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| 00HOCHIMINHCITY838 | AMERASIANS SHOW SIGNS OF ASSIMILATION INTO VIETNAMESE SOCIETY [...] SUMMARY: IN THE YEARS FOLLOWING THE VIETNAM WAR, VIETNAMESE SOCIETY SHUNNED AMERASIANS AND CONSIGNED MANY OF THEM TO LIVE ON THE STREETS IN ABJECT POVERTY. OVER THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS, HOWEVER, THEIR SITUATION SEEMS TO HAVE IMPROVED. RECENT INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT MOST VIETNAMESE NOW TR [...] |
2000-05-17 08:56:00 | Consulate Ho Chi Minh City | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV SOCI CA VM PCUL |
| 01ABUJA1861 | NIGERIA: CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER ON ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Canadian High Commissioner Ian Ferguson called the Ambassador on July 26 to fill him in on information he had picked up during the High Commissioner's farewell calls, including on President Obasanjo. Ferguson said he thought the U.S. would be particularly interested in what he had learn [...] |
2001-07-28 04:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AS ZI CA UK SF NI |
| 01HARARE1051 | CANADIAN REPORT OF CONVERSATION ON CONGO [...] (C) FOLLOWING IS AN ACCOUNT BY CANADIAN DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER IN HARARE RON WILLSON (STRICTLY PROTECT) OF THE SAME CONVERSATION REPORTED IN REFTEL. WILLSON SUPPLIES ADDITIONAL DETAIL, PARTICULARLY ON ZIMBABWEAN PERCEPTIONS OF THE RWANDA-UGANDA RIFT, STRAINS IN HIS GOVERNMENT'S RELATIONSHI [...] |
2001-03-19 11:23:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP CG ZI RW UG CA |
| 01HARARE1632 | FOREIGN MINISTER INFORMS WESTERN [...] (C) CANADIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER JAMES WALL TOLD CHARGE ON MAY 16 THAT FOREIGN MINISTER STANISLAUS MUDENGE HAD SUMMONED HIM, THE GERMAN AND DANISH AMBASSADORS EARLIER THAT DAY TO COMMUNICATE CABINET'S DECISION TO PUT AN END TO PELL-MELL INVASIONS OF URBAN FIRMS BY OSTENSIBLE WAR VETERANS SEEKIN [...] |
2001-05-17 08:13:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ETRD ZI CA DA |
| 01VATICAN5293 | VATICAN TO PUBLICLY SIGNAL SUPPORT OF U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2001-10-11 15:28:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AS CA VT |
| 01VATICAN5849 | CANADIAN ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER DUBOIS [...] (C) AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON ATTENDED DINNER HOSTED BY AMBASSADOR OF CANADA, WILFRED GUY LICARI, IHO OF CANADIAN ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER PAUL DUBOIS ON NOVEMBER 5. DUBOIS TOLD THE AMBASSADOR THAT IT WAS VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT WHEN PRESIDENT BUSH SPOKE TO CONGRESS IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE SEPTEMBER [...] |
2001-11-13 16:03:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CA VT |
| 02PRETORIA506 | THE NEW PARTNERSHIP FOR AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: ECONOFF MET JANUARY 24 WITH DAVID MALCOLMSON, DFA NEPAD COORDINATOR, TO REVIEW RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEPAD PROGRAM. AT THE JANUARY 24-27 CONFERENCE IN BENONI, SOUTH AFRICA AIMED TO MOVE BEYOND SLOGANS TO FORGE AGREEMENT ON CONCRETE PLANS AND NATIONAL COMMI [...] |
2002-01-28 13:47:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PREL SF CA |
| 03ABUDHABI560 | POTENTIAL VIOLATIONS OF US EXPORT LAWS AND REGULATIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-03 12:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC TC CA |
| 03GUATEMALA1727 | CAFTA LABOR TRACK TWO DEMARCHE: GUATEMALA [...] (C) Summary: Embassy welcomes Department's proposal, outlined in Ref A, to demarche Central American Ambassadors in Washington to emphasize the need for progress on labor rights protections in the context of CAFTA negotiations, and appreciates the opportunity to provide input for the demarch [...] |
2003-07-07 14:09:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ETRD CA PREL GT |
| 03GUATEMALA1815 | BILATERAL TIP WORKING GROUP FORMED [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to RefTel, on July 7, the Ambassador and visiting G/TIP Program Officer Greg Holliday met with an inter-governmental group including the Minister of Government, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vice Minister of Labor, Secretary of Social Welfare, a Supreme Court m [...] |
2003-07-15 22:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM SMIG PREL ASEC KSEP KFRD CA CVIS GT |
| 03HALIFAX10 | CANADIAN PORT SECURITY MEASURES ANNOUNCED IN HALIFAX [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Atlantic Canada and Halifax port officials are satisfied that the Canadian government's port security initiative, announced at a Halifax news conference by four federal cabinet ministers on January 22, is a step in the [...] |
2003-01-23 15:13:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PGOV ETRD EWWT CA |
| 03HALIFAX108 | ALIEN SMUGGLING AT HALIFAX PORT [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The port of Halifax is facing a growing problem of stowaways, primarily of Romanian nationality, who arrive here hidden in shipping containers on board commercial freight vessels originating at southern European ports. Certain s [...] |
2003-04-03 20:43:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG CVIS PBTS EWWT CA |
| 03HALIFAX110 | FDA BIOTERRORISM MEASURES: NEWFOUNDLAND SEEKS [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The province of Newfoundland-Labrador believes its exporters of fish and other perishable products should get special consideration when the USG implements new FDA border measures to combat bioterrorism. Newfoundland, which depe [...] |
2003-04-04 21:08:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PBTS ETRD EFIS EAGR CA US FDA |
| 03HALIFAX167 | NEWFOUNDLAND CHALLENGES OTTAWA OVER FISH [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Newfoundland-Labrador government, stung by Ottawa's decision to shut down the province's cod fishery, is seeking a constitutional amendment to force the federal government to share control of the fishing industry. (END SUMMAR [...] |
2003-05-15 15:47:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIS ECON CA |
| 03HALIFAX27 | ATLANTIC CANADA WORRIED BY IMPACT OF BORDER [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Nova Scotia officials have raised with CG the deep concerns in Atlantic Canada over the potential that USG border screening systems, including the regulations emanating from the Bioterrorism Act, will hurt the large volume of agri [...] |
2003-02-12 19:07:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER PBTS ETRD EFIS EAGR CA US |
| 03HALIFAX305 | NOVA SCOTIA: THRONE SPEECH PROMISES LEGISLATED AUTO [...] (U) Nova Scotia's House of Assembly session opened September 25. The Speech from the Throne which laid out the government's agenda began on a conciliatory note; Premier Hamm's Conservative party is two seats shy of a majority and will need cooperation from the Liberals and NDP to govern. "W [...] |
2003-09-26 08:14:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV CA |
| 03HALIFAX308 | THANKS A LOT, JUAN [...] SUMMARY: Hurricane Juan crashed through Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island during the late evening/early morning of September 28/29, leaving two dead, two missing and millions of dollars in property damage. We have no reports of AMCIT deaths or injuries. Consulate is open to the public bu [...] |
2003-09-30 10:24:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON AEMR CASC ASEC CA |
| 03HALIFAX309 | PEI TORIES THREE-PEAT, BUT LIBERALS IMPROVE THEIR NUMBERS [...] (U) Prince Edward Island Premier Pat Binns won a third consecutive majority in the province's September 29 election. Binns's Progressive Conservatives took 23 of the 27 seats in the legislature. The Liberal Party improved its standing in the house dramatically, but from a low base: the Liber [...] |
2003-09-30 10:24:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON CA |
| 03HALIFAX329 | PICKING UP THE PIECES AFTER HURRICANE JUAN [...] (U) Nine days after Hurricane Juan, life in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island has largely returned to normal, although several thousand people still remain without power in a number of hard-hit areas, including some near the center of Halifax. While Juan's human toll was relatively small - [...] |
2003-10-08 09:39:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON AEMR MOPS CA |
| 03HALIFAX348 | PRELIMINARY REACTION TO PROPOSED MERGER OF CA AND TORY [...] News of the proposed merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Parties is getting mixed reaction throughout Canada's four Atlantic Provinces. Most local representatives of the two parties appear optimistic that the tentative merger will actually work and will result in a ne [...] |
2003-10-17 15:16:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CA |
| 03HALIFAX349 | HALIFAX PORT AUTHORITY SEES SECURITY AS JOB ONE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Halifax Port Authority officials stressed to Ambassador Cellucci during his recent visit that security has been and will continue to be a top priority at the port, whether for containers or for cruise ships and their -- mainly American -- passengers. HPA is interested in part [...] |
2003-10-17 18:52:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ASEC PTER SNAR CASC CA |
| 03HALIFAX352 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO NOVA SCOTIA: SECURITY, ECONOMY, [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador's visit to Nova Scotia October 9 - 14 was useful in reinforcing a traditionally good relationship between the province and the U.S., as well as dispelling misperceptions about U.S. energy, environmental and foreign policy. Primary topics of discussion were security, econo [...] |
2003-10-21 13:52:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EFIS ECON EPET MOPS SENV ASEC CA |
| 03HALIFAX356 | NEWFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR PROVINCIAL ELECTION: TORY SWEEP ENDS [...] SUMMARY: There could be a new round of political wrangling between the federal government and the newly elected Progressive Conservative Party in Newfoundland-Labrador. In an October 21 provincial election campaign, the Tories led by the charismatic business leader Danny Williams, solidly to [...] |
2003-10-23 11:13:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG EPET CA |
| 03HALIFAX367 | PEARSON PEACEKEEPING CENTRE CAPABILITIES AND IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, has extensive expertise in training military, civilian and police personnel for peace operations in a variety of environments, but has as yet received from the Canadian government no taskings related to Iraq. Ottawa [...] |
2003-10-31 11:19:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS KPKO PGOV PREL ASEC IZ CA |
| 03HALIFAX372 | FDA BIOTERROR RULES: POSITIVE LOCAL REACTION [...] (U) Government and fishing industry officials in Atlantic Canada have told us that they are generally pleased with the FDA's anti-bioterrorism regulations, principally those concerning the prior notice time for perishable shipments. Our contacts were deeply concerned that the 24-hour notice ti [...] |
2003-11-07 10:15:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIS EAGR TBIO PREL CA US FDA |
| 03HALIFAX394 | PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS PRODUCE NEW LINEUP OF ENERGY MINISTERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canada's four Atlantic Provinces have all held provincial elections this year: Newfoundland-Labrador (October 21), Prince Edward Island (September 29), Nova Scotia (August 5), and New Brunswick (June 9). With the exception of Newfoundland-Labrador, the incumbent governments we [...] |
2003-11-21 11:39:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET PGOV CA |
| 03HALIFAX51 | U.S. CUSTOMS AT HALIFAX PORT [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED Q ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) officials in Halifax are pleased with the cooperation they have enjoyed over the past year with the U.S. Customs inspectors assigned to work at the Halifax port. Since U.S. Customs began ass [...] |
2003-02-27 21:02:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL ETRD EWWT CA |
| 03HALIFAX52 | NOVA SCOTIA ENERGY MINISTER STILL OPTIMISTIC [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nova Scotia provincial government remains optimistic about the future of the Deep Panuke offshore natural gas project despite EnCanaQs decision to halt work for the time being. The province is eager to persuade USG officials of Atlantic [...] |
2003-02-28 17:41:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET PGOV ETRD CA US |
| 03HALIFAX86 | ANTI-WAR PROTESTS IN HALIFAX [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) AS REPORTED VIA E-MAILS OVER THE PAST WEEK, CONGEN HALIFAX HAS BEEN THE SITE OF THREE MAJOR (BY ATLANTIC CANADA STANDARDS) ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATIONS SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF HOSTILITIES IN IRAQ. ALL THREE PROTESTS---ORGANIZED BY A COMBINAT [...] |
2003-03-26 20:01:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PREL CA US |
| 03HALIFAX91 | CANADIAN PUBLIC OPINION ON THE IRAQ WAR: [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. (SBU) CANADIANS IN THE ATLANTIC PROVINCES, MOST OF WHOM CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO HAVE A STAUNCHLY PRO-U.S. WORLD VIEW ON MOST ISSUES, ARE DEEPLY DIVIDED OVER THE WAR IN IRAQ. IN DISCUSSIONS DURING THE PAST WEEK WITH A WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE INCLU [...] |
2003-03-26 21:17:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC KPAO CA US |
| 03HALIFAX93 | CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD [...] THE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA (TSB) TODAY RELEASED ITS FINAL REPORT ON SWISSAIR FLIGHT 111, WHICH CRASHED OFF THE COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1998, KILLING ALL ABOARD, INCLUDING 103 AMERICAN CITIZENS. THIS REPORT MARKS THE CONCLUSION OF THE TSB'S LONGEST AND MOST EXTENSIVE [...] |
2003-03-27 19:08:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EAIR CA US |
| 03HANOI2323 | TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN VIETNAM [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (U) Summary: A large interagency conference chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem in Ho Chi Minh City September 9 articulated the GVN's intended next steps in a coordinated antitrafficking policy. The Deputy Prime Minister recomme [...] |
2003-09-15 00:10:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM VM CH TW CA OMIG TIP |
| 03HANOI3288 | VIETNAM MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY ON TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior members of the General Criminal Division of the Ministry of Public Security described their frustration with current laws preventing them from engaging in closer cooperation with U.S. and other foreign law enforcement agencies, and described the trafficking in persons sit [...] |
2003-12-19 08:46:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KWMN KCRM VM CH TW CA OMIG TIP CNARC |
| 03MONTREAL1 | CLONING CLAIM PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON QUEBEC-BASED [...] SUMMARY: THE FOLLOWING IS SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE MONTREAL-BASED RAELIAN GROUP, WHOSE MEMBER DR. BRIGITTE BOISSELIER ANNOUNCED AT A DECEMBER 27 PRESS CONFERENCE IN HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA THE BIRTH OF THE FIRST CLONED HUMAN BEING, A 7 POUND BABY GIRL NICKNAMED EVE. AND ITS TWO MAIN FIGUR [...] |
2003-01-03 16:05:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ECON KIRF CA |
| 03MONTREAL1076 | Phased Expansion Plans for Montreal's Dorval Airport [...] This cable contains input from Embassy Ottawa. 2. SUMMARY: Montreal's Dorval International Airport recently opened Phase 1 of a planned three-stage, C$700 million expansion that will include new and improved facilities as well as integration of the airport into the local and regional transp [...] |
2003-08-11 21:28:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN PREL CA |
| 03MONTREAL1377 | World Anti-Doping Agency has Financial Problems [...] SUMMARY: The World Ant-Doping Agency (WADA) is experiencing financial problems because member countries, including the United States, are behind on paying dues, according to WADA President Richard Pound. The agency collected 80 percent of its U.S.$20 million budget in 2002 and thus far, has r [...] |
2003-09-29 20:48:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | KOLY SCUL SNAR TBIO PREL CA CH |
| 03MONTREAL1747 | CHAREST GOVERNMENT, QUEBEC LABOR UNIONS [...] Summary: Premier Charest's Liberal government and Quebec's powerful unions are headed for a showdown over proposed revisions to provincial labor laws on subcontracting and the health care system. Both sides are playing for public support, though neither particularly successfully so far. Uni [...] |
2003-12-10 19:53:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PGOV CA |
| 03MONTREAL204 | BORDER UPDATE - CANADIAN IMMIGRATION DIGS OUT OLD [...] SUMMARY: A LONG-STANDING CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION CANADA (CIC) PRACTICE HAS CHANGED. ILLEGAL ALIENS WHO PREVIOUSLY WOULD HAVE BEEN ADMITTED IMMEDIATELY INTO CANADA ARE NOW TURNED OVER TO USINS UNTIL A CIC APPOINTMENT IS SCHEDULED. END SUMMARY. 2. STARTING IN LATE 2002, LARGE NUMBERS [...] |
2003-02-14 16:30:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG PREF KPAO PBTS KISL PGOV PREL CVIS CA CIC |
| 03MONTREAL245 | QUEBEC TELECOMS STRUGGLE WITH OVERCAPACITY, LACK OF [...] SUMMARY: QUEBEC'S TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY, A SECTOR WHICH AT ITS PEAK IN 1999 SUPPORTED 114,500 JOBS, CUT MORE THAN 21,000 JOBS IN 2002. ANALYSTS ARE PREDICTING ANOTHER ROUGH YEAR WITH LOW INVESTMENT RATES AND A POSSIBLE INCREASE IN BANKRUPTCIES IN SMALLER COMPANIES. END SUMMARY. 2. MON [...] |
2003-02-25 12:19:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ETTC CA BEXP |
| 03MONTREAL4 | APPARENT ILLEGAL ALIENS FROM PRIMARILY PAKISTAN RESIDING [...] SUMMARY: SOME 200 ALIENS, MOST OF THEM OF PAKISTANI ORIGIN, FLOCKED TO THE NEW YORK-QUEBEC BORDER POST OF CHAMPLAIN-LACOLLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO FILE FOR THE STATUS OF POLITICAL REFUGEE AT THE CANADIAN BORDER IMMIGRATION OFFICE BEFORE THE START OF THE NEW YEAR. PAKISTANI CLAIMANTS SAID THEY WERE N [...] |
2003-01-03 21:27:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | SMIG KPAO SOCI KISL PGOV PTER PREL PBTS CA |
| 03MONTREAL453 | Census Data Shows Quebec More Bilingual Since 1996, [...] SUMMARY: Statistics Canada (Statscan) has released several tranches of 2001 census data in the last four months regarding language usage and immigration, figures which are closely watched in Quebec, by both the media and government. The Statscan numbers show Quebec to be 3 percent more bilingu [...] |
2003-04-02 18:07:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG SOCI CA |
| 03MONTREAL476 | MONTREAL ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATORS COALITION OF [...] SUMMARY: Quebecers have traditionally been known for anti-war sentiment; in the lead-up to the current war in Iraq, polling data, media coverage and the largest demonstrations in Canada have indicated that pacifism is alive and well in the province. But the picture of Quebec pacifism presented [...] |
2003-04-08 14:59:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CA |
| 03MONTREAL553 | Air Canada Bankruptcy and Restructuring [...] SUMMARY: Air Canada's recent filing for bankruptcy protection follows efforts over the past several months to restructure its operations and lower its costs in order to remain competitive during a difficult time in the airline industry. However, a combination of its own business decisions, th [...] |
2003-04-30 13:06:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD EFIN ECON CA |
| 03MONTREAL743 | Varroa Parasite Infests Quebec Honeybee Hives [...] SUMMARY: Quebec's honeybee population is under threat from a Varroa Mite parasite infestation that will likely reduce the province's modest honey production. Quebec beekeepers' ability to combat the mite has been limited by delayed discovery of the parasite's resistance to the widely used pesti [...] |
2003-06-10 15:18:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON EIND ETRD PREL CA |
| 03MONTREAL910 | Bombardier Aerospace Focuses on Regional Jet [...] This cable contains contributions from Embassy Ottawa. 2. SUMMARY: The flagship of Quebec's aerospace industry, Bombardier Inc., identifies itself as the number three airplane maker after long-haul jet makers Boeing and Airbus. But the company is known in the aerospace business as the leadi [...] |
2003-07-11 21:05:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAIR BEXP ETRD PREL CA |
| 03MONTREAL999 | YOUTH GROUP VISITS CONSULATE ON PLIGHT OF AFRO- [...] Summary. Two leaders of Black Youth in Action (BYIA), a Montreal NGO, paid a visit to the Consul General (CG) on Monday, July 21. The purpose of the visit was to deliver a letter describing the displacement of the Afro-Colombian population in Colombia and to request the names of African- A [...] |
2003-07-30 13:47:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI PREF CA CO |
| 03OTTAWA1014 | CANADA-IRAQ: PUBLIC OPINION MORE FAVORABLE; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his first comprehensive statement on Canada's Iraq policy, and an effort to make amends with the U.S., Prime Minister Chretien urged the House of Commons April 8 to vote for a resolution supporting "our friends in battle" and hoping "for a quick victory with minimum casualti [...] |
2003-04-08 21:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS IZ CA |
| 03OTTAWA1018 | CANADA-CUBA: FOREIGN MINISTER STRONGLY PROTESTS [...] (C) On April 7, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Bill Graham called in Cuba's ambassador to Canada to formally protest the recent arrests and trials of Cuban opposition members. According to Louise Branch, DFAIT's Deputy Director for Central America and Cuba, who was present at the meeting [...] |
2003-04-09 13:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU CA UNCHR |
| 03OTTAWA1021 | DONOR SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO, ESPECIALLY RETURNS [...] Canada's International Development Agency (CIDA) confirmed April 9 that Canada has committed C$5.4 million to Kosovo for calendar year 2003. (The Canadian dollar is worth about 68 US cents.) They do not, at this point, specifically support the Office of Returns and Communities, but will provi [...] |
2003-04-09 16:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID PREF YI CA CIDA AID |
| 03OTTAWA1022 | IAEA/IRAN: CANADIAN DEMARCHE TO EL-BARADEI [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-09 16:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP ENRG IR CA IAEA |
| 03OTTAWA1026 | CANADA: RESPONDING TO IRAQ HUMANITARIAN APPEALS, [...] (C) We delivered ref A talking points on April 7 to Norman Macdonnell, Chief of Operations for International Humanitarian Assistance at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). On April 8, poloff met with Mcdonnell, Louise Marchand, CIDA's Director General for International Assist [...] |
2003-04-10 12:09:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF IZ CA CIDA AID |
| 03OTTAWA1036 | BANK OF CANADA PROMOTES FROM WITHIN [...] The Bank of Canada's April 9 announcement that Paul Jenkins will be promoted to Senior Deputy Governor reverses a recent trend of drawing on outside talent for top leadership. Jenkins, a Deputy Governor for 10 years, had been a front-runner for the SDG job in 1999, but was edged out by Malco [...] |
2003-04-10 20:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN CA PBIO |
| 03OTTAWA1038 | CANADIAN RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-10 20:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PREL CA NO IN JA |
| 03OTTAWA1043 | WGSARS: Canada-wide Status Report April 10 [...] As of April 9, 2003, Health Canada has received reports of 242 probable or suspect cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Canada. There have been 10 deaths in Canada. All Canadian cases have occurred in persons who have traveled to Asia or had contact with SARS cases in the house [...] |
2003-04-10 21:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED CA SARS |
| 03OTTAWA1049 | WGSARS: Update 8 - Ontario SARS Health Emergency [...] Ottawa transmitting text of AmConsul Toronto. 2. Fatalities: As of COB April 9, no new SARS deaths have been reported, leaving the number of SARS fatalities in Ontario at ten. 3. Number of cases: Health Canada's April 9 SARS advisory lists approximately 195 cases of SARS in Ontario, inc [...] |
2003-04-11 13:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED SOCI TBIO ECON CASC CA SARS |
| 03OTTAWA1057 | THE WORLD'S TOP TRADING PARTNERSHIP [...] U.S. and world trade have declined significantly in the past two years from their peaks in 2000. This decline is an unusual event which is partly explained by the technology/telecoms crash. The world's largest bilateral trading relationship has been affected, with the value of trade decli [...] |
2003-04-11 20:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN CA |
| 03OTTAWA1061 | WGSARS: Canada-wide Status Report April 11 [...] Health Canada reports 253 probable or suspect cases across Canada, a net increase of 9. Health Canada, as a precaution, has asked blood collection agencies not to accept blood donations from those who have traveled outside Canada to SARS affected regions, or have been to a facility under SARS [...] |
2003-04-11 20:19:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED CA SARS |
| 03OTTAWA1065 | IRAQI EMBASSY IN CANADA [...] (S) We discussed reftel (A) demarche with Chris Hull, Foreign Affairs Desk Officer for Iraq, on April 11. Hull told us that the GoC continues to monitor closely the activities of the one Iraqi diplomat remaining in country, Charge Mamdouh Mustafa, and had no indication that he was destroying [...] |
2003-04-11 21:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL IZ CA |
| 03OTTAWA1066 | CANADIAN COMMENTS ON BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-11 21:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CA CBW BWC |
| 03OTTAWA1075 | TFIZ01: MORE ON CANADA'S FREEZE OF IRAQI [...] (SBU) Ref A reported that the GOC froze Iraqi government assets in compliance with the 1990 UNSC resolutions. The Department of Finance clarified April 14 that the amount remaining is "insignificant" (estimated at under C$20,000). Most of the US$2.73 million notified to the UN in 1991 have b [...] |
