04 20:15:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ENRG ETTC KNNP CA |
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CANADA SEEKS CLOSE COORDINATION IN RUN UP TO [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Policy Advisor for the Asia Pacific region Philip Cordier, Canada is generally in agreement with our concept paper on the ASEAN Regional Forum Workplan for Counterterrorism and Transnational Crime (reftel). The Division [...] |
2008-01-31 15:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARF PTER CA |
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CANADA TO ATTEND ROME MEETING ON NATIONAL MEASURES [...] (U) Canada will send Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Acting Division Director for Gulf and Mahgreb Relations Jeffrey McLaren and DFAIT non-proliferation senior advisor Ryan Hewer to the Rome meeting on implementation of national measures on Iran, according to DFAI [...] |
2008-12-04 21:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP MNUC ETTC IR CA |
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SECRETARY RICE-FOREIGN MINISTER CANNON LETTER [...] (SBU) Post delivered text of reftel letter to the office of Foreign Minister Cannon on December 5. 2. (SBU) Charge followed up with a phone call the same day to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia and Africa Ken | ||||