2003-04-14 20:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETTC PREL CA UN |
| 03OTTAWA1077 | TFIZ01: MORE ON CANADA'S FREEZE OF IRAQI [...] (SBU) Ref A reported that the GOC froze Iraqi government assets in compliance with the 1990 UNSC resolutions. The Department of Finance clarified April 14 that the amount remaining is "insignificant" (estimated at under C$20,000). Most of the US$2.73 million notified to the UN in 1991 have b [...] |
2003-04-14 20:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETTC PREL CA |
| 03OTTAWA1078 | WGSARS: Canada-wide Status Report April 14 [...] As of April 13, 2003, Health Canada has received reports of 283 probable or suspect cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Canada. There have been 13 deaths in Canada - all clustered in Toronto. The information contained in this update was accurate as of 13:00 Eastern Daylight Sa [...] |
2003-04-14 20:19:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED CA SARS |
| 03OTTAWA1079 | TELECOM POLICY: [...] (U) This message is sensitive, but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Canada is clearly shifting its policy on telecommunications competition toward a more pro-competitive model. -- Following extensive public hearings, in late April a key Parliamentary committee [...] |
2003-04-15 14:09:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA1098 | CANADIAN POLITICS: QUEBEC LIBERAL PARTY [...] By most accounts, the surprise victory of the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) in the April 14 elections has sounded the death knell for the separatist agenda. In the words of one pundit, QLP leader Jean Charest "is the first unambiguous federalist to head a Quebec government in decades, a sign of [...] |
2003-04-16 16:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CA |
| 03OTTAWA1107 | WGSARS: Canada-wide Status Report April 16 [...] As of April 15, 2003, Health Canada has received reports of 296 probable or suspect cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Canada. There have been 13 deaths in Canada - all clustered in Toronto, Ontario. To date, transmission has been limited to specific transmission settings su [...] |
2003-04-16 20:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED CA SARS |
| 03OTTAWA1109 | CANADA SUPPORTS COSTA RICAN AMENDMENT TO CUBA [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-16 20:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CU CA UNHRC |
| 03OTTAWA1114 | CANADA: WI-FI SURVEY RESULTS [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-17 20:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA1118 | CANADA TO PRESS BHUTAN ON NEGOTIATIONS, [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-17 21:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF BT NP CA |
| 03OTTAWA1119 | CANADA NOT INTERESTED IN CONSENSUS SLATE FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-17 21:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC OTRA XG CA UNESCO |
| 03OTTAWA1120 | CANADA: NO IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS PLANNED [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-17 21:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM IZ CA CIDA |
| 03OTTAWA1123 | CANADA-U.S SECURITY RELATIONS - GETTING PAST IRAQ [...] (C) With U.S.-Canada relations in flux and the role of the United Nations in question, Canadian foreign policy is at a crossroads. The postponement of the President's state visit to Ottawa, after Canada chose not to participate in Iraq and senior GoC officials criticized the U.S.-led effort, h [...] |
2003-04-22 12:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CA IZ |
| 03OTTAWA1124 | JUDGE TO LEAD CANADA'S DELEGATION TO OSCE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-22 12:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM CA OSCE |
| 03OTTAWA1129 | CANADA SUPPORTS OAS CUBA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-22 17:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV HA CA OAS |
| 03OTTAWA1136 | CANADA RULES OUT BID FOR OSCE CHAIR [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-22 21:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CA OSCE |
| 03OTTAWA1139 | WGSARS: Canada-wide Status Report April 21 [...] Health Canada as of April 17 has begun to provide Health Alert notices to passengers departing by train from Toronto's Union Station. The Health Alert notice describes the symptoms of SARS and advises travelers to see a physician if they develop symptoms. 2. As of 13:00 Eastern Daylight [...] |
2003-04-23 12:37:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED CA SARS |
| 03OTTAWA1140 | CANADIAN AUTO STRATEGY [...] An alliance of the Canadian federal government, Ontario provincial government, automotive sector manufacturers and labor unions are working to define and implement a long-term strategy to keep the Canadian automotive sector competitive (Ref B). At least one element of the multi-prong strategy [...] |
2003-04-23 15:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ELAB ELTN CA |
| 03OTTAWA1149 | ALBERTA ENERGY LEADERS ON GOOD NEWS, WORRIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. ALBERTA ENERGY SECTOR LEADERS SUPPORT U.S. GOALS IN IRAQ, ARE VERY PLEASED THE U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION (EIA) HAS BEGUN TO TREAT OIL SANDS AS PROVEN RESERVES AND ARE CONCERNED THAT NORTH AMERICA IS BECOMING OVERLY RELIANT ON NATURAL GAS FOR ELECT [...] |
2003-04-24 15:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA1155 | WGSARS: Canada-wide Status Report April 24 [...] The WHO Travel Advisory released on April 23 that recommended against travel to Toronto precipitated vigorous dissent from the Federal Health Minister Anne McLellan, from Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman and from provincial and federal public health officials (ref B). Deputy Prime Minister John Manl [...] |
2003-04-24 20:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED CA SARS |
| 03OTTAWA1164 | MEPP: CANADIAN VIEWS ON POST-IRAQ DYNAMIC, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Michael Molloy, Canada's Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, believes the U.S. victory in Iraq will have the biggest impact on the region of any event since the 1967 War. How the U.S. handles the post-conflict phase, he told us, will set the tone for the West's [...] |
2003-04-25 19:15:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF CA MEPP |
| 03OTTAWA1167 | WGSARS: Canada-wide Status Report April 25 [...] Health Canada provides domestic travel advisory with the message: "It's safe to come to Toronto"; federal cabinet to meet in Toronto on April 29 to lead by example. Total cases in Ontario continue to drop, but there has been an increase in suspect cases in British Columbia. End summary. - [...] |
2003-04-25 20:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED CA SARS |
| 03OTTAWA1168 | OTTAWA: LETTER FROM U/S LARSON AND TAYLOR ON [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel message April 25 to Hau Sing Tse, Vice-President of the Canadian International Development SIPDIS Agency (CIDA) and to Jonathan Fried, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance, with a copy to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The GOC is discussing al [...] |
2003-04-25 20:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PREL AF CA IMF IBRD |
| 03OTTAWA1169 | CANADIAN CONCERNS ABOUT EUROPEAN DEFENSE SUMMIT, [...] (C) Canada shares our strong concerns about the April 29 "European Defense Summit" (ref. A), and is pleased that we are making U.S. views clear to Europe. Lisa Helfand, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Defense and Security Relations, said the GoC considers the Summit very unhelpful both for [...] |
2003-04-25 20:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO EU MK CA NATO |
| 03OTTAWA1180 | MANITOBA BUDGET "STEADY AS SHE GOES" AGAIN [...] Summary: On the eve of a provincial election this spring, Manitoba's left-of-center New Democratic Party (NDP) government delivered a cautious budget on April 22, laying out its fiscal plan for the upcoming year. As in previous NDP budgets, this years' rendition features very modest tax-cuts [...] |
2003-04-29 14:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA1181 | TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC RESPONSE ON [...] (U) Action request paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade conveyed (by fax) the following response to our ref B demarche. The fax cover sheet requested that we advise the GOC of how we expect to proceed. Begin text of GOC response: -- Thank you for y [...] |
2003-04-29 18:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN ETTC PTER PREL CA |
| 03OTTAWA1190 | IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION: CANADA OFFERS AIR TRANSPORT, [...] (C) Canadian Prime Minister Chretien issued an Iraqi reconstruction press release on April 29, announcing that Canada is ready to make available elements of its Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART); Canadian transport aircraft to support humanitarian assistance efforts and reconstruction m [...] |
2003-04-29 21:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS EAID KCRM KJUS IZ CA |
| 03OTTAWA1221 | CANADA: PRIME MINISTER SUGGESTS HE MIGHT MOVE [...] (U) During an address at a Liberal Party fund raiser in Toronto on April 29, Prime Minster Jean Chretien stated that his government plans to introduce legislation that would decriminalize the possession of "small amounts" of marijuana. Chretien stated that the proposed bill would eliminate cri [...] |
2003-04-30 21:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PGOV CA |
| 03OTTAWA123 | CANADA: FIRST NATIONS NATIONAL CHIEF WANTS TO WORK [...] (SBU) In a meeting with the Ambassador on December 17, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Matthew Coon Come -- appealed specifically for U.S. collaboration with First Nations law enforcement personnel to enhance border security and help dispel negative perceptions that First Natio [...] |
2003-01-13 19:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PINS CA |
| 03OTTAWA1237 | OTTAWA: GOC POLICY ON IRAQ DEBT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-01 21:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN CA IZ IMF |
| 03OTTAWA1238 | CANADA CONTINUING TO RESPOND TO IRAQ HUMANITARIAN [...] (U) Poloff conveyed the points contained ref A on humanitarian assistance and reconstruction of Iraq to Louise Marchand, Director General for Humanitarian Assistance at the Canadian International Development Agency, and Norman Macdonnell, CIDA's Chief of Operations for International Humanitari [...] |
2003-05-01 21:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREF IZ CA AID |
| 03OTTAWA1250 | CANADA'S RESPONSE TO LETTER FROM UNDER SECRETARIES [...] Hau Sing Tse, Vice-President of Canada's International Development Agency has responded on behalf of the GOC to the letter conveyed in Ref b. Following is the faxed text of the letter. 2. Begin text 2003-05-02 Mr. John B. Taylor Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affai [...] |
2003-05-02 20:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID EFIN PREL AF CA |
| 03OTTAWA1251 | NEW U.S.- CANADA AVIATION PRECLEARANCE AGREEMENT [...] The United States and Canada exchanged diplomatic notes May 2, bringing into effect the Aviation Preclearance Agreement that had been signed in 2001. Ambassador Cellucci exchanged notes with Foreign Minister Graham in a ceremony in Canada's Parliament building. Transportation Minister Colle [...] |
2003-05-02 20:52:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PREF CA |
| 03OTTAWA1252 | CANADIAN RESPONSE ON FLEEING IRAQI REGIME OFFICIALS [...] (SBU) In response to reftel requests, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) provided us the following response on April 29: "The issue of apprehending and dealing appropriately with persons who have allegedly committed crimes against humanity or war crime [...] |
2003-05-02 20:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | MARR MOPS PREL XG XH IZ CA |
| 03OTTAWA1253 | MIDDLE EAST: CANADA WELCOMES ROADMAP, RECOMMENDS [...] (U) Canadian Foreign Minister Graham issued a statement praising the release of the Quartet's Roadmap, and saying it bolsters the prospects for peace in the Middle East. Graham said the Roadmap and the confirmation of Abu Mazen as Palestinian Prime Minister were the "first positive things we [...] |
2003-05-02 20:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL CA FAC |
| 03OTTAWA1265 | CANADIAN ECONOMIC UPDATE: NORTHERN TIGER BEING [...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The tiger's roar is beginning to weaken. In spite of a strong energy sector, respectable domestic demand and sound provincial finances, forecasters, including the Bank of [...] |
2003-05-05 19:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA1284 | CANADIAN CABINET DISCUSSES MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) The Canadian Cabinet discussed missile defense cooperation with the U.S. in its May 6 meeting, but reached no conclusion and will continue discussions on May 13. Foreign Minister Graham and Defense Minister McCallum briefed Cabinet and encouraged a decision to engage in missile defense neg [...] |
2003-05-06 21:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PARM CA |
| 03OTTAWA1304 | Framework Convention on Tobacco Control [...] Health Canada's response concerning reftel demarche was unequivocal: Canada will not support deletion of FCTC Article 30 at the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA). In Canada's view, the text of the Convention is now in its final form and it is too late in the process to revisit the text and [...] |
2003-05-08 16:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL CA WHO |
| 03OTTAWA1306 | Still no details on revised Canadian ITER bid [...] In December 2002 during the 7th ITER Negotiations meeting in Barcelona, the Canadian delegation announced that in light of the competing proposals made by the European Union and Japan to host ITER, it would reassess its offer with a view to indicating a revised position early in 2003. 2. [...] |
2003-05-08 16:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TNGD ENRG EINV CA |
| 03OTTAWA1322 | CANADA: DECRIMINALIZATION OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF [...] (C) Summary: On May 7, poloffs were briefed by Terry Cormier, Director of DFAIT's International Crime and Terrorism Division, and Kevin O'Shea, Director of DFAIT's United States General Relations Division, on the Canadian government's plans to decrease legal sanctions for the possession of sma [...] |
2003-05-08 20:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KRIM CA |
| 03OTTAWA1323 | NORTH KOREAN REPROCESSING: CANADA WILL RAISE [...] (C) Canada shares our strong concerns about North Korean statements on reprocessing spent fuel (reftel), and plans to convey those concerns directly to DPRK officials at the UN and in Beijing. Political Director Jim Wright told Political Minister Counselor on May 7 that he will also suggest th [...] |
2003-05-08 21:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP KN CA |
| 03OTTAWA1325 | CANADA: MANITOBANS GO TO THE POLLS JUNE 3 [...] (U) Summary. Riding high in the public opinion polls, Manitoba Premier Gary Doer (New Democratic Party -- NDP) ended weeks of speculation by calling a provincial election for June 3. Re-election of the NDP government will keep alive Canadian opposition to U.S. proposals seeking to alleviate [...] |
2003-05-09 15:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SENV ECON CA |
| 03OTTAWA1333 | NPT: IRAN'S BOGUS CLAIMS OF CANADIAN NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-09 19:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MNUC IR CA NPT |
| 03OTTAWA1349 | CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR LIFTING OF IRAQ SANCTIONS [...] (C) We conveyed points contained reftel on May 9 to Don Sinclair, Director General of DFAIT's Middle East and North Africa Bureau. Sinclair said Canada welcomed the news that the resolution to lift sanctions against Iraq had been introduced in the UN Security Council. He indicated that Canada [...] |
2003-05-12 20:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ CA UNSC |
| 03OTTAWA1352 | 56TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY - CANADIAN HEAD OF [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-13 14:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA CA |
| 03OTTAWA1364 | Framework Convention on Tobacco Control [...] This cable contains an action request, see paragraph 11. 2. As a follow-up to the official GoC response to our request for support on removing the Reservations Clause (Article 30) of the FCTC (Ref A), Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) has provided Emba [...] |
2003-05-13 20:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL CA WHO |
| 03OTTAWA1367 | CANADA: STATUS OF LOCAL LAWS IMPLEMENTING IRAQ [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-13 21:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ CA UNSC |
| 03OTTAWA1376 | CANADA MAKING ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO [...] (C) Don Sinclair, Director General of DFAIT,s Middle East and North Africa Bureau, gave us a heads-up on May 14 that the government of Canada will announce shortly an additional contribution of C$200 million (approximately U.S.$140 million) for humanitarian relief needs and reconstruction in I [...] |
2003-05-14 16:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF IZ CA |
| 03OTTAWA1383 | INTERNET PHARMACIES: MANITOBA LEADS THE WAY IN [...] SUMMARY - WITH STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AND REGULATOR, MANITOBA HAS BECOME A HUB FOR THE GROWING CROSS-BORDER TRADE IN PHARMACEUTICALS FROM CANADA TO THE U.S. CANADIAN INTERNET PHARMACIES, SOME OF WHICH FILL MORE THAT 1000 PRESCRIPTIONS A DAY, HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN TAKI [...] |
2003-05-15 16:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EIND CA |
| 03OTTAWA1432 | CANADA REPORTS FIRST NORTH AMERICA BSE CASE [...] (U) Canadian Agriculture Minister Lyle Van Clief notified Ambassador on May 20 that the Minister would announce that afternoon Canada's (and North America's) first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in an animal not imported from Europe. Agriculture Canada's draft press release -- [...] |
2003-05-20 19:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TBIO CA |
| 03OTTAWA1437 | (C/NF) CANADA: A GOVERNMENT ADRIFT [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite guarded optimism that the GOC might try to "make amends" for its anti-U.S. handling of Iraq policy, it has become increasingly apparent that the government's behavior on Iraq was symptomatic of a much deeper problem: as in Baghdad, the leadership has gone underground. [...] |
2003-05-20 20:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SNAR CA KCRIM |
| 03OTTAWA144 | CANADA ON ESDI/P AND EU BALKANS OPERATIONS [...] (C) Canada is pleased with the upswing in NATO-EU relations in the wake of the Prague and Copenhagen summits (reftel A), but shares our concern about unity of command issues. Lisa Helfand, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Defense and Security Relations, told us that Canada still had questi [...] |
2003-01-14 19:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU CA BK NATO |
| 03OTTAWA1451 | CANADA: WILL CONTINUE RAISING CONCERNS WITH DPRK [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-22 17:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP KN CA |
| 03OTTAWA1461 | CANADA ON RECALL OF IRAQI COM [...] (S) In response to reftel demarche, DFAIT Middle East Division Deputy Director Graeme McIntyre affirmed that the GOC had taken a decision to facilitate the return to Baghdad of Iraqi Charge d'Affaires Mamdouh S. MUSTAFA, the sole Iraqi diplomat remaining in Canada. POL/Liaison sources at post advis [...] |
2003-05-22 20:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL CA IZ |
| 03OTTAWA1464 | CANADA: STATUS OF INSTRUMENTS FOR CHILD PROTECTION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-22 20:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CA |
| 03OTTAWA1465 | CANADA WILL OFFER PERSONNEL TO OHRA [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-22 20:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PREL CA CIDA |
| 03OTTAWA1466 | CANADA NOT READY TO COMMIT TO U.S. CANDIDATES [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-22 20:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KJUS CA OAS |
| 03OTTAWA1470 | Canadian response to demarche on Codex ad hoc [...] Demarche was delivered to Codex Contact point at Health Canada as well as to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Agriculture and Agri- Food Canada. 2. Response from CFIA contact (Chris Payette) is that GoC shares U [...] |
2003-05-23 15:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO CA |
| 03OTTAWA1474 | CANADA-FRANCE: VISIT OF FRENCH PM RAFFARIN [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-23 18:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CA FR |
| 03OTTAWA1480 | CANADA - 2003 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT [...] Sensitive but Unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. The following constitutes Ottawa's submission for the 2003 International Religious Freedom Report. Introduction and Overview No changes. Section I: Religious Demography Paragraph that begins "There is no state or dominant [...] |
2003-05-23 21:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF CA |
| 03OTTAWA1487 | CANADA'S INTENTIONS REGARDING SAFE THIRD COUNTRY [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting on May 23, officials with Citizenship and Immigration Canada told poloffs that while Canada is prepared to meet its commitments concerning the resettlement of refugees under its Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States, it will not begin to do so until that [...] |
2003-05-27 17:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SMIG CA CIC |
| 03OTTAWA1497 | CANADA: GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES LEGISLATIVE CHANGES [...] Summary: On May 27, Canada's Minister of Health Anne McLellan, Minister of Justice Martin Cauchon, and Solicitor General Wayne Easter presented to the House of Commons the long-awaited legislative reforms to Canada's Controlled Drugs and Substances Act pertaining to marijuana. Debate in the [...] |
2003-05-27 21:25:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV CA |
| 03OTTAWA1520 | TERRORIST FINANCE, OTTAWA- PRENOTIFICATION OF [...] (C) Post notified the GOC of reftel points on May 22. On May 28, the Department of Foreign Affairs notified us of the results of this morning's interagency meeting on possible responses to our demarche. The GOC has decided to add al Aqsa Foundation to the Criminal Code listing workplan for [...] |
2003-05-29 14:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC |
| 03OTTAWA1528 | CEREAL FORTIFICATION - CANADA DEFERS AUTHORIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary - Health Canada has once again deferred making a final decision on General Mill's August 2001 application for temporary marketing authority to sell breakfast cereals with U.S. vitamin fortification levels in Canada. After their own analysis indicated that high levels of folic ac [...] |
2003-05-29 19:37:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR CA |
| 03OTTAWA1537 | OAS ELECTIONS: CANADA TO SUPPORT TWO U.S CANDIDATES [...] (U) On May 23, Post delivered talking points contained ref A to Bertrand-Xavier Asselin, Desk Officer for Hemispheric and OAS Relations in DFAIT,s Inter-American Division. Asselin indicated that Canada has decided to support the candidacy of Douglass Cassel for re-election to the Justice Studi [...] |
2003-05-29 20:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KJUS CA OAS |
| 03OTTAWA1538 | CANADA: SUPPORT FOR REFUGEE/IDP RETURNS TO KOSOVO [...] (U) Post delivered points contained ref A to Claudie Senay, Policy Advisor for Humanitarian Affairs in DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division, on May 19. 2. (U) In a follow-up discussion May 29, Senay said that Canada recognizes the importance [...] |
2003-05-29 20:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID PREF YI CA UNMIK |
| 03OTTAWA1539 | MISSILE DEFENSE: CANADA ANNOUNCES DECISION TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Canadian Government announced on May 29 that it has decided to enter into discussions with the U.S. on missile defense participation. This decision represents a dramatic shift in Canadian policy on missile defense, which was generally viewed in a negative light her [...] |
2003-05-29 21:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CA |
| 03OTTAWA1542 | CANADA SHARES U.S. VIEW ON ELECTION PROCESS IN [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-30 13:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM CB CA |
| 03OTTAWA1543 | 2003 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Mission Canada has updated the the non-NAFTA investment disputes (Claimants B, F, and H) and will e-mail the text as requested in ref A. We have not updated the NAFTA Chapter 11 disputes being handled by L/CID (Claimants A, C, D, E, and G). We are not aware of any new investor-state disputes [...] |
2003-05-30 13:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN PGOV KIDE CA |
| 03OTTAWA1556 | IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM: CANADA PUSHING HARD [...] (C) Canadian Foreign Minister Graham met with Iranian FM Kharazzi May 24 in Paris, and stressed Canada's strong concerns over the Iranian nuclear program. Terry Wood, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, said Graham told Kharazzi that Iran's May 6 presentation at the IAEA ga [...] |
2003-05-30 20:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP IR CA |
| 03OTTAWA156 | TRIPS PUBLIC HEALTH: CANADA UNDERSTANDS USG [...] (SBU) Econ officer spoke with Catherine Dickson, Director of the Information and Technology Trade Policy Division at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), to follow up on Ref B letter from Ambassador Zoellick to Minister for International Trade Pettigrew. Dickson n [...] |
2003-01-15 18:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | CA ETRD USTR |
| 03OTTAWA1567 | (C/NF) CANADA,S LIBERAL LEADERSHIP CONTEST: A RACE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. With the official launching in April of the leadership campaigns of Deputy PM John Manley and Liberal backbencher Paul Martin, the three-way contest to succeed PM Jean Chretien -- Canada's race for a political cure -- is officially on. Though the Liberal Leadership convention i [...] |
2003-06-02 20:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL CA |
| 03OTTAWA1568 | NO AIR CANADA FLIGHTS TO BEIRUT NOW [...] Classified by Economic Minister Counselor Michael Gallagher for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). Â [...] |
2003-06-02 21:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EAIR PTER PINR CA LE |
| 03OTTAWA160 | CANADIAN ECONOMIC FORECAST: NORTHERN TIGER [...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Canada's economy is like the "Energizer Bunny" - it just keeps going and going. Canada should post a solid 3.3 percent annual increase in real GDP in 2002, which is more t [...] |
2003-01-15 20:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA1605 | G8; MIDDLE EAST; IRAQ; U.S. ECONOMIC POLICY [...] "We'd be better off with the G-Zero." Columnist William Watson noted in the conservative English-language daily the Montreal Gazette (6/3): "The big news story in France yesterday was the length of the handshake on Sunday when Jacques Chirac welcomed George W. Bush to the G8 summit. The Fren [...] |
2003-06-06 19:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA1629 | CANADA CUSTOMS' DUMPING INVESTIGATION COULD IMPACT [...] Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) has initiated an investigation into the alleged injurious dumping of steel structural tubing, known as hollow structural sections, originating in, or exported from Korea, South Africa and Turkey. The investigation covers hollow structural sections made [...] |
2003-06-09 20:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA1636 | CANADA PROVINCIAL ELECTION: MANITOBA RE-ELECTS NEW [...] SUMMARY. As expected, Manitoba Premier Gary Doer and his left-of-center New Democratic Party (NDP) won a second majority government in the June 3 elections. The Manitoba NDP is a strong proponent of the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly and a driving force behind Canadian opposition to U.S. propo [...] |
2003-06-10 16:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CA NDP |
| 03OTTAWA1640 | WGSARS: Canada-wide Status Report June 10 [...] As of June 9, 2003, Health Canada has received reports of 424 probable or suspect cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Canada. There have been 33 deaths in Canada. Canadian officials maintain that to date, transmission has been limited to specific transmission settings such a [...] |
2003-06-10 19:37:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED CA |
| 03OTTAWA1658 | CANADA ON UNESCO BOARD [...] (C) Post delivered points contained ref A to Jean-Luc Chouinard, Special Advisor for UNESCO in DFAIT's UN and Commonwealth Affairs Division, and Dr. Michel Tessier, Elections Co-ordinator in that division, on June 10, 2003. We also asked again if Canada would consider deferring its UNESCO Exec [...] |
2003-06-11 20:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CA UNESCO |
| 03OTTAWA1662 | AFGHANISTAN: CANADA ANNOUNCES ARTF SUPPORT AND AID [...] Summary: On June 10, the GOC announced the opening of its embassy in Kabul (septel) and allocation of C$21.2 million of the C$250 million in new aid pledged for the next two years. The allocation includes an additional C$15 million to support the operational budget of the Afghan Transitiona [...] |
2003-06-12 18:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PREL AF CA IMF IBRD |
| 03OTTAWA1663 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO SOLICITS FTAA SECRETARIAT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-06-12 18:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD TD CA FTAA |
| 03OTTAWA1670 | IAEA/IRAN: CANADA SAYS IT WILL SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS [...] (C) Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Lavertu told DCM on June 12 that Canada will support our efforts to get a formal resolution on Iran at the June 16 IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) meeting (ref. A). Despite the Canadian delegation's skepticism in Vienna that such a resolution will be attaina [...] |
2003-06-12 21:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM MNUC IR CA IAEA |
| 03OTTAWA1675 | CANADIAN PHARMACEUTICAL PATENTS: PARLIAMENTARY [...] Summary ) A Parliamentary committee has postponed a decision to recommend changes to Canada,s drug patent rules that cover the process for bringing generic drugs to the market once the innovator,s patents expire. The Canadian review mirrors the recent U.S. deliberations on the Hatch-Waxman la [...] |
2003-06-13 16:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON CA |
| 03OTTAWA1721 | INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY: [...] SUMMARY: GOC OFFICIALS APPEAR TO BE CAUTIOUSLY INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE IPHE, BUT HAVE SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS ABOUT HOW IPHE WILL RELATE TO THE IEA'S HYDROGEN COORDINATION GROUP. THEY ALSO POSED NUMEROUS QUESTIONS ABOUT IPHE'S POSSIBLE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - SEE ACTION REQUESTED, PA [...] |
2003-06-18 15:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG CA |
| 03OTTAWA1722 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW CANADIAN DEPUTY [...] (C) Peter Harder, Canada's new Deputy Foreign Minister, met with Ambassador Cellucci on June 17 to discuss the bilateral relationship and his June 19-20 visit to Washington. Harder and the Ambassador discussed management of the relationship, energy cooperation, missile defense, the ICC, the T [...] |
2003-06-18 15:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD MARR SMIG PARM CA KICC |
| 03OTTAWA1740 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW CANADIAN DEPUTY [...] (C) Peter Harder, Canada's new Deputy Foreign Minister, met with Ambassador Cellucci on June 17 to discuss the bilateral relationship and his June 19-20 visit to Washington. Harder and the Ambassador discussed management of the relationship, energy cooperation, missile defense, the ICC, the T [...] |
2003-06-19 16:37:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD MARR SMIG PARM CA KICC |
| 03OTTAWA1744 | MANITOBA CONSERVATION LEADER REGISTERS CONCERN IN [...] On 19 June, Manitoba Conservative Party leader (and head of Manitoba's Official Opposition in the Legislature) Stuart Murray visited new APP Winnipeg Consul to formally register the concerns of his constituents at the ongoing freeze of Canadian beef import into the United States. He specifical [...] |
2003-06-19 20:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PREL OTRA CA |
| 03OTTAWA1746 | GOC CUT GROWTH EXPECTATIONS FOR CANADIAN [...] Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. PRIVATE SECTOR AND GOC EXPECT LOWER GROWTH ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) On June 3, the Bank of Canada downgraded its 2003 growth outlook for Canada from nearly 4%, in May, to 2. [...] |
2003-06-19 20:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA1758 | AFGHANISTAN FRIENDLY FIRE INCIDENT: CANADIAN [...] (SBU) The Canadian Government reacted very evenly to the June 19 decision by U.S. Air Force LTGEN Bruce Carlson not to proceed with courts martial against two pilots who mistakenly bombed Canadian troops in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Chretien said the matter is now closed as far as the Canadi [...] |
2003-06-20 18:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS CA AF |
| 03OTTAWA1765 | SOFTWOOD LUMBER: CANADIAN REACTIONS TO USDOC [...] SUMMARY: Canadian reactions to the USDOC policy bulletin on softwood lumber, which was released by Undersecretary Grant Aldonas on June 18, were mildly positive except in Quebec where there was broad disappointment that the section concerning that province was excluded from the document. Wha [...] |
2003-06-23 12:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL CA |
| 03OTTAWA1779 | CANADA SUPPORTS UNDOF RENEWAL, HOPES TO REDUCE [...] (C) Canada supports renewing the mandate for the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), where it currently provides 194 personnnel. Peter Armstrong-Whitworth of Foreign Affairs' Peacekeeping Office indicated that Canada is considering reducing its contribution in the future, and that the Go [...] |
2003-06-23 20:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR PREL IS SY CA JA UNDOF UNSC |
| 03OTTAWA178 | CANADIAN POSITION ON IRAQ UNCHANGED [...] (C) Despite Prime Minister Chretien's January 15 comment that "the international community must speak and act through the UN Security Council," Canada's position on military participation in a potential war against Iraq is unchanged. Contacts at Foreign Affairs and National Defense assured us [...] |
2003-01-16 19:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS IZ CA UN |
| 03OTTAWA1797 | WHAT IS CANADIAN? GOC REVIEWS ITS DEFINITION OF [...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Canada applies various tests to define "Canadian content" of entertainment products, in order to make funding decisions and to enforce broadcast content requirements. On June 17, the GOC announced results of a year-long review (reftel) of the definition of "Canadian c [...] |
2003-06-25 12:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SCUL CA |
| 03OTTAWA1801 | CANADA INTERESTED IN U.S. INITIATIVES FOR UNGA 58 [...] No summary [...] |
2003-06-25 19:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM PREL CA UNGA |
| 03OTTAWA1812 | Canada's Uranium: A primer [...] Canada is the largest uranium producer in the world - in 2002 production was 11,607 metric tonnes of uranium, about one-third of total world production. Canada typically provides 20 to 30 percent of uranium used in the United States. The two main players are Cameco, a Canadian-based publicly [...] |
2003-06-26 18:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ETRD ENRG KNNP CA |
| 03OTTAWA185 | WEST NILE VIRUS: ONTARIO DOCTORS MUST REPORT [...] Ontario is expected to make it mandatory soon to report human cases of West Nile Virus to the provincial Public Health Officer. "Reportable diseases" are listed in regulations made under the statutory authority of the province's Health Protection and Promotion Act. This will make Ontario the f [...] |
2003-01-17 16:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA1857 | TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: TREASURY LETTER ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOC has received reftel letter and is exploring the legal procedures necessary to complete transfer of assets to the Iraqi government in compliance with the expected notification from the UN 661 Committee. The frozen Iraqi government assets are held by banks, and the GOC d [...] |
2003-06-30 19:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC |
| 03OTTAWA1858 | TELECOM REGULATION: COMPETITIVE ACCESS TO MULTI-UNIT [...] As reported reftel, Canada is clearly shifting its policy on telecommunications competition toward a more pro- competitive model. A decision announced by the GOC's telecom regulator on June 30 reinforced this trend by clarifying the terms of access of telecom service providers to multi-unit [...] |
2003-06-30 19:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA1875 | IAEA/IRAN: CANADIAN VIEWS ON NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Canada would support a summer IAEA Board meeting (reftel) so long as there is consensus for a resolution or other strong statement at that meeting on the Iranian nuclear program. Ron Stansfield, Foreign Affairs' Acting Director for Nuclear and Chemical Disarmament, told us on July 2 that [...] |
2003-07-02 20:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM MNUC PREL IR CA IAEA |
| 03OTTAWA1876 | Update 44 - Ontario SARS (July 2, 2003): WHO [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-03 13:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED SOCI TBIO ECON CASC CA |
| 03OTTAWA1899 | ISAF: CANADIAN DEFENSE MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Canadian Defense Minister John McCallum visited Kabul June 23-24 in advance of Canada's participation in ISAF IV and V. McCallum met with Afghan President Karzai and Defense Minister Khan, among others, and visited the camp being set up for approximately 1,800 Canadian troops. Wh [...] |
2003-07-07 12:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL AF CA |
| 03OTTAWA1911 | MANITOBA DAY IN LOS ANGELES [...] The Canadian Consul General in Los Angeles, Colin Robertson, hosted a broad Manitoba trade mission led by Premier Gary Doer as a part of the Consulate's Canada Day celebrations. The trade mission included announcements of several important business deals and entertainment ventures. The most [...] |
2003-07-07 21:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL CA |
| 03OTTAWA1924 | SCENE-SETTER FOR TRI- AND BILATERAL ENERGY MEETINGS [...] THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION OUTSIDE USG CHANNELS. 2. In preparation for the forthcoming meetings of the North American Energy Working Group (NAEWG) and U.S.- Canada Energy Consultative Mechanism (ECM) in Ottawa July 15-17, post provides the following u [...] |
2003-07-09 13:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA1927 | SOFTWOOD LUMBER: A MODEST PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Summary: We appear to be moving toward yet another trade-restrictive, time-limited softwood lumber agreement. If so, it might be useful to think now about what we could do to come up with a more durable solution while the temporary measures are in place. The fact that current trade law [...] |
2003-07-09 16:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA1975 | OFFICIAL INFORMAL - DRAFT FOR REVIEW AND ADDITIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-14 14:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KRIM CA |
| 03OTTAWA1996 | CANADA'S PROVINCIAL PREMIERS TAKE A STAND [...] Summary: Canadian premiers met for their annual conference on July 9-11 at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (PEI). The tone was upbeat. The premiers went beyond the ritual criticism of federal heavy-handedness and demands for more funding out of Ottawa and focused on ways to make their [...] |
2003-07-15 17:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CA |
| 03OTTAWA2001 | CANADIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-15 20:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR KRIM CA PRE |
| 03OTTAWA2002 | 2003 CANADIAN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR CANADA Openness to Foreign Investment General Attitude ---------------- 2. With few exceptions, Canada offers foreign investors full national treatment within the context of a [...] |
2003-07-15 20:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV KTDB KSPR CA OPIC |
| 03OTTAWA2006 | CANADA TO CONTINUE TO PRESSURE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA [...] (SBU) Post delivered points contained reftel to Nancy Mackay-Dietrich, Special Advisor for Burma in DFAIT,s Southeast Asia Division, on July 14, 2003. Mackay-Dietrich indicated that, in addition to the visa restrictions mentioned in reftel, the GOC was taking other steps to secure the relea [...] |
2003-07-15 20:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV BM CA |
| 03OTTAWA2007 | FY 2003 IV MRP "MULTILATERAL DIPLOMACY" EVALUATION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-16 10:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL CA |
| 03OTTAWA2014 | CANADIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS DRUG CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-16 13:52:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KRIM CA |
| 03OTTAWA202 | CANADA: ARF STATEMENT SHOULD REFLECT CONSENSUS [...] (C) Post provided Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Regional Security and Peacekeeping Division, Sarah Smith and Deputy Director for Korea, Hartmuth Kroll, talking points and texts of the proposed statement by the Chairman of the ASEAN [...] |
2003-01-17 22:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CA ARF |
| 03OTTAWA2028 | CANADA APPRECIATES REAL STORY ON FIVE CUBAN SPIES [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-17 14:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU CA |
| 03OTTAWA2062 | MAGAZINES: GOC CUTS ITS MAGAZINE SUPPORT FUND, [...] On July 8 the GOC announced cuts/changes to its funding programs in support of Canadian magazines. These programs were the key measures put in place in 1999 following resolution of a U.S.-Canada bilateral dispute concerning periodicals. In making the cuts, the GOC pronounced the magazine i [...] |
2003-07-18 18:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SCUL CA |
| 03OTTAWA2068 | QUESTIONS ON THE "NO FLY" LIST [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 4. 2. (C) Post continues to seek information about the TSA "no-fly list (ref. a)." Our understanding from discussions with TSA is that there is a written policy on the no-fly list that describes, among other things, information that is to be shared [...] |
2003-07-18 20:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PTER CA |
| 03OTTAWA2069 | FAA VIOLATION: CANADA'S RESPONSE [...] We conveyed the information on the alleged violation of FAA regulations by a Canadian, Mr. Glen Green (ref a), to Transport Canada, which has provided the following response. We will convey any additional information we receive. 2. Text of letter from Transport Canada: Thank you for your [...] |
2003-07-18 20:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR CA |
| 03OTTAWA2091 | CANADA: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MANLEY DROPS OUT OF [...] (U) John Manley, Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, withdrew from the Liberal Party leadership race on July 22, saying that Paul Martin's lead is insurmountable. Manley said that his campaign reviewed party membership lists over the weekend, and determined that it would not [...] |
2003-07-22 19:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CA |
| 03OTTAWA2103 | UNDOF: DRAWDOWN OF CANADIAN CONTINGENT [...] (C) Canada confirmed to us that is does intend to reduce its contribution to the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) over the next 12 months, but that it will not do so before ensuring adequate backfill by others. We discussed reftel (A) concerns with Barbara Martin, Director of Foreign A [...] |
2003-07-23 17:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL IS SY CA JA |
| 03OTTAWA2104 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; AFRICA; ICC [...] "Fallout from Iraq" The centrist Winnipeg Free Press observed (7/8): "...Mr. Bush's reasons for going to war may be questioned more and more sharply, as next year's presidential election approaches, if popular support for the Iraq invasion ebbs and poor performance of the U.S. economy saps [...] |
2003-07-23 18:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2109 | CANADA RECALLS AMBASSADOR FROM IRAN OVER [...] (U) Foreign Minister Graham announced on July 23 that Canada is recalling its Ambassador to Iran after Iran proceeded to bury photojournalist Zahra Kazemi rather than return her body to Canada. Kazemi's son in Montreal had called for the body to be returned to Canada, and Graham said that Kaz [...] |
2003-07-23 20:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IR CA |
| 03OTTAWA2115 | IAEA/IRAN: CANADA AGREES ON NEED TO MOVE UP EL [...] (C) Canada agrees with us that the IAEA Director General's next report on Iran needs to be issued prior to August 29 in order to mount an effective campaign before the September 8-12 Board of Governors meeting (ref. A), but believes that August 15 may not be feasible. Terry Wood, Foreign Affai [...] |
2003-07-24 18:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | KNNP PARM MNUC PREL IR CA IAEA |
| 03OTTAWA2120 | CANADA'S FIRST NATIONS ELECT A NEW GRAND CHIEF; [...] Summary: Canada's Assembly of First Nations (AFN) met for their 24th annual meeting on July 15-17 and elected Phil Fontaine to a three-year term as National Grand Chief. Chief Fontaine, a self-described conciliator, brings a less confrontational style than his predecessor, Matthew Coon Come, [...] |
2003-07-24 19:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CA |
| 03OTTAWA2121 | CANADIAN RESPONSE TO UNGA INITIATIVES-PART II [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian response to U.S. priority initiatives for the UNGA 58 (ref A) was largely supportive. The GOC, however, hoped the U.S. would show more flexibility on the issue of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The GOC was also uncertain about its stance on a human right [...] |
2003-07-24 19:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CA UNGA AROC UNAUS |
| 03OTTAWA2125 | CANADA: HIGH ON HYDROGEN [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides an overview of Canada's public and private efforts to develop technologies for the use of hydrogen as a fuel. Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is drafting a detailed national plan for directing Canadian hydrogen efforts ("Canadian Hydrogen Roadmap"), but it is at [...] |
2003-07-24 20:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TRGY CA |
| 03OTTAWA2128 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST; AFRICA; [...] "Two down, one to go" Under the sub-heading, "The good news from Iraq: There's food in the markets, a new governing council and Saddam's sons are dead," columnist Margaret Wente wrote in the leading Globe and Mail (7/24): "As for the situation in Iraq, I have a hunch it's going better than [...] |
2003-07-25 14:25:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2129 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST [...] "Bush's 16 words" The conservative National Post opined (7/22): "...As things stand, the pro-and anti-Bush camps sit at a sort of stalemate, both sides waiting for the leak that will definitively vindicate their version of events. But it is more likely the brouhaha will end with an inconclu [...] |
2003-07-25 14:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2138 | INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT FOR CANADA [...] Sensitive but Unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The following constitutes Ottawa's submission for the 2003 International Religious Freedom Report. Introduction and Overview -- No changes. Section I: Religious Demography Paragraph that begins "There is no state or do [...] |
2003-07-28 18:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF CA |
| 03OTTAWA214 | CRTC DECISION MEANS NO RETRANSMISSION OF TV SIGNALS [...] (SBU) The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) concluded in a January 17, 2003 report that there is no need to amend its current New Media Exemption Order. This decision upholds the intent of Bill C-11, passed in December 2002 (Reftel), making it illegal to pu [...] |
2003-01-21 20:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA2149 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; NORTH KOREA [...] "Bush can't afford to go it alone" Columnist Carol Goar commented in the liberal Toronto Star (7/25): "On the one hand, there's pride. It would be humiliating for U.S. President George Bush, who dismissed the United Nations as ineffectual and irrelevant just four months ago, to turn to the [...] |
2003-07-29 14:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2173 | MEDIA REACTION: AFRICA; ECONIMIC ISSUES/WTO; [...] "The Plague" Editorialist Mario Roy wrote in the centrist La Presse (7/29): "Five years ago the main obstacle to fighting AIDS was the cost: $10,000 per year per patient. Today AIDS victims can be treated for less than a dollar a day. Important financial contributions are presently being ma [...] |
2003-07-31 16:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2174 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "Questions remaining about the war on Iraq" The leading Globe and Mail opined (7/26): "...The months since military victory have been difficult, but hardly disastrous. U.S. soldiers have good reason to be dismayed by extensions of their tours of duty. Indeed, U.S. planning for postwar Iraq w [...] |
2003-07-31 16:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2180 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR JUNE 2003 [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-31 20:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PARM PREL CA CBW |
| 03OTTAWA2181 | FORCES FOR LIBERIA: CANADA WOULD LIKE TO HELP, [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-31 21:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | CD LI ML MR NG PGOV PHUM PREL XY CA UNSC |
| 03OTTAWA2182 | CANADA FIELDS INCB CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-31 21:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC SNAR CA UN |
| 03OTTAWA2198 | IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION: CANADIAN PERSONNEL FOR [...] (SBU) Canada has committed to providing US$215 million in humanitarian and reconstruction assistance for post-conflict Iraq, with emphasis on access to basic services (water, sanitation, health care); building democratic institutions; reforming judicial, police and correctional services; stren [...] |
2003-08-01 19:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID KCRM KJUS IZ CA |
| 03OTTAWA2221 | NATURAL GAS VS. NUCLEAR: CANADIANS STUDY FEASIBILITY [...] SUMMARY: THE CANADIAN ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CERI) SAYS THAT, AT NATURAL GAS PRICES OF USD 3.50 / MCF OR MORE, NUCLEAR REACTORS WOULD BE ECONOMICALLY SUPERIOR TO NATURAL GAS IN SUPPLYING THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF STEAM REQUIRED TO EXTRACT CRUDE OIL FROM CANADA'S VAST OILSAND RESOURCES. IF T [...] |
2003-08-06 13:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA2225 | Canadian Invasive Species Plan due soon, USG and [...] Officials of Environment Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans expect a public rollout of a draft framework for managing Alien Invasive Species in autumn 2003. There may not be much meat on the bones of the draft strategy, and a year of consultations and further drafting will be [...] |
2003-08-06 16:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA2232 | URGING HIGH-LEVEL CANADIAN ENGAGEMENT ON MOLDOVA [...] (C) Canada agrees with us that more pressure needs to be brought to bear on the Moldovan peace process and the withdrawal of Russian forces, and will seek opportunities to do so. Embassy Political Minister Counselor discussed reftel demarche with Norbert Kalisch, Acting Assistant Deputy Minis [...] |
2003-08-06 21:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS EU MD CA OSCE |
| 03OTTAWA2235 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST; IRAQ; [...] "Stumbling block on road to peace" The liberal Toronto Star opined (8/5): "...Bush has been pressing Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to divert the path of the barrier so it consumes less West Bank territory. But Sharon last week dismissed Bush's request to dismantle or move the fence.... [...] |
2003-08-07 18:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OPRC CA OIIP |
| 03OTTAWA2236 | MEDIA REACTION: LIBERIA [...] "Share the burden" The conservative National Post opined (8/1): "Liberia's 14-year-old civil war may finally be ending. Last Wednesday, the country's giant neighbour, Nigeria, agreed to send 1,300 peacekeepers to help end hostilities.... On Monday, the European Union voiced support for a mu [...] |
2003-08-07 18:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2237 | MEDIA REACTION: TERRORISM; MIDDLE EAST; [...] "Secrets of Sept. 11" The leading Globe and Mail (7/31) editorialized: "...The intelligence and technical flaws, many of which were already known or the subject of intense speculation, are detailed in a damning report [the joint U.S. congressional inquiry into the terrorist attacks of Sept. [...] |
2003-08-07 19:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2251 | CANADA: LIBERAL LEADERSHIP RACE DOWN TO TWO, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Liberal Party will formally elect a new party Leader on November 15, but that individual will not/not become Prime Minister of Canada until incumbent Jean Chretien's retirement - announced for February 2004. With only two leadership contenders remaining, the question is not [...] |
2003-08-08 13:37:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CA |
| 03OTTAWA2255 | BHUTANESE REFUGEES: CANADA CONTINUES TO PRESS FOR [...] (C) Post shared points contained reftel with Elissa Golberg, DFAIT's Acting Deputy Director for Humanitarian Affairs, on August 7. Golberg said Canada agrees that pressure should continue on both Bhutan and Nepal to agree to a durable solution for the Bhutanese refugees. Canada is going to con [...] |
2003-08-08 17:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | BT NP PHUM PREF PREL CA UNHCR |
| 03OTTAWA2260 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST; IRAQ; NORTH [...] "The liberties taken by Israel's wall" The leading Globe and Mail opined (8/8): "...U.S. opposition to the wall - not the right to build it, but the path it is taking - may have forced Israel to drop a plan to extend it about 30 kilometres into the West Bank to include the large Jewish settl [...] |
2003-08-08 19:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2261 | NATO SYG RACE: SPECULATION ABOUT CANADIAN DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: While NATO has never before had a non-European Secretary General, the name of Canadian Deputy Prime Minister John Manley has now surfaced as a possible candidate. While we do not have a sense for what Manley's prospects are in Brussels, we expect that he would jump at the chance [...] |
2003-08-08 19:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CA NATO |
| 03OTTAWA2306 | MEDIA REACTION: AFRICA; NATO; IRAQ; NORTH [...] "Taylor's odious exit' The liberal Toronto Star opined (8/12): "Charles Taylor has finally been pried from power in Liberia, and that's a relief. It offers hope, however faint, for the 3.3 million people who have endured 14 blood-spattered years under his kleptocratic reign of terror first a [...] |
2003-08-12 20:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2331 | 58TH UNGA: CANADA ON U.S. APPROACH IN FIRST [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-14 15:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC CA UNGA |
| 03OTTAWA2332 | MASS GRAVES PROJECT IN IRAQ: CANADA PLANS TO ASSIST [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-11 13:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAID KCRM IZ CA |
| 03OTTAWA2351 | Canada seeks "Collective Security" Approach on Food [...] The Canadian Government desires to work closely with USG on biosecurity and harmonize forthcoming regulations stemming from the Bioterrorism Act (BTA). During an August 12 meeting with Robert Wright, number two at the Privy Council Office (PCO) and overseer of Canada's border security effort [...] |
2003-08-18 20:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD TBIO PREL CA |
| 03OTTAWA2354 | CANADA: INITIAL FALLOUT FROM THE BLACKOUT [...] (C) Summary: Residents of Ontario, with the exception of some 50,000 public sector workers in Ottawa, were expected to resume "normal" work routines on Monday. Businesses throughout Ontario have been asked to cut energy consumption in half over the next week as the province tries to recover [...] |
2003-08-18 21:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG CA |
| 03OTTAWA2355 | IRAN: CANADA WOULD SUPPORT IAEA NON-COMPLIANCE [...] (C) Canada's Foreign Ministry (DFAIT) informed us on August 15 that should the USG decide to press for a resolution of non-compliance at the September IAEA Board of Governors meeting, Canada will "fully and actively" support us. Foreign Minister Graham has written to IAEA DG El Baradei, urgin [...] |
2003-08-18 21:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | KNNP PHUM IR CA IAEA |
| 03OTTAWA2358 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN; NORTH KOREA [...] "What should NATO do in Afghanistan?" The leading Globe and Mail opined (8/18): "What's to be done when your raison d'tre has disappeared? That has been the question faced by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization since the end of the Cold War. Who is NATO's enemy now that the Soviet empire [...] |
2003-08-19 14:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2376 | GOC FEDERAL ROLE IN THE BATTLE AGAINST ALIEN INVASIVE [...] An effective Canadian plan to deal with Alien Invasive Species (AIS) will require close coordination between provincial and federal governments, as well as renewed accountability and collaboration between federal government departments. This cable outlines the federal-provincial jurisdiction [...] |
2003-08-21 12:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA2385 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST; LIBERIA; [...] "Terrorists sproutinq under nose of American troops?" Under the sub-headinq, "Americans don't quite know what they are talkinq about when it comes to where the resistance is cominq from," editorial paqe editor emeritus Haroon Siddiqui wrote in the liberal Toronto Star (8/14): "...The Baqhda [...] |
2003-08-21 18:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2387 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "Bittersweet liberty" Andre Pratte editorialized in Montreal's centrist French language daily La Presse (8/20): "...No one knows who is trying to put a spoke in the American's wheel...but one thing is certain, their macabre task will be rendered easier by the fact that they will find suppo [...] |
2003-08-21 19:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2388 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; AFRICA [...] "Rebuilding Iraq remains crucial" The leading Globe and Mail opined (8/21): "Horrific as Tuesday's bomb attack was on Iraq's United Nations headquarters, no one who has followed events in that country can be surprised that matters have taken a turn for the worse. From the moment the United S [...] |
2003-08-21 19:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2389 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; AFRICA; LIBYA; MIDDLE [...] "Going the distance" Under the sub-heading, "Acts of sabotage must not disrupt the rebuilding of Iraq," the nationalist Ottawa Citizen opined (8/19): "...Unquestionably, the escalating attacks against coalition soldiers, embassies and, most recently, utilities - a pipeline supplying Baghd [...] |
2003-08-21 19:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2405 | TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA:PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU/Noforn) Post delivered reftel message to the GOC on August 21 as Canadian government offices re-opened briefly Wednesday morning for the first time since last week's power failure. On August 22 the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) confirmed the information had been circulated for in [...] |
2003-08-22 20:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC |
| 03OTTAWA2420 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST; IRAQ [...] "Shared vision can spare us from descent into barbarism" Columnist Catherine Ford observed in the right-of- center Calgary Herald (8/22): "...Moderation shouldn't be the dirtiest word in the lexicon of the Middle East, but it might as well be. As soon as the voice of reasonable compromise r [...] |
2003-08-25 18:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2429 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "U.S. mired in a mess of its own making" Contributing foreign editor Eric Margolis commented in the conservative tabloid Ottawa Sun (8/24): "First, President George W. Bush, VP Dick Cheney and a coterie of neo-conservatives led by Paul Wolfowitz and Richard Perle misled Americans into an unp [...] |
2003-08-26 12:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2436 | CANADA'S VISA ISSUING PROCESS [...] (U) (Summary) Canada,s visa issuing process closely resembles that of the United States. There exist, however, a number of structural and procedural differences between the two countries. In general, the United States tends to have stronger security measures in place and rejects a higher pe [...] |
2003-08-26 17:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | CA CVIS PGOV PREL PTER SMIG |
| 03OTTAWA2442 | TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA:HAMAS NAMES: GOC [...] (S) Action request: The GOC has requested additional information on PVOE, the Palestinian Association in Austria, which may be provided through State or ORCA channels. 2. (SBU) On August 26, the GOC held an interagency meeting to review ref B demarche on the U.S. decision to add HAMAS na [...] |
2003-08-26 20:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC |
| 03OTTAWA2451 | CANADA: ENLISTING HELP IN TARGETING WAR CRIMINALS [...] (S) In response to reftel demarche, DFAIT Deputy Director for the Western Balkans Margaret Moores and Defense and Security Relations desk officer Kelly Anderson affirmed to poloff the GOC's commitment to seeing PIFWCs brought to justice. Moores noted that while Canadian law precludes adoption [...] |
2003-08-27 20:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL MOPS EFIN CLOK CVIS CA BK KWAC ICTY |
| 03OTTAWA2452 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST [...] "Blowing apart Mideast hope" The liberal Toronto Star opined (8/26): "Millions of Israelis and Palestinians feel betrayed today, as the Middle East lurches back into chaos after a brief respite. Most endorse the American-brokered 'road map' to peace. Yet they've just seen their leaders fritt [...] |
2003-08-27 20:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2454 | HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA: CANADA TAKING LONG-TERM VIEW [...] (C) Post delivered points contained reftel on August 26 to Adrian Norfolk, Acting Director of DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division. Norfolk said that Canada takes a long-term view towards the human rights situation in China. While Canada does n [...] |
2003-08-27 20:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CA UNHRC |
| 03OTTAWA2459 | CANADA WILL ENGAGE WITH IRAQ GC, SUPPORTS [...] (C) Post delivered points contained ref A to Christopher Hull, DFAIT's desk officer for Iraq, on August 27. Hull indicated that GC representatives have not yet been in contact with the government of Canada, but Canada would receive and engage with GC representatives. Hull said Canada will be [...] |
2003-08-28 15:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ CA |
| 03OTTAWA2461 | CANADIAN FY 03-04 BUDGET: DEFENSE CONTINGENCY [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. Summary: Finance Minister Manley has asked government departments to cover unforeseen expenditures in 2003 from reallocation of existing funds. Canada is using C$200 million in "contingency reserve" funds earmarked [...] |
2003-08-28 16:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP PGOV EFIN ECON ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA2468 | CANADIAN PRESS REPORTS OF TERROR PROBE HIGHLY [...] (S) Persistent Canadian press reports which surfaced over the weekend and have since been picked up in the U.S. allege that at least some of the 19 foreign "students" arrested recently in Canada (18 Pakistanis and one Indian) have links to al Qaeda and may have been plotting terrorist operatio [...] |
2003-08-28 18:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PTER ASEC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2473 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; WTO; AFRICA; U.S. [...] "Leaving Iraq would be unparalleled disaster" Columnist David Warren reflected in the nationalist Ottawa Citizen (8/27): "...[T]he situation [in Iraq] continues to improve. It was never going to be a rose garden, but it is clear to impartial observers within the country that Iraqis themselve [...] |
2003-08-29 12:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA2479 | TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: JEMAAH ISLAMIYAH 10 [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-29 21:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR CA UNSC |
| 03OTTAWA2480 | ORGANIZED CRIME CONTINUES TO THRIVE IN CANADA [...] (U) Summary: In its latest report on organized crime activity, Criminal Intelligence Service Canada indicates that organized criminal groups in Canada are increasingly utilizing emerging technology to commit crimes such as fraud and money laundering, and that they are extensively involved in t [...] |
2003-04-01 13:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | KRIM SNAR CA |
| 03OTTAWA274 | YOUR JANUARY 30 MEETING WITH CANADIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Your January 30 meeting with Foreign Minister Bill Graham will be an important opportunity to bolster Canadian support for our Iraq policy. The Canadian Government's natural preference is for giving the inspectors more time and for the UN Security Council to reach consensus, but it wants [...] |
2003-01-24 22:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ETRD PTER CVIS CA IZ KN VE |
| 03OTTAWA283 | EU BIOTECH MORATORIUM: CANADA READY TO JOIN AS [...] (C) Embassy has confirmed general GOC support for Canadian Trade Minister Pettigrew's January 17 commitment to USTR Zoellick that Canada would join the United States as co-complainant in a prospective WTO action against the EU biotech moratorium (Ref B). Ambassador Cellucci will follow up on [...] |
2003-01-27 20:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR TBIO CA |
| 03OTTAWA325 | CANADA'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN [...] (U) As of late Friday afternoon (January 31) the GOC has still not announced its response to Treasury U/S Taylor's request for a contribution to cover Afghanistan's arrears to the IMF and World Bank. That said, the outlook seems promising. 2. (SBU) Working levels at the Canadian Interna [...] |
2003-01-31 21:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID PREL AF CA IMF IBRD |
| 03OTTAWA327 | EU-CANADA TRADE AND INVESTMENT "ENHANCEMENT" [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (U) Reftel reported Brussels perspectives on plans for an EU-Canada "Trade and Investment Enhancement Agreement," which were announced at the December 19 2002 EU-Canada Summit in Ottawa. Embassy Ottawa ECON staf [...] |
2003-02-03 15:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD CA WTRO |
| 03OTTAWA334 | CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION IN [...] (U) This message is sensitive, but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This message was prepared with assistance from Amconsul Calgary. 3. (U) Critical infrastructure protection is among the areas listed for bilateral action in the Ridge-Manley Smart Border plan. Canada is [...] |
2003-02-03 21:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ETRD EINV CA |
| 03OTTAWA339 | GOC ASSURANCES ON TRIPS AND MEDICINES [...] Econoff discussed the latest evolution in GOC thinking on TRIPS and medicines with Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade IPR Director Catherine Dickson on January 30. Dickson reaffirmed the assurances given by Trade Minister Pettigrew in his January 10 phone conversation with [...] |
2003-02-04 19:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA35 | U.S./CANADA/U.K. TRILATERAL PEACEKEEPING MEETING [...] (U) The U.S. participated in annual talks on peacekeeping with Canada and U.K. in Ottawa on December 10-11, 2002 in which a broad range of peacekeeping issues were addressed. Canada's Director General of International Security, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), Jil [...] |
2003-01-06 20:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PREL MASS CA UK UN |
| 03OTTAWA361 | BOWHEAD DEMARCHE DELIVERED: STILL NO MOVEMENT [...] ON FEBRUARY 4, 2003, ESTOFF DELIVERED THE DEMARCHE CONTAINED IN REFTEL C, REGARDING THE AUGUST, 10, 2002 CANADIAN TAKING OF AN EASTERN BOWHEAD WHALE. THE CANADIAN SIDE WAS REPRESENTED BY GLEN LINDER OF THE OCEANS LAW DIVISION (JLO) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE [...] |
2003-02-05 17:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS PREL SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA367 | CANADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS SECRETARY POWELL'S [...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Bill Graham told the Canadian press that Secretary Powell's February 5 presentation on Iraq "amounts to a transfer of the burden of proof from the United States to Saddam Hussein." Graham went on to say that "we are not at a point where there is a need to use force. How [...] |
2003-02-06 15:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IZ CA UNSC |
| 03OTTAWA374 | AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH TRANSPORT MINISTER [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE, BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE TREAT ACCORDINGLY. SUMMARY --------- 2. (SBU) Transport Minister Collenette indicated to Ambassador on January 31 that the GOC is ready to start "exploratory talks" on further aviation liberalization with the United States. Collene [...] |
2003-02-06 20:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR SENV ECON CA |
| 03OTTAWA385 | Air Canada's financial woes may spur GOC to alter fees [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-07 20:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV CA |
| 03OTTAWA386 | GALILEO DEMARCHE - CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS U.S. [...] This is a sensitive but unclassified cable and should be treated accordingly. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel A request for a high-level demarche on EU plans for Galileo Public Regulated Service (PRS) to overlay the radio frequencies used by the GPS M-code, Ambassador Cellucci wrote letters [...] |
2003-02-07 20:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA CA |
| 03OTTAWA398 | DEMARCHE ON FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL [...] As requested in reftel, Embassy passed U.S. views on upcoming negotiation of the FCTC in Geneva to officials in Health Canada, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and Agriculture Canada. 2. EST Counselor followed up with Ed Aiston, Director General, Internation [...] |
2003-02-10 18:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ETRD CA WHO |
| 03OTTAWA412 | MANITOBA: NEW ELECTRICITY OPTIONS [...] Summary and introduction. The Province of Manitoba and its state-owned hydroelectricity utility, Manitoba Hydro, seek to greatly expand hydroelectricity exports to the United States from the already considerable level of 8.8 terawatt hours, with a value of C$495 million per anum. Officials [...] |
2003-02-11 16:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA418 | REFUGEE SITUATION IN NEPAL: CANADA SHARES CONCERN [...] (SBU) We presented reftel demarche February 10 to Elissa Golberg, Policy Advisor for Humanitarian Affairs in DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division. She stated that Canada shares our concern over the lack of progress in solving the refugee situati [...] |
2003-02-11 21:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PGOV PHUM BT NP CA |
| 03OTTAWA435 | CANADA TO PROVIDE BATTALION AND BRIGADE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Canadian Defense Minister John McCallum announced on February 12 that Canada will contribute a battalion and a brigade headquarters - a total of 1500 to 2000 personnel - to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan beginning in August. Two rotations of Can [...] |
2003-02-13 21:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL AF IZ CA ISAF |
| 03OTTAWA443 | CANADIAN CEO'S PUSH "NORTH AMERICAN SECURITY AND [...] THE CANADIAN COUNCIL OF CHIEF EXECUTIVES (CEOCOUNCIL.CA), THE ORGANIZATION WHICH BUILT NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESS SUPPORT FOR U.S.-CANADA FREE TRADE IN THE 1980'S (AND THEREBY BUILT MUCH OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR NAFTA AND FTAA), IS LAUNCHING A SIMILARLY AMBITIOUS AGENDA FOR THE CONTINENT'S TRILATER [...] |
2003-02-14 17:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EINV CA |
| 03OTTAWA448 | IRAQ/UN: CANADIAN REACTION TO FEBRUARY 14 [...] (SBU) Canadian Foreign Minister Bill Graham, speaking to the press after the February 14 weapons inspectors' report to the UN Security Council, said that the report shows progress as well as the need for continued pressure on Iraq. Graham said that while no-one is excluding the use of force, t [...] |
2003-02-14 20:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UN |
| 03OTTAWA453 | IRAQ: SECRETARY POWELL'S ADDRESS TO SECURITY [...] (C) Charge contacted Canadian Political Director Jim Wright Feb. 16 to urge that Canada make a statement on Iraq during the Feb. 18 UNSC Open Meeting. Wright said he had already drafted such a statement for Foreign Minister Graham - one which tracks very well with the talking points reftel [...] |
2003-02-16 20:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CA UNSC |
| 03OTTAWA461 | CANADA ON REINFORCING THE NPT IN THE WAKE OF [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-18 16:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM KN CA NPT |
| 03OTTAWA481 | Invasive Species: IJC speaks to Parliamentary [...] The American Co-Chair of the International Joint Commission (IJC) sought the support of members of the House of Commons Fisheries and Oceans committee for a joint US-GoC reference to the IJC on the Great Lakes invasive species problem. First impressions are that the committee is pre- occupied [...] |
2003-02-19 17:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA487 | BEAUFORT SEA LEASE SALE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-20 15:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA PBTS PREL ENRG SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA49 | YOUR MEETING WITH CANADIAN DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Canadian Defense Minister John McCallum is looking forward to discussing Iraq, missile defense, and NATO post-Prague in your January 9 meeting. Canada has told us it would participate militarily in a UN-blessed operation against Iraq, but is reserving judgement on participation if there i [...] |
2003-01-08 13:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS IZ CA NATO UN |
| 03OTTAWA492 | CANADIAN CABINET TO DISCUSS MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) Following up on high-level consultations held in Washington January 28, the Canadian cabinet will be meeting soon to discuss potential missile defense cooperation with the United States. Missile defense is currently on the calendar for the February 25 Cabinet meeting (Cabinet normally mee [...] |
2003-02-20 20:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PREL CA |
| 03OTTAWA494 | STEEL - U.S. GOALS FOR FEBRUARY 24-25 OECD [...] EconCouns passed reftel talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Trade Remedies Mike Robertson on February 20. Robertson noted significant overlap between the U.S. goals and the GOC's objectives for the February 24-25 Study Group meeting. He [...] |
2003-02-20 21:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND ECON CA |
| 03OTTAWA500 | CANADA'S FEDERAL BUDGET: PM CHRETIEN'S LEGACY -- [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Dubbed Prime Minister Jean Chretien's "Legacy" by Canadian analysts, the budget presented on February 18 is the largest fiscal stimulus package since the Trudeau era 20 [...] |
2003-02-21 16:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA503 | NATURAL GAS IN NORTH AMERICA: [...] (U) Although Canada's energy exports to the United States have grown at impressive rates in recent decades, making Canada our largest total energy supplier, Canada's conventional natural gas resources are maturing and production from current areas could peak within a decade. GOC forecasters ex [...] |
2003-02-21 16:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA533 | CANADA ON IAEA DG EL BARADEI'S VISIT TO IRAN [...] (C) Canada shares our strong concerns over Iran's nuclear program (reftel), and will continue pushing for a tough approach to Tehran by the IAEA. Terry Wood, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, told us on February 21 that Canada believes Iran is technically in breach of its [...] |
2003-02-25 20:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PARM IR CA |
| 03OTTAWA540 | CANADA SEARCHING FOR PARTNERS FOR ISAF IV AND V [...] (C) Since Defense Minister McCallum's February 12 announcement that Canada would contribute a battalion and brigade headquarters to ISAF IV and V (reftel), the GoC has been busy seeking potential partners. The GoC has stressed that it does not have the resources to lead ISAF alone, and it hop [...] |
2003-02-26 15:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL AF CA ISAF |
| 03OTTAWA556 | CANADA JOINS U.S., EU SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (SBU) On 27 February Political Counselor discussed the proposed visa sanctions against Transnistrian officials with John McNiesh, Eastern European Desk Officer for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). 2. (SBU) McNeish said that representatives of the U. [...] |
2003-02-27 21:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EU MD RS CA PREL PBTS CVIS OSCE |
| 03OTTAWA566 | ENERGY FROM CANADA: PRELIMINARY 2002 DATA [...] SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: The dominant position of Canadian energy production and trade for the United States is reinforced by preliminary 2002 data. The statistics from Canada's National Energy Board, Natural Resources Canada, and the U.S. Energy Information Administration show: . -- Canada [...] |
2003-02-28 17:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EPET ETRD CA |
| 03OTTAWA575 | WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS: CANADA WILL MEET THE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Canada will submit its services trade offer by the March 31 deadline, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General Suzanne Vinet. Vinet told EconCouns on February 26 th [...] |
2003-02-28 20:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD CA USTR |
| 03OTTAWA577 | CANADA - 2002 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-28 21:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CA |
| 03OTTAWA578 | CANADA'S ACTION ON ASIA PULP AND PAPER [...] (SBU) On February 28 Finoff touched base with Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) for an update on GOC action with regard to proposals on Asia Pulp and Paper restructuring. The joint letter to President Megawati to be drafted by the Canadian Embassy in Jakarta (ref A) has been cl [...] |
2003-02-28 22:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV SENV CA AA |
| 03OTTAWA587 | CANADA WILL SUPPORT ARF ANTI-PIRACY STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-03 21:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC ASEC PTER EWWT PHSA KTIA CA ARF |
| 03OTTAWA588 | CANADIAN VIEWS ON WSSD IMPLEMENTATION AND CSD [...] As requested in reftel, EST Counselor provided U.S. discussion papers, talking points and Q and A paper to the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and to the GOC coordinating committee on WSSD implementation. Returning from an extended absence, our main inte [...] |
2003-03-03 21:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EAID AORC CA UN |
| 03OTTAWA589 | CANADIAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Affairs Political Director Jim Wright told us that the Canadian proposal at the UNSC is not an attempt to mediate, but a set of ideas that might help the Council focus again on disarmament rather than on internal divisions. Wright appealed for USG public statements to keep [...] |
2003-03-03 23:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UNSC |
| 03OTTAWA591 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "No really, it could work" Under the sub-heading, "Though counterintuitive, Bush's warpath might lead to Mideast peace," columnist Marcus Gee commented in the leading Globe and Mail (2/28): "...As Mr. Bush sees it, solving the Arab-Israeli dispute would remove one of the grievances that help [...] |
2003-03-04 15:37:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA592 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; NAM [...] "Only George Bush could make Chirac look like a dove" Columnist Paul Knox commented in the leading Globe and Mail (2/26): "...Mr. Bush has managed to drive the deepest wedge in half a century between the United States and Europe over an issue tangential to counterterrorism, which is the cen [...] |
2003-03-04 15:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OPRC CA OIIP |
| 03OTTAWA595 | GOC DIPNOTE ON BEAUFORT SEA DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-04 19:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA PBTS PREL ENRG SENV CA |
| 03OTTAWA610 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "A volley of propaganda" Contributing foreign editor Eric Margolis wrote in the conservative tabloid Ottawa Sun (3/3): "...[W]hat I dislike even more than Saddam's nasty regime are government lies and propaganda. Since 9/11, Americans have been subjected to the most intense propaganda campa [...] |
2003-03-06 16:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA612 | Canadian Transportation Strategy Unveiled: Aviation [...] The Government of Canada's strategic vision for transportation policy was unveiled on February 25th, 2003. There appear to be no radical departures from past GOC positions; gradualism is the key note struck by the authors of the policy statement. The policy vision addresses all modes: air, mar [...] |
2003-03-06 17:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV CA |
| 03OTTAWA619 | 2003 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - CANADA [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction - Post recommends that Canada not be placed on the Special 301 Watch List. Recent Canadian legislation has addressed several of the concerns outlined in previous 301 reports, such as the exclusion of [...] |
2003-03-06 20:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON CA |
| 03OTTAWA629 | DEFENSE MINISTER MCCALLUM AND THE CANADIAN FORCES [...] (C) Nine months into his tenure as Minister, John McCallum is starting to put his mark on the Department of National Defense. He was able to get a greater-than-expected increase in defense spending in the latest GoC budget, and he has announced a defense review to guide transformation of the [...] |
2003-03-06 21:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PGOV PREL CA |
| 03OTTAWA646 | CANADA UNLIKELY TO INCREASE CONTRIBUTI0N TO [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-07 20:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KMFO PREL MASS XF CA |
| 03OTTAWA648 | IMPLEMENTING THE AVIATION PRE-CLEARANCE AGREEMENT [...] This is an action request. Action request in paragraph 5. 2. After lengthy negotiations, late last year the U.S. and Canada concluded an aviation preclearance agreement that,among other items, provides increased protection for Department of Homeland Security inspection officers (formerly C [...] |
2003-03-10 13:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASEC EAIR CA |
| 03OTTAWA658 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "The American 'dream palace'" Columnist Jeffrey Simpson commented in the leading Globe and Mail (3/4): "...The 'dream palace' will be one in which the Americans are led by their political and military leaders through unfamiliar cultural territory, using largely inappropriate means toward lo [...] |
2003-03-10 20:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA659 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; AFGHANISTAN; TURKEY [...] "Pope has zeal, but no answer on Iraq question" Columnist Marcus Gee noted in the leading Globe and Mail (3/6) that, "John Paul is dead against war and he is not afraid to say so.... To drive his antiwar message home, John Paul has met many of the leading players in the Iraq debate: British [...] |
2003-03-10 20:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA660 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; TURKEY [...] "How to lose the war of public opinion" Under the sub-heading, "The Bush administration might think it has enough evidence to attack Saddam Hussein, but the polls show otherwise," Calgary Herald columnist Danielle Smith wrote in the nationalist Ottawa Citizen (3/7): "Had Saddam Hussein been [...] |
2003-03-10 20:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OPRC CA OIIP |
| 03OTTAWA679 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; NORTH KOREA [...] "Liberating Iraqis is main justification for war" Columnist Rosie DiManno writing from Jordan made the following observations in the liberal Toronto Star (3/10): "The most urgent and compelling reason for invading Iraq is the one never mentioned by bickering diplomats at the United Nations: [...] |
2003-03-11 20:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA680 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ [...] "Victory? Not yet" The conservative National Post opined (3/11): "...The truth is that nothing has yet been 'won' in Iraq - notwithstanding the wishful thinking we hear from Mr. Chretien, French President Jacques Chirac and the other world leaders whose desperation to avoid war is blurring [...] |
2003-03-11 20:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA686 | CANADA SUPPORTS WTO BUDGET REFORM [...] Canada supports the U.S. objective, outlined Reftel, to reform the WTO budget process and move towards a two-year budget cycle, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior Trade Policy Officer Dean Steadman. Steadman told Econoff that the WTO needs "results-based [...] |
2003-03-12 18:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECIN AFIN CA WTRO |
| 03OTTAWA687 | CLIMATE CHANGE: CANADA'S KYOTO FOLLOW-THROUGH: [...] (U) In its FY2003-04 budget, released on February 18, the GOC committed C$1.5 billion (about US$1 billion) over five years directly to achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions (plus modest additional funds for research and long-term technology development). This represents about 4.3 pe [...] |
2003-03-12 18:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG CA |
| 03OTTAWA692 | IRAQ/UNSC: CANADA STILL WORKING - AT THE HIGHEST [...] (C) As seen from Canada's proposal for a new UNSC resolution on Iraq (reftel A), the GoC continues to be active in seeking a compromise solution at the Security Council. Officials at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the Privy Council Office (PCO), and Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) have confirmed t [...] |
2003-03-12 22:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UNSC |
| 03OTTAWA695 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; UN; NORTH KOREA [...] "The truth that Blix can't hide" The nationalist Ottawa Citizen opined (3/12): "The United States and Britain are angry with Hans Blix, the United Nations chief weapons inspector in Iraq, over the information he deliberately withheld from his most recent public report to the Security Counci [...] |
2003-03-13 15:19:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA7 | CANADA'S VIEWS ON PROPOSED U.S. TRIPS MORATORIUM [...] Post delivered reftel letter from USTR Zoellick to Minister for International Trade Pettigrew, with copies to Minister of Foreign Affairs Graham and Minister of Health McLellan. On December 30, Suzanne Vinet, Director General for Service, Investment and Intellectual Property at the Department [...] |
2003-01-02 20:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD CA USTR |
| 03OTTAWA700 | G8 EXPERTS MEETING ON CRITICAL INFORMATION [...] Following is the list of the Canadian delegation who will participate in the G8 CIP Experts Meeting in Paris March 24-26: William de Laat (Head of Delegation) Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness Michael Bitz Industry Canada Brenda Hensler-Hobbs Off [...] |
2003-03-13 19:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCIP PREL KCRM EINT KJUS CA |
| 03OTTAWA701 | MEDIA REACTION: SERBIA; IRAQ; NORTH KOREA [...] "A murder in Serbia" The leading Globe and Mail stressed (3/13): "...We hope the world sees this [assassination of reformist Prime Minister Zoran Djindjicas] more than just another in a line of troubles that have historically made the Balkans a powder keg. We hope its concern is for the cou [...] |
2003-03-13 21:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA702 | CANADA TO PURSUE UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD SEAT [...] (C) Embassy presented the talking points contained reftel A concerning the U.S. candidacy for election to the UNESCO executive board to Jean-Luc Chouinard, Special Advisor for UNESCO in the UN Specialized Agencies Section of DFAIT's International Organizations Bureau, on March 11. Poloff had [...] |
2003-03-13 22:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CA UNESCO |
| 03OTTAWA703 | CANADA ON NORTH KOREAN AND IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMS [...] (S) Canada shares our strong concerns about the North Korean and Iranian nuclear programs, and believes that Iran will be emboldened if North Korea abandons the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). We discussed reftel messages with Marc Vidricaire, Director of the Nuclear and Chemical Disarmamen [...] |
2003-03-13 23:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL KNNP PARM KN IR CA NPT |
| 03OTTAWA708 | CANADA'S PRIORITIES: 59TH COMMISSION ON HUMAN [...] (C) Embassy delivered the talking points contained reftel to Adrian Norfolk, Deputy Director for Human Rights in DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division, on March 12. Norfolk stated that Canada's overall objective for CHR-59 is restoration of CHR [...] |
2003-03-14 17:36:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CA UNHRC |
| 03OTTAWA709 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; SERBIA [...] "Diplomacy's last days" The conservative National Post opined (3/14): "...Barring some blockbuster discovery by the inspectors, or an over-the-top sabre-rattling gesture from Saddam, the United States and Britain have little chance of convincing their opponents on the Security Council to ex [...] |
2003-03-14 19:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR OIIP OPRC CA |
| 03OTTAWA714 | SNAPSHOT OF CANADIAN POLITICS: THE RULING LIBERAL [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-14 20:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CA |
| 03OTTAWA723 | DISTANT NEIGHBORS, NORTHERN STYLE: CANADIAN [...] Summary and Conclusion. International debate on the war on terrorism and impending war in Iraq has raised serious concern about "What the World Thinks" about the United States and its foreign policies. This is as true for Canada as for the rest of the world. Canada is our largest trading par [...] |
2003-03-14 21:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KPLS CA |
| 03OTTAWA747 | CANADA WON'T JOIN MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: Echoing Prime Minister Chretian's March 17 comments in Parliament, Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Lavertu formally notified A/DCM Gerson that, absent another UNSC resolution, Canada would not participate in a U.S.-led military coalition against Iraq. End Summary. 2. (S [...] |
2003-03-17 23:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MOPS IZ CA |
| 03OTTAWA768 | CANADA OPPOSED TO IRAQ DISCUSSION IN OTHER UN FORA [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-18 20:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IZ CA UNSC |
| 03OTTAWA773 | CANADA WON'T JOIN MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ [...] (U) Corrected version of Ottawa 00747 (Changing classification to Confidential--please destroy previous cable). 2. (SBU) Summary: Echoing Prime Minister Chretian's March 17 comments in Parliament, Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister Lavertu formally notified A/DCM Gerson that, absent ano [...] |
2003-03-19 15:24:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MOPS IZ CA |
| 03OTTAWA789 | Border Facts and Economic Impact [...] The Canadian-U.S. border is a key life-line in the functioning of a large part of our economy. The economic relationship between Canada and the United States is unparalleled. It is the largest merchandise trade relationship in the world with over US$1.1 Billion in goods crossing the border e [...] |
2003-03-19 21:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ELTN ASEC EINV PREL CA |
| 03OTTAWA81 | CANADA'S NONPROLIFERATION DIALOGUE WITH INDIA [...] (S) Canada shares our concern over Indian export controls on WMD/missile programs, and welcomes our dialogue with India on entities trying to acquire controlled goods (reftel). Marina Laker, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament, told us that Cana [...] |
2003-01-09 17:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | ETTC PARM KNNP PREL IN CA |
| 03OTTAWA825 | CANADA OPPOSES CHR SPECIAL SITTING [...] (C) POL/MC spoke on March 21 with Susan Gregson, Director of DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division, concerning efforts to place a special sitting on Iraq on the CHR59 agenda. Gregson assured us Canada does not believe a special sitting on Iraq [...] |
2003-03-21 21:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM AORC CA UNHCR |
| 03OTTAWA869 | CANADIAN VIEWS ON UNECE EFE MINISTERIAL [...] EST Counselor and EST Specialist made the demarche requested in reftel to Jean-Louis Wallace of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). According to Wallace, Canada shares USG concerns about the draft Environment for Europe ministerial declaration. Wallace indicate [...] |
2003-03-26 13:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID EU IO KSCA AORC CA |
| 03OTTAWA895 | CANADIAN PATENTS: MAINTENANCE FEE APPEAL UPHOLDS [...] Summary - A March 2003 Canadian Federal Court decision upholds an appeal to protect the patent rights of companies that had inadvertently paid incorrect annual maintenance fees and attempted to correct the mistake through subsequent "top-up" fees. The judge determined that the appropriate ann [...] |
2003-03-27 15:47:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON CA |
| 03OTTAWA897 | CANADIAN AMBASSADOR TO RAISE OPPOSITION ARRESTS IN [...] (C) Post delivered ref A talking points to Kimberly Cowan, Cuba desk officer in DFAIT's Latin America and Caribbean Bureau, on March 24. In a follow-up discussion March 27, Cowan advised poloff that Canada is responding as follows to the arrests of the opposition members. First, Canada has exp [...] |
2003-03-27 17:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL CU CA UNHCR |
| 03OTTAWA899 | Ontario Declares SARS Health Emergency [...] Summary: Late on March 26, the province of Ontario, faced with growing numbers of cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), officially declared a "provincial emergency." This represents a dramatic upgrade of measures to contain the potential spread of SARS in the greater Toronto ar [...] |
2003-03-27 17:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED SOCI TBIO CASC CA |
| 03OTTAWA915 | Biotech and labels in Canada, Update 2003 [...] There remains considerable political support for a mandatory labeling scheme by many Liberal party backbench Members of Parliament. This fact, coupled with the news that the effort to produce a voluntary biotech labeling standard is moribund may lead to a recrudescence of the issue and new pr [...] |
2003-03-28 21:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO CA |
| 03OTTAWA916 | UNCHR-59- CANADA WANTS STRONG SUDAN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-28 21:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SU CA UNCHR |
| 03OTTAWA917 | CANADA-IRAQ: WHAT NOW? [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador Cellucci's widely reported expression of U.S. disappointment over official Canada's position on Iraq and the military campaign has precipitated a tidal wave of response. While senior Cabinet ministers clearly got the message and want to turn things around in the bi [...] |
2003-03-28 22:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR PTER CA |
| 03OTTAWA929 | CANADA RATIFIES NATO ENLARGEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-31 21:37:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL CA NATO |
| 03OTTAWA947 | CLONING AND STEM CELL BILL PROGRESSING WELL [...] Bill C-13, "An Act Respecting Assisted Human Reproduction," was introduced into the Canadian House of Commons on October 9, 2002. If enacted, it would ban human cloning for both reproductive and research/therapeutic purposes. The legislation, itself a clone of Bill C-56 (Ref A), which died w [...] |
2003-04-02 17:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PHUM TSPL SOCI KSCA CA |
| 03OTTAWA952 | CANADA OPPOSED TO IRAQ DISCUSSION IN UNESCO [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-02 20:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CA UNESCO |
| 03OTTAWA963 | CANADA TO RAISE IRAN CONCERNS - AGAIN - WITH [...] (C) In response to Under Secretary Bolton's request, Canada will make reftel demarche to IAEA Director General El-Baradei as soon as possible through the Canadian Head of Mission in Vienna. Terry Wood, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, told us that the more Canada learns [...] |
2003-04-03 21:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP ENRG IR CA IAEA |
| 03OTTAWA964 | CANADA TO CO-SPONSOR CUBA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-03 21:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL CU CA UNCHR |
| 03OTTAWA981 | CANADA OPPOSED TO UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DISCUSSION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-04 20:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ CA UNGA |
| 03OTTAWA985 | ISAF: CANADIAN RECONNAISSANCE TEAM VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Canada remains committed to providing a battle group and brigade headquarters to ISAF IV and V, but is making clear to potential partners that it will not serve as a lead or co-lead nation. While hoping for a substantial NATO role, Canada expects that Germany will end up as lead [...] |
2003-04-04 21:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL MARR CA NATO |
| 03OTTAWA989 | WGSARS: Canadian Federal Public Health Role [...] In Canada the provincial governments have the primary responsibility for health matters, including managing public health emergencies. The federal authorities nevertheless do play an important coordination role between the provinces, with other countries and the WHO. In addition to that role [...] |
2003-04-07 14:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED CA |
| 03OTTAWA99 | INFORMATION ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON TRADE AND [...] The GOC is not providing any assistance to Afghanistan for capacity building in the trade and trade-related area listed in reftel. 2. However, Canada is contributing C$1.5 million (about US$1 million) to electoral support through Elections Canada and the International Foundation for Elect [...] |
2003-01-10 16:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AF CA |
| 03VANCOUVER819 | AIR INDIA "TRIAL OF THE CENTURY" CONTINUES IN VANCOUVER [...] SUMMARY: THE TRIAL OF TWO SUSPECTS IN THE 1985 BOMBING OF AIR INDIA FLIGHT 182, WHICH BEGAN IN FEBRUARY, CONTINUES AT THE BRITISH COLUMBIA SUPREME COURT. THE AIR INDIA CASE IS THE LARGEST CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IN CANADIAN HISTORY AND THE TRIAL IS EXPECTED TO BE UNPRECEDENTED IN LENGTH AND CO [...] |
2003-07-07 18:17:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL PTER XD CA |
| 04ACCRA2141 | AMCIT DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN INVESTOR IN GHANA [...] (SBU) Amcit Rasheed Nouri, country director for GhanAmer Farms (reftel), which is the majority owner of the Ghana Cotton Company (GCC), is safe after being thrown out of the company office by disgruntled employees. According to Mr. Nouri, eleven employees of the Ghana Cotton Company accompan [...] |
2004-10-29 15:23:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA EAGR ECON ETRD |
| 04BOGOTA3703 | COOPERATION WITH CANADIAN EMBASSY IN BOGOTA ON VISA [...] (U) Summary: Reftel recommended that posts share information with Canadian colleagues regarding visa processing, and offered a "template" for cooperation. The Consular Section in Bogota has long enjoyed a close relationship with the Canadian Embassy in Colombia. Using the ideas provided i [...] |
2004-04-12 21:44:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA CMGT CVIS CA CO |
| 04BRUSSELS1749 | SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 26 INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE [...] Summary and introduction. The inaugural meeting of the high level dialogue on transportation, border and infrastructure security (TBIS) on April 26 is an important opportunity to break through the bureaucratic logjams between various EU components that have severely complicated efforts to ad [...] |
2004-04-22 12:14:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA EAIR ECON EU PTER USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04BRUSSELS1907 | INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE U.S.-EU POLICY DIALOGUE [...] Summary. The inaugural meeting of the new Policy Dialogue on Border and Transport Security April 26 addressed biometrics, the US-VISIT and Visa Waiver Programs, the joint initiative on lost and stolen passports, "flights of concern" and air marshals. Newly appointed Counter-terrorism coordin [...] |
2004-05-03 12:36:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | CA EAIR ECON PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04DJIBOUTI1175 | POST RECOMMENDS PASSPORT REQUIREMENT FOR THOSE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Because some military members deployed to the Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, are redirected to jobs outside of Djibouti in countries that require US passports for entry, Post asks DOD to consider requiring all soldiers deploying to t [...] |
2004-09-06 12:08:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CA DJ MARR MOPS CAPC |
| 04GUATEMALA3270 | GUATEMALA/MEXICO BORDER ISSUES, STAFFDEL MEACHAM [...] Summary: SFRC Staffdel Meacham visited Guatemala to discuss a broader North American security architecture and Guatemala's role as the southern border state of that area. Based on meetings with the country team, Ministry of Foreign Relations, Migration, and the Ministry of Defense, Staffdel M [...] |
2004-12-27 16:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID OREP PREL SMIG CVIS MASS GT MX CA |
| 04HALIFAX10 | HMCS TORONTO DEPLOYS [...] HMCS Toronto left Halifax January 14 for a six-month deployment with the USS George Washington carrier strike group. In a gesture of support that seemed well-received by both the crew of Toronto and their families, Minister of National Defense David Pratt and his Parliamentary Secretary David [...] |
2004-01-14 15:35:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PREL PGOV CA |
| 04HALIFAX101 | ATLANTIC CANADA: PRE-ELECTION SOUNDINGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The consensus of opinion among political observers in Atlantic Canada is that Prime Minister Martin will call an early summer election. While the region's 32 seats in Parliament are a relatively small bloc, they could make the difference in a close election between a minorit [...] |
2004-04-05 14:27:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON CA |
| 04HALIFAX115 | ATLANTIC CANADA: ENERGY TOPICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nova Scotia and Newfoundland have been working to streamline their regulatory regimes for offshore energy exploration, but industry calls for combining the two federal-provincial offshore boards will not be acted upon any time soon. The Premiers of Nova Scotia and Newfoundlan [...] |
2004-04-21 13:47:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PGOV CA |
| 04HALIFAX12 | CAMPOBELLO ISLAND RESIDENTS FEELING CUT OFF [...] Regional press and politicians have begun to focus attention on the plight of the 1450 residents of Campobello Island, New Brunswick. This small a small Island in the Bay of Fundy is, from September to July, accessible from Canada only via a bridge to Lubec, Maine. During the summer a privat [...] |
2004-01-20 16:54:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PREL PTER PGOV ETRD CA |
| 04HALIFAX127 | NEFOUNDLAND-LABRADOR GOVERNMENT SUFFERS THROUGH BITTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Having broken a 4-week-old public sector union strike April 27 with the introduction of back-to-work legislation, Newfoundland-Labrador Tory Premier Danny Williams is making a last-ditch offer to negotiate a collective labor agreement. On April 29, the Premier said he would suspe [...] |
2004-04-30 20:00:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV CA |
| 04HALIFAX130 | NEWFOUNDLAND - LABRADOR LABOR VOWS TO MAKE PREMIER "ONE-TERM [...] Organized labor groups in Newfoundland-Labrador are threatening to get even with Conservative Premier Danny Williams for his government's passage of controversial labor legislation. The Williams government used its overwhelming majority in the House of Assembly on May 4 to pass Bill 18 which [...] |
2004-05-06 18:31:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV CA |
| 04HALIFAX134 | NEW FUNDING PROGRAM FOR CANADIAN MARINE FACILITY SECURITY [...] In a May 7 press conference at Pier 21 in Halifax, Canada attended by Consul, Canadian Transport Minister Tony Valeri announced a three-year, $115 million federal program to assist Canadian ports and ports facilities upgrade their security. This program will enable Canada to not only comply wi [...] |
2004-05-07 16:22:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ATRN PINS MARR ASEC KCIP CA |
| 04HALIFAX159 | FEDERAL ELECTION: LIBERALS LIKELY TO RETAIN HOLD ON [...] Despite several close races, overall there appears to be little excitement surrounding the federal election campaign in Atlantic Canada: voters appear to be headed toward re-electing a majority of Liberals in the region's 32 ridings. Key factors are a general mistrust of the newly configured [...] |
2004-06-17 16:02:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON CA NDP |
| 04HALIFAX164 | FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN: LIBERALS MAINTAIN SUPPORT IN [...] In our meetings this past week with election-watchers, pollsters, party officials and candidates themselves, the consensus still appears to be that the Liberals will maintain the majority of the 32 seats in Atlantic Canada in the June 28 federal election (reftel). With just a few days left in [...] |
2004-06-25 13:56:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CA |
| 04HALIFAX172 | MAJOR DRUG SEIZURE IN ATLANTIC CANADA [...] This past weekend, at Whitney Pier, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, during a routine search of the Canadian Steamship Lines vessel the "Shelia Ann", Canadian Border Services Agency officials and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police seized 83 kilos of cocaine. The drugs were hidden in two duffle bag [...] |
2004-07-02 19:51:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR CA VE |
| 04HALIFAX174 | MAJOR DRUG BUST OFF COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA [...] (U) The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, working with officials from Montreal seized 500 kilograms of cocaine aboard the Antiguan 15-meter sailing vessel the "Friend Ship" on Monday, July 5, 2004. The seizure was worth an estimated value of more than C$18 million [...] |
2004-07-07 13:23:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR CA BB |
| 04HALIFAX188 | U.S./CANADA SOVEREIGNTY DISPUTE: UPDATE ON MACHIAS SEAL [...] SUMMARY: Despite an ongoing sovereignty dispute, Maine and New Brunswick fishermen are managing to fish side by side in waters off Machias Seal Island without any major incidents to date. However, Canadian authorities remain frustrated by the inability of local groups to conclude a complemen [...] |
2004-07-20 19:24:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS PBTS PREL ETRD PHSA CA |
| 04HALIFAX190 | NO END IN SIGHT TO LENGTHY ATLANTIC CANADA TELECOMS STRIKE [...] SUMMARY: How Bell Canada fares in its talks with its unionized workforce could have an impact on a 13-week strike by communication workers in Atlantic Canada, employed by Aliant Communications. Industry watchers believe Bell, the major shareholder in Aliant, is pressuring the Aliant negotiat [...] |
2004-07-22 20:13:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECPS EIND CA |
| 04HALIFAX191 | MARITIME HELICOPTER ANNOUNCEMENT NEARLY OVERSHADOWS HMCS [...] SUMMARY: The new Defense Minister hit the ground running by announcing a decision in favor of Sikorsky on the long-delayed maritime helicopter replacement program. He also welcomed home HMCS Toronto, which returned to a tumultuous welcome in Halifax after a six-month deployment with a U.S. s [...] |
2004-07-23 17:37:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PREL PTER ETRD CA |
| 04HALIFAX199 | ATLANTIC CANADA: TWO LNG PROJECTS EYE NEW ENGLAND MARKET [...] SUMMARY: The conditional approval of two LNG projects in Atlantic Canada, could substantially increase gas supplies in the U.S. northeast. Irving Oil and Access Northeast both say when their respective projects become operational in 2007, they will produce as much as two billion cubic feet pe [...] |
2004-08-12 15:10:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG SENV PGOV PREL CA US |
| 04HALIFAX210 | ATLANTIC CANADA: THE FUTURE OF 5 WING GOOSE BAY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador recently met with civic leaders and military officers at 5 Wing Goose Bay and the adjoining community of Happy Valley during a trip to Labrador. Community leaders and the Premier of the province are concerned that declining use of the military base at Goose Bay b [...] |
2004-09-14 15:29:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MARR MASS PREL ECON CA NATO |
| 04HALIFAX223 | BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE: BADLY NEEDED NEW ENGLAND-ATLANTIC [...] As debates about new border infrastructure continue, a coalition of local, state, provincial and federal officials in the U.S. and Canada have been quietly pushing for a new crossing to replace the inadequate two-lane bridge between Calais, ME and St. Stephen, NB. The eighth-busiest border cr [...] |
2004-09-29 20:11:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN ETRD PREL CA US |
| 04HALIFAX242 | HALIFAX PRECLEARANCE: BANGOR WITHDRAWS OBJECTIONS [...] The City Council of Bangor, Maine, unanimously approved late October 25 a resolution to withdraw opposition to Halifax International Airport's (HIA) application for preclearance. The Council also authorized the City Manager and Airport Director to sign an agreement with HIA on joint marketing [...] |
2004-10-26 13:16:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD PREL ASEC BEXP CA |
| 04HALIFAX255 | PROVINCIAL POLITICS IN ATLANTIC CANADA: WHO'S IN AND WHO'S [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: This fall has proven to be a busy season for provincial politicians in Atlantic Canada. Minority governments, shortened legislative sessions, by-elections, and party leadership changes have combined to create more attention than usual on what's going on both inside [...] |
2004-11-13 18:42:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON CA |
| 04HALIFAX256 | HALIFAX PORT SECURITY CONTNUES TO TIGHTEN [...] (U) While Ottawa has yet to follow through on its May 7 pledge of federal funding for Canadian Marine Facility Security, the Port of Halifax has ambitiously pressed forward with a series of new security measures using its own funding. These measures place the Port in the forefront of Canadia [...] |
2004-11-15 20:32:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ASEC ETRD PINS PTER CA |
| 04HALIFAX258 | HALIFAX PORT SECURITY CONTNUES TO TIGHTEN [...] (U) While Ottawa has yet to follow through on its May 7 pledge of federal funding for Canadian Marine Facility Security, the Port of Halifax has ambitiously pressed forward with a series of new security measures using its own funding. These measures place the Port in the forefront of Canadia [...] |
2004-11-16 18:09:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ASEC ETRD PINS PTER CA |
| 04HALIFAX259 | ATLANTIC CANADA ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: MODERATE GROWTH FOR 2005 [...] SUMMARY: Atlantic Provinces Economic Council's annual business outlook briefing predicts moderating growth for Canada's four eastern provinces. Softening global demand and prices for commodities and forest products, low or no growth in tourism, a cooling housing market and declines in consum [...] |
2004-11-17 15:15:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL EPET CA |
| 04HALIFAX264 | ATLANTIC CANADA AND BSE [...] Atlantic Canadian beef farmers are feeling the pinch of low beef prices brought about by the closing of the US borders to the shipment of live animals and all but a few choice cuts of beef. The subsequent glut of the Canadian market and the insufficient slaughter capacity in Canada has caused [...] |
2004-11-19 22:00:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD CA |
| 04HALIFAX39 | SOFTWOOD LUMBER: ATLANTIC PRODUCERS' VIEWPOINT [...] (U) This message is sensitive, but unclassified. Not for distribution outside USG channels. 2. (U) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Reftel outlined Canadian reactions, which were mostly negative, to the proposed agreement on softwood lumber which was floated in early December. At that time, it ap [...] |
2004-02-10 14:16:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD CA |
| 04HALIFAX40 | ATLANTIC CANADA/STATEOF MAINE: ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS [...] Several energy infrastructure projects being contemplated in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia promise to bind Atlantic Canada further into the northeastern U.S. gas and electric grids, with likely benefits for New England energy consumers: - Refurbishment of NB Power's Point Lepreau nuclear gene [...] |
2004-02-10 15:12:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET ENRG ETRD CA |
| 04HALIFAX42 | MAD COWS AND THE MARITIMES [...] Although the BSE crisis has had less of an impact in Maritime Canada than in the west, the fallout from mad cow disease has been significant in this region, too. Prior to the BSE discovery Maritime provinces sold live cattle and beef across the border to the U.S., but more importantly raised [...] |
2004-02-10 16:47:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR CA |
| 04HALIFAX7 | HMCS TORONTO DEPLOYS [...] HMCS Toronto left Halifax January 14 for a six-month deployment with the USS George Washington carrier strike group. In a gesture of support that seemed well-received by both the crew of Toronto and their families, Minister of National Defense David Pratt and his Parliamentary Secretary David [...] |
2004-01-14 15:35:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PREL PGOV CA |
| 04HALIFAX97 | ATLANTIC CANADA: TOUGH BUDGETS PROVOKE LABOR UNREST [...] (SBU) Two Atlantic provinces took very different approaches to the issue of public sector wages in their just-announced budgets. The Premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick both said they needed civil service wage freezes to help achieve fiscal soundness. The results -- a [...] |
2004-03-31 20:09:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB EFIN ECON PGOV CA |
| 04HANOI652 | INPUT FOR 2004 TIP REPORT - VIETNAM [...] Mission Vietnam's response to the TIP questions in reftel A follows, following the requested checklist format. 2. OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TIP A. Characterization of trafficking in Vietnam: Vietnam is a country of origin for trafficked, women, and children, but the [...] |
2004-03-04 03:51:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF CH TW CA VM OMIG TIP |
| 04MANAMA505 | DONORS' CONFERENCE FOR CYPRUS SETTLEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-04-11 10:24:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CA CY GR TU BA GCC EUN |
| 04MONTREAL1435 | HYDRO QUEBEC CHANGES COURSE, AFTER SUROIT [...] SUMMARY: Environmental NGOs and community activists have drawn sufficient negative attention to Hydro Quebec's proposal to build the Suroit natural gas plant near Montreal that the utility appears to have shelved the project. The provincial legislative commission that had been tasked to con [...] |
2004-11-09 12:58:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY ETRD CA |
| 04MONTREAL1484 | US-VISIT STAKEHOLDERS/MEDIA BRIEFING IN MONTREAL [...] Summary. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) US-VISIT Deputy Director Robert Mocny provided two US-VISIT briefings on November 5 to stakeholders (shippers, customs brokers, Canadian immigration officers) and media, respectively. All attendees were provided a handout: "Fact Sheet: U.S. Land [...] |
2004-11-18 18:04:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ELTN ECON PBTS CA |
| 04MONTREAL1555 | HYDRO QUEBEC PYLON VANDALIZED [...] (C) Thierry Vandal, President of Hydro Quebec,s Production division, described the recent vandalism at a Hydro Quebec pylon about a mile from the U.S. border, near Coaticook in Quebec,s Eastern Townships, as the work of &amateurs.8 In a 12/7 meeting with the Quebec City Consul General, Montre [...] |
2004-12-09 20:00:00 | Consulate Montreal | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PTER PBTS CA |
| 04MONTREAL1574 | MONTREAL CONFERENCE WITH THE HAITI DIASPORA (MCHD) [...] (SBU) Summary. Members of the Haitian Diaspora from Canada, the U.S. and Europe assembled December 10-11, 2004, to participate in the MCHD. Canadian Prime Minister (PM) Paul Martin emphasized, at the opening of the MCHD plenary session, that his administration's initiative to invite members [...] |
2004-12-13 20:30:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EINV EAID SENV CA HA |
| 04MONTREAL233 | SECURITY BREACH AT PIERRE ELLIOTT TRUDEAU AIRPORT [...] SUMMARY. A SECURITY BREACH AT PIERRE ELLIOTT TRUDEAU AIRPORT (AKA DORVAL) AT APPROXIMATELY 5:45PM (1745 HOURS) ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 12) GROUNDED ALL OUTBOUND AIR TRAFFIC TO THE UNITED STATES FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS. SEVERAL PLANES IN FLIGHT WERE RECALLED TO DORVAL FOR RESTERILIZING. THE RESCR [...] |
2004-02-13 20:47:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ASEC CASC CA |
| 04MONTREAL252 | FLIGHTS GROUNDED A SECOND TIME IN THREE DAYS AT [...] SUMMARY. DOMESTIC OUTBOUND FLIGHTS WERE GROUNDED, DELAYED OR RECALLED TO PIERRE ELLIOTT TRUDEAU AIRPORT (AKA DORVAL AIRPORT) FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE DAYS. THE INCIDENT THAT PROMPTED THE SEALING OF THE JETTY OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 9:05AM ON SATURDAY (FEB. 14) AND LASTED ABOUT FIVE HO [...] |
2004-02-17 20:44:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ASEC CASC CA |
| 04MONTREAL550 | Montreal Jewish School Firebombed on Passover [...] A private Jewish school in Montreal's St. Laurent neighborhood was firebombed in the early morning hours of April 5, the first day of the Passover holiday. The firebombing took place between 2.a.m. and 3 a.m. in the library of the United Talmud Torah St. Laurent School on de l'Eglise Street. [...] |
2004-04-06 20:47:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KISL CA |
| 04MONTREAL691 | BOTCHED SECURITY EXERCISE AT PIERRE ELLIOTT [...] (C) Summary. Media reports of a botched security exercise at PET International Airport prompted post's Principal Officer (PO) to contact Aeroport de Montreal Corporation (ADM) President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) James Cherry and the Department of Homeland Security Pre-Inspection Facil [...] |
2004-05-11 21:15:00 | Consulate Montreal | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ASEC CASC CA |
| 04MONTREAL701 | AEROPORTS DE MONTREAL ANNUAL REPORT 2003 [...] (U) Summary. Aeroports de Montreal (ADM) Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) James Cherry and Chairman of the Board Pierre Martin rolled out the ADM 2003 annual report at a May 6, 2004 public meeting held at the International Civil Aviation Organization Headquarters in M [...] |
2004-05-13 12:51:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON CA |
| 04MONTREAL766 | Implementation of Capetown Convention [...] Summary: ICAO Preparatory Commission selects Ireland as host country for new International Registry for financing interests in aircraft. 2. The Capetown Diplomatic Conference established a Preparatory Commission of 20 states, including the U.S., to set up the new international registry, i [...] |
2004-06-01 16:30:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD CA EI SN ICAO UNIDROIT |
| 04MONTREAL874 | KANESATAKE GRAND CHIEF GABRIEL FRUSTRATED BY LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Mohawk territory of Kanesatake has become a haven for marijuana cultivation, drug dealing, arms possession, and other organized criminal activity, ousted Grand Chief James Gabriel told Consulate representatives on June 17. Gabriel, who has not been able to return to Kanesatake sinc [...] |
2004-06-23 20:42:00 | Consulate Montreal | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PGOV SNAR PHUM CA |
| 04MONTREAL888 | QUEBECERS GIVE BLOC QUEBECOIS 54 SEATS, PUNISHING [...] This cable was jointly prepared by the Montreal and Quebec City Consulates. 2. SUMMARY: As predicted, the Bloc Quebecois took 54 of 75 possible seats in Quebec in yesterday's Federal election, gaining 21 seats in Parliament, and matching the party's 1993 seat count, when former Bloc leader [...] |
2004-06-29 20:58:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CA |
| 04MONTREAL931 | INCIDENT IN DOMESTIC TERMINAL OF TRUDEAU AIRPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-09 20:36:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC EAIR CA |
| 04NASSAU153 | TURKS AND CAICOS: HAITIAN INFLUX THREATENS PARADISE [...] (C) Charge, NAS, CONS, USCG, and DEA officers visited Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) January 20-23, 2004 and met with the Governor, Chief Minister, other cabinet members and senior civil servants and law enforcement personnel. TCI officials were unanimous in fearing further degradation of [...] |
2004-01-27 20:46:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | BF CA PGOV PREL SMIG SNAR UK |
| 04OTTAWA2893 | NEW CANADIAN TRANSPORT MINISTER INTERESTED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met Minister of Transport Jean Lapierre on October 26 and learned his views on upgrading the bilateral aviation agreement and accelerating infrastructure improvements at land border crossings. The Minister indicated he will push for both, and that port security [...] |
2004-10-28 19:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECIN EWWT ELTN ASEC PREL CA |
| 04OTTAWA2940 | BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON COMPANY REGISTERED AS BROKER [...] (U) Embassy Econoff contacted the Diamondback Chemical Company, Inc., on November 1 and conducted a telephone interview with Mr. John "Al" MacGregor, Vice President of Diamondback. MacGregor was forthcoming and said that Diamondback is eager to disclose any information required by the ITAR 1 [...] |
2004-11-02 20:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC CA |
| 04OTTAWA2951 | CANADA: MARIJUANA LEGISLATION INTRODUCED ANEW [...] No summary [...] |
2004-11-03 13:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR PREL KCRM CA |
| 04OTTAWA2963 | U.S. AND CANADIAN POLICY PLANNERS SEEK SYNERGY ON [...] (C) Summary: In policy planning talks October 28-29 in Toronto, U.S. and Canadian colleagues exchanged views and sought ways to synergize efforts on a range of global and regional issues. The Canadian team briefed on Canada,s attempt through its International Policy Review to enhance public s [...] |
2004-11-04 18:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA IR IZ PGOV PREL AF PINS KMPI SCUL |
| 04OTTAWA2967 | CANADIAN BROADCAST REGULATION ON THE ROPES? [...] A Quebec court ruled on October 28 that the GOC's measures to prevent Canadians from subscribing directly to U.S.-origin satellite television services are unconstitutional. Industry lawyers are scrambling to interpret the repercussions of this ruling, which could be read as striking down an [...] |
2004-11-04 19:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD CA |
| 04OTTAWA2989 | GETTING TO KNOW YOU: MEXICAN PRESIDENT FOX VISITS [...] (U) Introduction and Summary: Mexican President Vincente Fox marked the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of NAFTA with a working visit to Canada October 24-26. Accompanied by eight cabinet-level officials, three senators, and about 40 business leaders, the [...] |
2004-11-08 19:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL ECON EINV CA MX |
| 04OTTAWA2990 | GOC LAYS OUT THEIR PREFERENCES FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary - Canada would welcome a January visit by President Bush to set a tone of partnership for the next four years, according to Alex Himelfarb and Tim Murphy, the Prime Minister,s top aides. They would like to use the visit to emphasize Canada,s commitment to North American security in [...] |
2004-11-08 20:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ETRD PREL CA |
| 04OTTAWA2991 | CANADIAN PRIVACY LAW AND POLICY: BACKGROUND [...] On October 29, the Information and Privacy Commissioner for the Canadian Province of British Columbia released a report titled "Privacy and the US Patriot Act." The report (reftel) finds a "general consensus" that, under the Patriot Act, U.S. authorities could order a U.S.-based corporation t [...] |
2004-11-08 20:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV CA |
| 04OTTAWA2995 | CANADA: SUPPORTING ISRAEL'S MEMBERSHIP IN [...] Poloff delivered the demarche (per reftel) on support for Israel's full, active membership in both Group B at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the Industrial Market Economy Countries (IMEC) at the International Labor Organization (ILO), to Peter Taylor, Deputy Director [...] |
2004-11-08 20:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KIPR IS CA UNEP WIPO ILO |
| 04OTTAWA3027 | CANADA: CONSERVATIVES DIVIDED ON MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite broad speculation in media and academic circles that the government was poised to take a (positive) decision on Canada's participation in missile defense, PCO Clerk Alex Himelfarb indicated to the Ambassador that the government would seek to avoid a debate and vote on [...] |
2004-11-10 14:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PGOV PREL CA |
| 04OTTAWA3036 | CANADA: LUKEWARM TO EXPORT CREDIT AGENCY [...] We conveyed the points in reftel to officials at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC), the Canadian International Development Agency, Export Development Canada (the ECA) and the Department of Finance. Although there is no opposition in principle to signing a framework agreement with the Trade Bank o [...] |
2004-11-10 21:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV CA IZ |
| 04OTTAWA3046 | CANADA FORGES AHEAD ON CLEAN COAL [...] (U) Summary: The Canadian Clean Power Coalition, an association of coal and energy producers, is developing a "roadmap" for building a clean coal power plant in Canada by 2012. The group comprises public and private entities which are responsible for over 90 percent of Canada's coal-fired [...] |
2004-11-12 17:15:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD SENV CA |
| 04OTTAWA3048 | 214TH MEETING OF THE PERMANENT JOINT BOARD ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At its October 21-22 meeting in Ottawa, the U.S.-Canada Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) -- recommended expeditious negotiation of an agreement to replace the current NORAD agreement expiring May 2006, with a further recommendation that the new Agreement have no termin [...] |
2004-11-12 17:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MCAP PTER PINR CA NATO |
| 04OTTAWA3058 | CANADA: DEMARCHE ON SECOND ROUND OF UKRAINIAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to FAC Deputy Director for Eastern Europe Habib Massoud and Desk Officer Claude Demers November 12, the latter of whom recently returned from observing the first round of elections in Ukraine. Massoud thanked us for the points and commented that we are gen [...] |
2004-11-15 13:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA EU PGOV PHUM PREL UP FAC |
| 04OTTAWA3059 | WATCHING PHARMACEUTICAL PRICES IN CANADA [...] PREVIOUS MESSAGES HAVE EXPLAINED WHY PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS MAY SELL AT CONSIDERABLY LOWER PRICES IN CANADA THAN IN THE U.S. MARKET. IN ORDER TO TRACK EFFECTS OF THE CROSS-BORDER "INTERNET PHARMACY" TRADE ON CANADA'S PHARMACEUTICAL MARKETS, THIS MESSAGE CITES SOME KEY SOURCES OF DATA AND ANA [...] |
2004-11-15 13:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD CA |
| 04OTTAWA3101 | CANADA: INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT INPUT [...] Poloff met with Alain Tellier, Deputy Director of the International Crime and Terrorism Division at Foreign Affairs Canada, on November 1, to discuss the requirement for an interim Trafficking in Person (TIP) assessment, based on Canada being elevated from a Tier 2 to a Tier 1 country in this [...] |
2004-11-17 19:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM CA |
| 04OTTAWA3115 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BUSH,S VISIT TO CANADA, [...] (C/NF) The Canadian Government and the Embassy strongly welcome your visit and the opportunities it will afford to advance our broad bilateral relationship. The two key themes I would stress for your visit are partnership and reassurance. The Canadians need to be reassured that at the end of the [...] |
2004-11-18 19:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET//NOFORN | CA PGOV PREL |
| 04OTTAWA3132 | CANADA'S LIBERALS ON THE DEFENSIVE: POLITICAL [...] (C/NF) Summary: Just over ten days in advance of President Bush's visit to Canada (reftel), PM Martin,s Liberals were hit from three sides in Parliamentary Question Period November 18. Conservatives criticized the PM,s slow disciplining of anti-American MP Carolyn Parrish, questioned the Part [...] |
2004-11-19 20:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CA PGOV PREL |
| 04OTTAWA3133 | RESOLVING OUR DIFFERENCES ON DEVILS LAKE [...] At the top of our environmental agenda's list of unfinished business and disasterous consequences of inaction is Devils Lake. With the U.S. elections now behind us and the President planning to visit Ottawa later this month, it is time for us to revisit this issue and our long-overdue respons [...] |
2004-11-19 20:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV CA |
| 04OTTAWA3134 | U.S. VIEWS ON PROPOSED UN ENVIRONMENTAL [...] ESTH Counselor made the demarche requested in reftel to Richard Ballhorn, Director General for Environment and Sustainable Development Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs, and to Nicole Ladouceur, Director General for International Affairs in the Department of the Environment. Ballhor [...] |
2004-11-19 21:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EU IO SENV CA |
| 04OTTAWA3144 | CANADIAN MINISTER OF TRANSPORT SUGGESTS THAT THE [...] (SBU) Canadian Transport Minister Jean Lapierre has signaled his interest in reviewing Canada's civil aviation policy. He has proposed a broad examination of barriers to a more innovative and efficient civair system in Canada, including questioning foreign investment limits and cabotage proh [...] |
2004-11-22 16:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECIN EINV CA |
| 04OTTAWA3159 | THE CASE FOR RESTORING TRADE WITH CANADA [...] (U) This cable is sensitive, but unclassified. This cable was prepared jointly by Ottawa's Economic and Foreign Agricultural Service staff. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) This message describes the economic costs which are estimated to stem from continued trade restrictions put in place to c [...] |
2004-11-23 15:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR CA |
| 04OTTAWA3187 | CANADA'S ATTENDANCE AT FORUM FOR THE FUTURE; [...] (U) Ambassador Cellucci delivered ref A demarche with Moroccan Ambassador Mohammed Tange November 24 to Mark Bailey, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister for Africa and the Middle East. Ambassador Cellucci stressed the importance the United States, and Secretary Powell personally, place on high-l [...] |
2004-11-26 12:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KDEM KMPI PREL CA |
| 04OTTAWA3240 | CANADIAN PARLIAMENT'S INITIAL REACTION TO [...] (C) Summary: Initial public and political reaction to the visit of President Bush has been largely positive; we have received the "bounce" to the bilateral relationship that we were hoping for. Attention has quickly come to focus on the issues of immediate concern to Canadians however, which a [...] |
2004-12-02 22:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA PARM PGOV PREL |
| 04OTTAWA3248 | CANADA SEEKS BALANCE IN MIDDLE EAST POLICY [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to be a more effective player in the Middle East, Canada will vote against two contentious resolutions on Palestine rather than abstaining as in years past, and will support the resolution on a Middle East nuclear free zone. These votes will bring Canada,s formal UN [...] |
2004-12-03 19:02:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA PGOV IS PREL UNGA |
| 04OTTAWA3258 | PRESIDENT BUSH VISIT BRINGS TOGETHER DISPARATE [...] (C) Summary: Preparations were in place for large protests during the visit of President Bush but in the end it was a small, albeit at times unruly lot that demonstrated. The stalwarts, such as the Raging Grannies and "No War/No to Bush" coalition, were paralleled by anarchists and others, bu [...] |
2004-12-03 22:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA PGOV PREL ASEC |
| 04OTTAWA3265 | CANADA: MARITIME COOPERATION [...] summary: Canada's Minster of Justice, Irwin Cotler, informed Ambassador Cellucci on November 22 that the Government of Canada would be open to exploratory discussions with representatives of the US Government concerning an evaluation of need and then possible development of a maritime agreem [...] |
2004-12-06 15:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PGOV PREL PTER SMIG SNAR CA |
| 04OTTAWA3286 | CANADA TO SEND A LARGE CONTINGENT TO OBSERVE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Canadian Government, and especially the large Canadian Ukrainian community, are eager to play a major role in ensuring the December 26 run-off elections run smoothly and fairly. However, Canada's decision to send a significantly larger observer contingent to Ukraine than [...] |
2004-12-07 19:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM UP CA |
| 04OTTAWA3305 | MEETING OF U.S./CANADA AIR QUALITY COMMITTEE [...] Summary: The U.S./Canada Air Quality Committee met December 2 in Ottawa to review air quality issues affecting the two countries. The meeting included discussions of acid rain, ozone, scientific cooperation and research, consultations and notifications, particulate matter, marine vessel emis [...] |
2004-12-09 15:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG EWWT CA |
| 04OTTAWA3336 | RAYTHEON BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In a December 8 office call, Raytheon representatives (U.S. and Canadian) briefed the Ambassador and mission officers on recent meetings with Canadian Ambassador Kergin in Washington and senators on Parliament Hill. Raytheon assesses that the Canadian government "may be interested" [...] |
2004-12-10 21:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR PREL CA |
| 04OTTAWA3347 | OPPOSING A THIRD TERM FOR IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (C) In response to ref demarche, Foreign Affairs Canada Deputy Director for nuclear non-proliferation Terry Wood re-affirmed to polmiloff that Canada shares USG's view on limiting the term of the IAEA Director General to two years. At the same time, Wood said, the next DG must be someone who e [...] |
2004-12-13 20:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM CA IAEA |
| 04OTTAWA3366 | VISIT OF CONGRESSMAN JAMES SENSENBRENNER [...] (U) Congressman James S. Sensenbrenner, Jr., Republican Member of Congress from Wisconsin and Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, visited Ottawa December 8-10, 2004. He was accompanied by Judiciary Committee Chief of Staff and General Counsel Philip G. Kiko. 2. (U) Congressman Sen [...] |
2004-12-15 20:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ASEC PREL CA |
| 04OTTAWA3368 | CANADA: POSSIBLE SUPPORT FOR US COUNTER-NARCOTICS [...] Unclassified entire text. 2. Post delivered request for Canadian maritime patrol aircraft assistance to Foreign Affairs Canada on December 10 as per reftel. Deputy Director for Regional Security and Peacekeeping, Foreign Affairs Canada, Sarah Fountain-Smith responded on December 15 that [...] |
2004-12-15 21:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR CA |
| 04OTTAWA3374 | CANADIAN SENATE RELEASES REPORT OUTLINING DEFENCE [...] (U) Summary: The Canadian Senate's Standing Committee on National Security and Defence released a report, "The Canadian Security Guidebook: An Update of Security Problems in Search of Solutions" on December 8. In the report, the committee cites eighty-six problems in the following areas: B [...] |
2004-12-16 15:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC PTER MCAP CA EIAR |
| 04OTTAWA3382 | CANADIAN GOVERNMENT HAND-WRINGING ON MISSILE [...] (S/NF) In a series of end-of-year interviews, the press has cast a negative spin on Prime Minister Martin's comments on Canadian participation in the Missile Defense Program (MDP). Nonetheless, the government is leaning toward submitting the issue for a debate and vote in Parliament when it [...] |
2004-12-16 22:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR PREL CA |
| 04OTTAWA3402 | CANADA: 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Unclassified entire text. ----------- I. Summary ----------- 2. The Government of Canada is committed to reducing the harm and availability of illicit drugs within its borders. Health Canada has responsibility for overall coordination of the nation's drug strategy although other dep [...] |
2004-12-17 20:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL KSEP CA |
| 04OTTAWA3407 | GOC SUBSIDY TO BOMBARDIER LIKELY [...] (SBU) Summary: There is strong political pressure on the GoC to find a way to support Bombardier, especially given its current financial troubles. However, decisions on how or when to come up with money are likely to be made at the political level, leaving officials scrambling to find a fundi [...] |
2004-12-20 13:18:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD CA WTO NAFTA |
| 04OTTAWA3410 | CANADA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Unclassified entire text. 2. The Government of Canada remained steadfast in its condemnation of international and domestic terrorism and has been a helpful and strong supporter of the United States in the fight against international terror. Overall antiterrorism cooperation with Canada r [...] |
2004-12-20 16:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC CA |
| 04OTTAWA3413 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NORTHERN PIPELINES WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for distribution outside USG channels. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call December 14 on Minister of Natural Resources John Efford, reviewing a range of topics relating to plans for natural gas pipelines from Alaska's North Slope and [...] |
2004-12-20 18:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETRD EPET CA |
| 04OTTAWA3420 | IPR WEBSITE: CANADA [...] Post regrets delay in response to reftel. 2. Econ Counselor discussed the pros and cons of developing an IPR toolkit for Canada with FCS colleagues, who have experience with the highly successful China IPR toolkit. Our conclusion is that developing a similar project for Canada is not the [...] |
2004-12-20 21:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD CA NAFTA |
| 04OTTAWA3431 | SUMMIT AGENDA ON COMMON PROSPERITY: THOUGHTS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AT THE BILATERAL SUMMIT ON NOVEMBER 30, 2004, THE PRESIDENT AND CANADIAN PM PAUL MARTIN AGREED TO AN AGENDA FOR "COMMON SECURITY, COMMON PROSPERITY" THAT COMMITTED THE TWO SIDES TO "PURSUE JOINT APPROACHES TO PARTNERSHIPS, CONSENSUS STANDARDS, AND SMARTER REGULATIONS THAT RESUL [...] |
2004-12-21 21:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD CA |
| 04OTTAWA3433 | BANK OF CANADA GOVERNOR IMPLICITLY ENDORSES BANK [...] (U) Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge included a pitch for bank mergers in his December 9 speech on Financial System Efficiency, emphasizing that "scale does matter" and that Canada's financial markets must compensate for their limited "size, depth and liquidity" with greater relative effici [...] |
2004-12-21 21:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CA |
| 04OTTAWA3434 | CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ENDORSES A NATIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. For USG use only. 2. (U) Summary: In a December 9 speech, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge characterized the provinces' proposed "passport" system of securities regulation (Ref A) as "unworkable." While "declining to weigh in" on the debate over a nati [...] |
2004-12-21 22:09:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CA |
| 04OTTAWA3454 | CANADA'S OPPOSITION TO A THIRD TERM FOR IAEA DG [...] (C) POL M/C followed up on our December 13 conversation (Ref B) with Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation, Terry Wood on December 23. Canada remains strongly in favor of a two-term limit. However, it did not have a candidate of its own and others rumored to be interested in r [...] |
2004-12-23 17:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM CA IAEA |
| 04OTTAWA3459 | CANADIAN DIP NOTE EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT [...] Summary: The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) delivered a diplomatic note (no. NUE-0139) to Acting Econ M/C and Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) Attache on December 22, expressing concern about congestion at the Toronto preclearance facility and requesting that DHS take steps to re [...] |
2004-12-23 18:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PREL CA FAC |
| 04OTTAWA3460 | CANADA: REQUEST FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-23 19:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | MARR MOPS PREL CA |
| 04OTTAWA3468 | CANADA: NAMES, TITLES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR [...] POST: Ottawa DATE OF SUBMISSION: 29 December 2004 2. NAME OF HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Paul Martin TITLE: Prime Minister of Canada OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBER(S): 613-992-4211 RESIDENCE TELEPHONE AND CELL PHONE NUMBER(S): The number above also serves as an operations center; calls will be fo [...] |
2004-12-29 17:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL CA |
| 04OTTAWA3471 | NEWFOUNDLAND'S PREMIER ORDERS CANADIAN FLAGS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Premier Danny Williams of Newfoundland and Labrador took the unusual step of ordering the Canadian Flag removed from all provincial buildings on Thursday, December 23. Williams was reacting to another failure to negotiate a deal with the Federal government on offshore oil reven [...] |
2004-12-29 20:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CA |
| 04OTTAWA3474 | TFX001: CANADA RESPONDS QUICKLY TO TSUNAMIS [...] Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) tells us that as of December 29, three Canadians are confirmed dead, and approximately 60 are still missing. Of the three dead, two died in Thailand and one in Sri Lanka. Forty-eight of the missing Canadians were in Thailand, with the majority of the rest missing [...] |
2004-12-29 21:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR CASC CA FAC |
| 04OTTAWA3483 | TFXO01: DECEMBER 30 UPDATE FROM OTTAWA [...] (SBU) The FAC emergency task force manager confirms that the number of Canadian deaths has risen to four. The task force has opened welfare and whereabouts files on 2,500-3000 cases, half of which remain unresolved. They are beginning the process of calling back to see if some of the missin [...] |
2004-12-30 19:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AEMR CASC CA |
| 04PARIS5065 | CLARIFICATION REGARDING LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III [...] (U) AS PER REFTEL, POST ON JULY 2 DELIVERED LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III TALKING POINTS TO MFA CUBA DESK OFFICER ERIC CHAUX AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE MFA BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS JACQUES MAILLARD. BOTH PROMISED TO INFORM APPROPRIATE PARTIES IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 6 CFSP MEETIN [...] |
2004-07-02 16:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PREL CA FR |
| 04PRETORIA3560 | SOUTH AFRICA: DEBEERS CONTEMPLATES THE U.S. MARKET [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, Econoff and EconFSN sat down to an hour-long conversation with Jonathan Oppenheimer, Director of E. Oppenheimer and Sons and Managing Director of De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd., to review the landscape for De Beers in the wake of its July 13 settlement with the U.S. [...] |
2004-08-05 12:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN EIND ETRD SF BC WA TZ AO CG GH CA |
| 04QUEBEC108 | MIXED PREDICTIONS ON BTA ENFORCEMENT IMPACT ON QUEBEC [...] Summary: As the August 12 deadline for BTA enforcement draws near, a report in the Quebec City daily "Le Soleil" claims that most small Quebec agricultural export companies have yet to comply with the BTA requirements for registration and are unprepared for prior notice. The article said that [...] |
2004-07-16 20:11:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO ETRD EAGR PTER CA |
| 04QUEBEC12 | FDA INTERNET PHARMACY MEETINGS IN QUEBEC CITY [...] Summary: FDA representatives met with Quebec officials January 12 to discuss the internet pharmacy trade and other issues related to an upcoming meeting between FDA Commissioner McClellan and Premier Charest in Davos. In his meeting with Commissioner McClellan, Premier Charest is likely [...] |
2004-01-20 18:07:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD CA FDA |
| 04QUEBEC169 | QUEBEC BY-ELECTIONS : LIBERALS DEFEATED IN THREE OUT OF [...] This cable was jointly prepared by the Quebec City and Montreal Consulates. 2. Summary: In the first test of its support among voters since its election victory in April 2003, the Quebec Liberal government held four provincial by-elections on September 20; three in the Montreal area and [...] |
2004-09-22 00:01:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CA |
| 04QUEBEC178 | ASYMMETRIC FEDERALISM - A VIEW FROM QUEBEC [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-06 18:59:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CA |
| 04QUEBEC184 | NUNAVUT TERRITORY: AMBASSADOR'S OCT. 4-7 VISIT [...] Summary: During an October 4-7 visit to Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut Territory, the Ambassador met with a range of federal, provincial and municipal officials, as well as with representatives of the Inuit community. Climate change and restrictions on seal hunting topped the list of our in [...] |
2004-10-13 17:33:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SENV MARR CA |
| 04QUEBEC190 | QUEBEC CITY 400TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) Summary: CG and Embassy Minister Counselor for Public Affairs met Oct 14-15 with federal, provincial and municipal representatives involved with planning Quebec's 400th Anniversary in 2008. Quebec Mayor L'Allier pushed for a visible U.S. legacy in the form of a genealogy center, while [...] |
2004-11-03 17:36:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL CA |
| 04QUEBEC193 | CG MEETING WITH PQ LEADER LANDRY [...] (C) Summary: CG met with Parti Quebecois (PQ) opposition leader Bernard Landry October 28 at his National Assembly office and received a crash course on Quebec history and the separatist movement in what was her first encounter with the former PQ Premier. Despite intense internal wrangling wi [...] |
2004-11-08 15:48:00 | Consulate Quebec | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CA ECON |
| 04QUEBEC202 | QUEBEC LUMBER INDUSTRY ON SOFTWOOD STATE OF PLAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recently met with Quebec lumber officials who told us the Province's first priority is to head off a Lumber V and carve out a permanent solution to the bilateral dispute. They argued that American industry is not benefiting from the U.S.-Canada softwood lumber dispute as [...] |
2004-11-19 16:07:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND CA US |
| 04QUEBEC215 | QUEBEC GOVERNMENT ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION [...] (C) Summary: Government of Quebec (GOQ) officials requested a meeting with CG Friedman to review the bidding on the draft UNESCO Cultural Diversity Convention in advance of the Dec. 14-17 drafting group meeting in Paris, where Quebec will participate as an observer. GOQ officials said Quebec [...] |
2004-12-13 20:59:00 | Consulate Quebec | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD SCUL FR CA UNESCO |
| 04QUEBEC224 | QUEBEC FOREST INDUSTRY COUNCIL ANGERED BY COMMERCE LUMBER [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-17 14:53:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD CA ECON EAGR |
| 04QUEBEC225 | ENERGY ISSUES IN QUEBEC SEEN FROM JAMES BAY [...] (C) Summary: Hydro-Quebec (HQ) President for Production Thierry Vandal outlined his company's ambitious growth plans for hydroelectric power during a tour of James Bay Radisson generating plant. He stressed HQ's growing energy capacity and need for diversification while emphasizing that the [...] |
2004-12-20 16:26:00 | Consulate Quebec | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PGOV TRGY CA |
| 04QUEBEC33 | THE QUEBEC SPONSORSHIP SCANDAL AND ITS AFFECT ON NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The scandal involving misuse of public funds for shoring up federalism in Quebec has caused a strong drop in support for federal Liberals in Quebec and a concurrent surge in support for the Bloc Quebecois. Quebecers are angry at what they perceive as "Quebec-bashing." Jean Ch [...] |
2004-02-20 15:33:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CA |
| 04QUEBEC35 | QUEBEC NATURAL RESOURCE MINISTER ON SOFTWOOD,ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Natural Resources Minister Sam Hamad told CG Keogh February 17 that a combination of allocation quotas at a level of 35% and dropping the 48/52 split of the accumulating duties as proposed by the U.S. would form the basis of a softwood lumber deal. A substantial portion of th [...] |
2004-02-24 18:27:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV EMIN CA |
| 04QUEBEC41 | JANSSEN-ORTHO PROMOTES MANAGED PRICE INCREASES FOR QUEBEC [...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate met with Janssen-Ortho representatives February 25 to discuss their plan to get the Quebec Government to adopt a modified American-style pricing system that would manage price increase pressures in the pharmaceutical sector. After a meeting with the Quebec Ministry o [...] |
2004-03-03 16:21:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD CA |
| 04QUEBEC43 | PAUL OGALIK REELECTED AS PREMIER OF NUNAVUT [...] (U) March 5, sitting Premier Paul Okalik received the consensus to continue as Premier of Nunavut over contender Tagak Curley, the MLA from Rankin Inlet. Ogalik brings his strengths of experience (he has had 5 years as Premier) and education, which includes a law degree, to the job. Now th [...] |
2004-03-08 13:27:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SENV EMIN CA |
| 04QUEBEC44 | ALGERIAN SEEKING HAVEN IN QUEBEC CHURCH ARRESTED AND [...] (U) The case of an Algerian asylum-seeker who had been living in Montreal for the last six years came to a head this weekend. Mohamed Cherfi, 35, was finally refused asylum by the Canadian government and was deported to the United States March 5. The case has sparked demonstrations and outc [...] |
2004-03-08 17:47:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM CA CVIS KISL SMIG |
| 04QUEBEC46 | ADQ'S MARIO DUMONT PREDICTS UPHILL BATTLE FOR JEAN CHAREST [...] (U) Summary: The Quebec Assembly resumed March 9 and Action Democratique's Mario Dumont foresees major struggles for the Liberal government. The stage is set for fiery labor negotiations with public sector employees and the upcoming provincial budget may not generate the big tax cuts promis [...] |
2004-03-09 18:25:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CA |
| 04QUEBEC57 | MAGDALEN ISLANDS SEAL HUNT CONTROVERSY CONTINUES [...] Summary: CG visited the ice floes off the coast of the Magdalen Islands March 10 to observe the harp seal population on its annual migration from Greenland. As many as 350,000 young seals may be culled in the hunt this year, although this year's higher quota may well not be reached. Opponents [...] |
2004-03-25 19:01:00 | Consulate Quebec | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON PREL CA |
| 04QUEBEC79 | QUEBEC FEDERAL ELECTION PREVIEW [...] Confidential - entire text. 2. (C) Summary: Politicians and pundits in Quebec from all persuasions were remarkably consistent on the prospects of the Liberals, Bloc Quebecois and Conservatives in the upcoming federal elections in recent conversations with DCM Kelly and CG Keogh. The fo [...] |
2004-05-17 22:50:00 | Consulate Quebec | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CA |
| 04QUEBEC80 | KANESATAKE CALM BUT CONFRONTATION CONTINUES [...] Confidential - Entire text. 2. (C) Summary: The situation within the Mohawk settlement of Kanesatake, a territory (not a reserve) bordering the U.S., remains tense and complicated but some progress has been made in keeping the peace in the past week. Quebec's provincial police force (SQ) has taken [...] |
2004-05-17 22:52:00 | Consulate Quebec | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL PGOV PHUM CA |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA201 | HONDURAN DELEGATION TO OAS CICTE; 2002 OAS CT [...] PolOff delivered January 20 reftel demarche on the OAS CICTE to MFA Director for Multilateral Issues Wendy Flores. MFA Director General fro Foreign Policy Mario Fortin told PolOff January 26 that the GOH delegation will only be Frontier Police Chief Ramon Sabillon. Note: Sabillon is an excel [...] |
2004-01-26 21:45:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER KTIA XL XM CA HO OAS |
| 05ALMATY3075 | PETROKAZAKHSTAN SOLD TO CHINESE CNPC SUBSIDIARY [...] (C) Summary: Canadian oil company PetroKazakhstan (PK) announced its sale to PetroChina, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the China National Petroleum Company (CNPC), on August 22, for $4.18 billion. Thomas Dvorak, president of one of two principal Kazakhstan-based PK operating companies, was o [...] |
2005-08-23 04:38:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET IN KZ CA CH ECONOMIC |
| 05ALMATY3143 | PETROKAZAKSTAN FOLLOW-UP [...] (C) Summary: PetroKazakhstan (PK) officials expect to finalize the company's sale (ref A) to "PetroChina" (a CNPC subsidiary) next week, and a company vice-president discounted press rumors that India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) might attempt to top PetroChina's bid. A well-plac [...] |
2005-08-26 11:31:00 | US Office Almaty | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET CA CH IN KZ ECONOMIC |
| 05ASUNCION744 | PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY [...] (U) Summary ---------------- -- Security developments -- Congress calls for parity in Mercosur Parliament -- New cabinet shuffles Security developments --------------------- 2. The press reported widely on Vice President Luis Castiglioni,s visit to Washington, focusing on efforts to e [...] |
2005-06-06 17:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRM OTRA KSAC CA PA |
| 05BRUSSELS72 | AUSTRALIANS SEEK COMMON POSITION WITH U.S.ON WCDR [...] (C) SUMMARY: We met with counterparts from the Australian Mission to the EU, at their request, to discuss EU additionality and the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (WCDR), to be held in Kobe January 18-22. The Australians said Canberra was concerned, in the context of the tsunami disast [...] |
2005-01-07 12:42:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID AS JA CA EUN UN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05CALGARY577 | MEXICAN PRESIDENT DRUMS UP OILPATCH INVESTMENT DURING [...] (SBU) Calgary was the first stop on Mexican President Vicente Fox's whirlwind tour of Western Canada on Thursday, September 29th. The trip was designed to "strengthen commercial, political and educational ties between Western Canada and Mexico". During his one-day visit to Calgary, President [...] |
2005-10-03 23:15:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV XM CA |
| 05CALGARY599 | USDOE OFFICIALS LEARN ALBERTA OILPATCH DOES ALL IT CAN TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Calgary welcomed USDOE officials Mr. Gary Ward, Director, American Affairs, and Ms. Kathleen Deutsch, Senior Analyst, American Affairs, to Calgary September 27 - 30, 2005. In addition to presenting a speech at the Far North Oil and Gas Conference and touring northern Alberta' [...] |
2005-10-07 17:29:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA |
| 05CALGARY600 | SOARING OIL PRICES RAISE ALBERTA SURPLUS AND OTTAWA [...] While commuters from New York to Tokyo watched in horror as oil and gas prices shot up this year, residents of Calgary, Alberta celebrated, and for good reason. For every US$1 increase in the price of a barrel of oil, an estimated C$100 million is pumped into provincial coffers. Recent spikes [...] |
2005-10-07 17:48:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV ZR CA |
| 05CALGARY622 | WEYBURN C02 PROJECT A WIN/WIN FOR PRODUCERS AND [...] Summary: During an October visit to Regina, CG and Econ Assistant toured the Weyburn C02 Monitoring and Storage Project in southern Saskatchewan. The technology, introduced in 2000 by Calgary-based EnCana and the Petroleum Technology Research Centre in Regina, injects C02 into depleted oil re [...] |
2005-10-18 17:38:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA |
| 05CALGARY631 | WHILE WILMA RAGES, PLANS DRAWN UP FOR NEW ALBERTA GULF COAST [...] Some may question Altex President Jack Crawford's timing. His October 14th press release that his newly-formed Calgary company is proposing a heavy crude oil pipeline line from northern Alberta to the refineries of southeast Texas may have raised a few eyebrows, as meteorologists warned that th [...] |
2005-10-21 18:02:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA |
| 05CALGARY643 | URANIUM: THE REVIVAL OF ENERGY'S "OTHER WHITE MEAT" [...] The international media buzz generated by Alberta's booming oil and gas industries has overshadowed a revival of interest in western Canada's uranium resources. Seemingly destined to be the "other white meat" of Canada's energy industry, uranium's fortunes had been in decline for a quarter-cen [...] |
2005-10-28 21:59:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN ENRG ETRD PARM CH CA |
| 05CALGARY656 | CALGARY ENERGY ROUND-UP: OCTOBER 2005 [...] Alberta Minister Melchin Warns Ottawa to Keep Energy out of Softwood Lumber Dispute: "Hands off Our Oil" 2. NEP2 on the Horizon? 3. Alberta Energy Company Buys North Sea Developer 4. New Terasen-Pembina Partnership Proposes Condensate Pipeline 5. New Oilsands Regulations Raise Environmenta [...] |
2005-11-04 03:56:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV SENV CA CH UK |
| 05CALGARY706 | FOUL FOWL FLU FIGHTERS [...] (U) Taking advantage of the media frenzy generated by the recent discoveries of a low pathogenic strain of avian flu in British Columbia and California, the Calgary Health Region (CHR) board announced on November 29 its strategy for combating pandemic outbreaks. Experts predict that, in the eve [...] |
2005-12-01 19:21:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA SOCI PREL CA WHO KSTH |
| 05CALGARY723 | IMPERIAL MOVES TO REGULATORY HEARINGS, BUT COMMITMENT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: After months of delay and uncertainty, Imperial Oil and its partners in the proposed Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline announced in November that they are ready to move to public hearings. While Imperial claims the announcement is "not a decision to build a pipeline", the [...] |
2005-12-08 19:35:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA |
| 05CALGARY736 | KING COAL'S COMEBACK [...] In a surprise to many energy economists, King Coal is returning to the throne. As recently as two years ago, many experts were predicting a rapid demise for a fuel long associated with black lungs and melting ice caps, but the outlook is once again promising for an industry older than the Indu [...] |
2005-12-15 18:34:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV SENV CA |
| 05CALGARY746 | ELECTION UPDATE: TORIES LIKELY TO SWEEP ALBERTA? NDP RETURN [...] Three weeks into the federal election campaign little has changed with respect to our initial sense that Alberta, with 26 of its 28 seats held by the Conservative Party of Canada, will unquestionably remain a Tory fortress. Federal party leaders recently made their first brief foray into this [...] |
2005-12-19 21:15:00 | Consulate Calgary | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CA |
| 05GENEVA2489 | UNHCR EXCOM #6: BILATERALS COVER RESETTLEMENT AND [...] (U) Summary: In bilateral meetings with delegations from Romania, Canada, Sweden and Australia on the margins of the October 3-7 meeting of the Executive Committee (ExCom) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the US Delegation discussed modalities for increasing capaci [...] |
2005-10-14 11:27:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SMIG RO AS CA SW UNHCR |
| 05GENEVA2809 | TRIPS COUNCIL, CHINA TRM, OCTOBER 25, 2005 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-17 04:07:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KJUS PGOV CH JA SW CA WTRO EUN |
| 05HALIFAX101 | NOVA SCOTIA UPS FILM TAX CREDIT [...] SUMMARY: The government of Nova Scotia has recently revamped its film tax credit in an attempt to win back some of the production contracts that have been lost recently to competition from other provinces and the United States. However, although this tax credit increase will likely stave off [...] |
2005-04-18 20:21:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ELAB PREL CA |
| 05HALIFAX113 | NEW BRUNSWICK DEPUTY MINISTER DISCUSSES BORDER, PREMIER [...] SUMMARY: New Brunswick Deputy Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs, Jim McKay, traveled from Fredericton to Halifax recently to meet with CG to discuss issues related the border as well as to seek suggestions for appointments for Premier Lord's upcoming trip to Washington. END SUMMARY. [...] |
2005-05-09 19:35:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CPAS ETRD CA US |
| 05HALIFAX119 | FEDERAL LIBERALS SURVIVE CRITICAL TEST IN LABRADOR [...] Summary: Prime Minister Paul Martin and the governing Liberals have added one more seat to their ranks in the House of Commons with their win in a federal by-election. A key issue in the Labrador campaign, which saw a string of national political figures on the stump in the huge but sparsely [...] |
2005-05-25 12:13:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MARR MCAP CA |
| 05HALIFAX120 | LOCAL ACTIVIST PROMISES PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (U) Consul General met recently with Tamara Lorincz, head of the Halifax Peace Coalition. Lorincz called to request the meeting after CG sent her a USG publication on the Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference. 2. (SBU) Lorincz, who is by any measure the most active and successful [...] |
2005-05-26 18:11:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASEC PARM CA |
| 05HALIFAX125 | VIRGIN ATLANTIC DIVERTED TO HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA [...] (U) A Virgin Atlantic A-340, was en-route from Heathrow Airport in London to JFK International in New York when the airplane started broadcasting an internationally recognized hijacking alert code. Canadian CF-18 fighter jets were scrambled from Bagotville in Quebec and escorted the plane in to [...] |
2005-06-03 20:34:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EAIR CA UK |
| 05HALIFAX14 | MONUMENT DEDICATION TO U.S. POWS -- MAY 2005 [...] SUMMARY: We are working with the city, armed forces and a historical society on a ceremony to dedicate a Veterans Affairs-provided monument to nearly 200 Americans who died near Halifax during the War of 1812. The event will have a high profile and has the potential to reinforce our excellen [...] |
2005-01-21 22:00:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL CASC CA |
| 05HALIFAX158 | BALANCING TRADE, TOURISM, AND SECURITY ON THE MAINE BORDER [...] Summary: At the Maine-Canada border, disparities between U.S. and Canadian border security initiatives and processes are particularly evident in the areas of customs and immigration unification, technological surveillance capabilities, and border screening priorities. Border officials also [...] |
2005-07-18 19:11:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PBTS ELTN PREL CA |
| 05HALIFAX16 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO NOVA SCOTIA -- SECURITY AND TRADE [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Cellucci visited Nova Scotia January 13-15, stressing key policy goals of security and trade. He met with U.S. and Canadian military officers and the leadership of the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre, the Lt-Governor and the Premier of the province. He gave several media in [...] |
2005-01-25 14:09:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD BEXP ASEC MARR PINR CA US |
| 05HALIFAX168 | RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION LEAVES HALIFAX AIRPORT IN THE FOG [...] Summary: A series of foggy days in July caused the cancellation or diversion of hundreds of flights to and from Halifax International Airport and stranded thousands of passengers, sullying the airport's once-sterling reputation for customer service. In response, the Halifax International Air [...] |
2005-08-02 17:19:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON CA |
| 05HALIFAX176 | AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL VISITS TO ATLANTIC CANADA STRESS [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Wilkins made two successful trips in rapid succession to Atlantic Canada as part of his orientation to the country. His visits to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia focused on priority issues of security, border infrastructure and trade. END SUMMARY. New Brunswick ------ [...] |
2005-08-16 14:58:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ELTN ASEC CA US |
| 05HALIFAX209 | NOVA SCOTIA'S PREMIER TO STEP DOWN [...] Summary: Nova Scotia Conservative Premier John Hamm announced on September 29 that he would resign as soon as the party finds a new leader. End Summary. 2. Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm ended speculation about his political future on September 29 with his announcement that he was giving [...] |
2005-09-29 21:19:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETRD PREL CA |
| 05HALIFAX210 | ATLANTIC CANADA: PREMIERS TALK TO THE AMBASSADOR ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's trips to Atlantic Canada have now given him the opportunity to meet with each of the region's four provincial Premiers. All profess interest in strong and close trade relations with the U.S. and all have been active in engaging their American counterparts in st [...] |
2005-10-01 19:44:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD PGOV ASEC ENRG CA |
| 05HALIFAX248 | NOVA SCOTIA: SUBSIDIES AND POLITICS ON DISPLAY IN HIGH-TECH [...] Subsidies and politics took center stage at the November 25 announcement that Research in Motion (RIM) would establish a technical support center in the Halifax area, creating 300 jobs initially and more than 1,200 over five years. RIM, the Waterloo, Ontario-based maker of the BlackBerry, had r [...] |
2005-11-28 11:48:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ECON PGOV CA |
| 05HALIFAX25 | NOVA SCOTIA SEEKS TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN MORE IMMIGRANTS [...] SUMMARY: The Nova Scotia government is taking a hard look at how it can attract more immigrants to the province to help avoid the social and economic costs of a declining population. However, there is some skepticism about how serious the government may be in addressing the issue since a new [...] |
2005-01-27 18:54:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI CVIS PGOV ASEC CA |
| 05HALIFAX256 | ATLANTIC CANADA AND THE 2005 FEDERAL ELECTION: NO SEISMIC [...] Summary: With a federal election now called for January 23, our contacts see little change occurring in the Liberals' hold on most of Atlantic Canada's 32 Parliamentary seats. The U.S. and bilateral issues likely will not be major factors in the campaign. End Summary 2. Voters in Canad [...] |
2005-11-29 19:26:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CA |
| 05HALIFAX258 | ATLANTIC CANADA AND THE 2005 FEDERAL ELECTION: NO SEISMIC [...] Summary: With a federal election now called for January 23, our contacts see little change occurring in the Liberals' hold on most of Atlantic Canada's 32 Parliamentary seats. The U.S. and bilateral issues likely will not be major factors in the campaign. End Summary 2. Voters in Canad [...] |
2005-11-30 18:46:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CA |
| 05HALIFAX263 | HALIFAX TOPS IN VIOLENT CRIME RATE [...] Halifax is the violent crime capital of Canada (based on rate of crime per 1,000 population), according to the Canadian Centre of Justice Statistics recently released General Social Survey (GSS) on criminal victimization in Canada. The survey is conducted every five years. The latest survey, [...] |
2005-12-05 17:59:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC SOCI CASC CA |
| 05HALIFAX277 | LNG PLANTS MOVE CLOSER TO REALITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Proposals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants in Atlantic Canada and Maine are moving forward, with a race of sorts developing among the four most advanced plans to see who can get on stream first. Pipeline capacity through Atlantic Canada to New England can be increased to [...] |
2005-12-19 20:22:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETRD PREL CA |
| 05HALIFAX30 | ATLANTIC CANADIAN PERSPECTIVES: OFFSHORE ENERGY REVENUE [...] SUMMARY: The recently-concluded agreement on offshore revenues highlighted the differing tactics, strategies and personalities of Nova Scotia's John Hamm and Newfoundland-Labrador's Danny Williams. Although Hamm started the campaign to wrest more offshore revenues from the federal governmen [...] |
2005-02-01 20:56:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV BEXP EPET PINR CA |
| 05HALIFAX36 | ALIEN AND DRUG SMUGGLING ALONG THE MAINE BORDER [...] (SBU) Summary: Smuggling of Asians and drugs across the U.S.-Maine border is ongoing, according to the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Intelligence Unit in Houlton, Maine. While lacking hard numbers, CBP believes it is also a growing phenomena. Smuggling of Koreans is relatively easy, [...] |
2005-02-11 13:43:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PREF PREL SMIG SNAR CA |
| 05HALIFAX59 | SOUTHWEST NOVA SCOTIA STRUGGLES TO DIVERSIFY ITS ECONOMY [...] During a recent visit to southwestern Nova Scotia, CG met with fishery, lumber, business and economic development representatives to discuss current prospects for the region. The area around Yarmouth, NS, remains heavily dependent on income from the fishery (approximately 70% according to most [...] |
2005-03-09 15:46:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV ETRD EFIS CA |
| 05HALIFAX65 | PORT SECURITY: PROPOSED CHANGES IN HALIFAX GENERATE [...] (SBU) Press reports that the Port of Halifax is planning significant reductions in the number of police assigned to security have generated significant local controversy, with politicians including the Mayor and a federal Senator denouncing the proposal. While it is correct that the port is [...] |
2005-03-18 14:50:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ASEC PTER KCRM ETRD CA |
| 05HALIFAX77 | PORT OF HALIFAX GRAPPLES WITH COMPETITION [...] SUMMARY: Following Danish-owned Maersk Sealand's February decision to eliminate Halifax as a port of call on its last remaining shipping line, the continued viability of the Port of Halifax in relation to its U.S. competitors is again being called into question. While Halifax Port Authority [...] |
2005-04-01 21:18:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD PGOV ASEC CA |
| 05HALIFAX92 | PROPOSED SPACE LAUNCH ALARMS NEWFOUNDLAND GOVERNMENT [...] CG was called afternoon of April 8 by Robert Thompson, the senior civil servant of the Newfoundland-Labrador government, who expressed the province's concerns about a proposed Titan IV launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Thompson noted that the hazard area of the proposed launch inc [...] |
2005-04-08 17:55:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS TSPA CA |
| 05HALIFAX93 | ATLANTIC CANADA: SUDDEN FERRY SERVICE CANCELLATION [...] The abrupt cancellation of one of the two seasonal ferry services between Maine to Nova Scotia will likely cut the number of American visitors to Atlantic Canada this summer. After announcing its 2005 sailing schedule and working for months with tour operators on packages and bookings Scotia [...] |
2005-04-08 20:01:00 | Consulate Halifax | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD CASC ASEC CA |
| 05HANOI509 | INPUT FOR 2005 TIP REPORT - VIETNAM [...] Mission Vietnam's response to the TIP questions in ref A, paragraphs 18-21 follows, following the alphabetical checklist format. 2. OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TIP A. Characterization of trafficking in Vietnam: Vietnam is a country of origin for trafficked women and [...] |
2005-03-02 06:44:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF CH TW CA VM OMIG CVR TIP |
| 05ISLAMABAD15856 | PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: TRANSPORTING TENTS FROM [...] With snow already falling on some areas affected by the October 8 earthquake, getting winterized tents or other forms of shelter to those whose homes were destroyed is quickly emerging as a critical element of relief efforts. Given the magnitude of the crisis -- the current estimate is three [...] |
2005-10-21 12:13:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | CA EAID PK PREF PREL SENV |
| 05KINGSTON1037 | DEMARCH DELIVERED: WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL [...] Responding to reftel request, Charge on April 5 communicated talking points by telephone to Gilbert Scott, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of National Security, and to Barbara James, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry Tourism. Both were interested in the issue and appreciated the advance [...] |
2005-04-14 20:07:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | JM AADP AMGT CASC CMGT CPAS KPAO KCSY KHLS PGOV PREL CA BD XL XM |
| 05KINGSTON1814 | RE: WHA CIVAIR: REQUEST FOR INFO ON TRANSPORT [...] (U) Per reftel A, on July 20 Econoff contacted the office of Minister of Transport and Works Robert Pickersgill. His office confirmed that the Minister would be attending the Western Hemisphere Transportation Initiative (WHTI) meeting to be held in Brasilia, Brazil, August 25-26, 2005. His s [...] |
2005-07-26 16:21:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ELTN EWWT XM XL CA |
| 05KINGSTON2508 | TRANSMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR PERMANENT [...] (SBU) Upon receipt of IOM package containing applications for Canadian resettlement for 17 Cubans and one Haitian currently under U.S. protection at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay (Ref A), Polcouns met on November 3 with Carina Parnham, Counselor and Manager (Immigration), Canadian High Co [...] |
2005-11-04 20:05:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | CA CU HA PREF SMIG JM |
| 05MANAMA1668 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL OPENING AND [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 9:00 a.m., Manama, Bahrain. 2. (U) Participants: G8 and BMENA Foreign Ministers Speakers: Secretary Rice SIPDIS Bahrain FM Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa Moroccan FM Benaissa UK Foreign Secretary Straw Jordan Planning Minister Al-Ali Russia Deputy Foreign Minister [...] |
2005-11-14 10:16:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI EAID PGOV PREL PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
| 05MANAMA1669 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL SESSION ON [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 11:00 a.m., Manama, Bahrain. Kirk Wolcott (notetaker) 2. (U) SUMMARY. One of two main components of the second BMENA Forum for the Future, held November 12 in Bahrain, centered on the continuing need to promote knowledge and education throughout the region (the s [...] |
2005-11-14 10:21:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
| 05MANAMA1670 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: MINISTERIAL SESSION ON [...] (U) November 12, 2005; 12:10 p.m., Manama, Bahrain. 2. (U) Participants: G8 and BMENA Foreign Ministers Peter Mulrean (notetaker) 3. (U) SUMMARY. During the afternoon session of the Forum for the Future, participants discussed Civil Society and the Democracy Assistance Dialogue. W [...] |
2005-11-14 10:23:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
| 05MANAMA1671 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE [...] SUMMARY. Initial contributing governments to the Foundation for the Future and Fund for the Future gathered for a public announcement of the new initiatives on the margins of the November 11-12 Forum for the Future conference in Manama. All speakers emphasized the importance of democratic an [...] |
2005-11-14 10:38:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM KMPI KDEM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
| 05MANAMA1676 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE: NOVEMBER 11 SENIOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Senior Officials Meeting of the BMENA Forum for the Future on November 11 finalized preparations for the Ministerial session the following day. Representatives of governments, civil society and the private sector reviewed progress on BMENA initiatives undertaken since last D [...] |
2005-11-14 11:51:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BA AF CA JA PK TU OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA |
| 05MANAMA705 | FORUM FOR THE FUTURE MAY 10 STEERING COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Bahrain hosted a meeting of the G8/Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Forum for the Future (FfF) Steering Committee May 10 that included representatives of the U.S., UK, Russia, Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt. The parties discussed preparations for the FfF meeting, to be co-chair [...] |
2005-05-17 11:29:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON KMPI ECIN BA XF XG CA JA |
| 05MONTREAL110 | HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MEET SIX-HOUR DELAY AT [...] Summary. On Sunday, January 30, 2005, fifteen busloads of U.S. high school students were delayed for six hours at the St. Bernard-Lacolle (Lacolle) port of entry (POE) into Canada. The students were headed for a ski weekend at Mt. Tremblant. The tour organizer believes his group was trapped [...] |
2005-02-02 12:42:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS CASC ECON CA |
| 05MONTREAL123 | U.S-Canadian Law Enforcement Partnership [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-04 15:09:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PINS SOCI CA |
| 05MONTREAL167 | CAPE TOWN TREATY IMPLEMENTATION [...] SUMMARY: The Third Preparatory Commission meeting at ICAO in Montreal to facilitate establishment of new international aircraft finance registry made important progress. The Prep Com approved a contract with the registrar nominated by Ireland and selected by the Second Prep Com meeting, as [...] |
2005-02-14 12:44:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ETRD AORC CA ICAO |
| 05MONTREAL221 | AMBASSADOR CELLUCCI'S FAREWELL VISIT TO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-24 12:34:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD CA |
| 05MONTREAL323 | CANADA DOWNGRADES ACCEPTANCE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO [...] Summary and action request. The Government of Canada has instituted an "administrative change" in its "acceptance" of diplomats representing their governments to ICAO. The category of acceptance (permission to remain in Canada) stamped in diplomatic passports has been downgraded from "diplo [...] |
2005-03-15 12:22:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | ODIP AORC EAIR CA ICAO |
| 05MONTREAL420 | INTERPOL SECGEN NOBLE'S MONTREAL VISIT; [...] Summary. CONGEN Montreal FSN Investigator and DHS/ICE Agent represented post at the March 31 conference luncheon hosted by Conseil des Relations International de Montreal (CORIM) in honor of Interpol Secretary General (SG) Ronald K. Noble. In remarks on the conference theme "Threats to Inte [...] |
2005-04-05 15:59:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SOCI PTER ASEC CA |
| 05MONTREAL437 | RESPONSE FROM ICAO'S CANADIAN REPRESENTATIVE AND [...] US Acting Representative Frank Price met with the Canadian representative to ICAO, Ambassador Alain Dupuis, on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 to relay USG concerns with the Canadian Government's decision to change the status of ICAO representatives from "diplomatic" to "international" (reftel a). [...] |
2005-04-08 12:44:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | KREC ODIP AORC EAIR CA ICAO |
| 05MONTREAL744 | MONTREAL MUSLIMS APPRECIATE DIALOGUE WITH [...] Summary. On June 2, Consulate staff (Consul General (CG), Public Affairs Officer (PAO), Consular Section Chief and FSN Public Affairs Assistant) met with ten representatives of various Muslim organizations and constituencies in Montreal, including the Algerian Cultural Center, the Islamic Co [...] |
2005-06-09 20:21:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KISL PREL PHUM ASEC SOCI CA |
| 05MONTREAL776 | Welcome to the Montreal International Conference on Haiti [...] Post welcomes Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Ambassador Roger Noriega and delegation to the Montreal International Conference on Haiti. 2. Control Officer Neill Krost will meet and assist Ambassador Noriega at the airport. His contact numbers in Montreal are: (514) 90 [...] |
2005-06-15 21:02:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PGOV PINR CA |
| 05NEWDELHI140 | REQUEST FOR INDIAN MPAT PLANNERS AND LIAISON [...] (C) This message responds to State action request: ref 060115Z Jan 05 SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR COUNTRY LIAISON OFFICERS FOR TSUNAMI ASSISTANCE AND PACOM REQUEST. 2. (C) Based on directions in cable (ref para 1), and communications between USPACOM J-5, OSD, and USDAO New Delhi, Ambassador t [...] |
2005-01-06 14:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | AS CA CE FR GM IR JA KS MARR MOPS MY PREL SN TH |
| 05NEWDELHI2475 | DELHI EU MEMBER STATE MISSIONS TAKE ROSY VIEW OF [...] (C) Summary: At a March 31 meeting of EU and "likeminded" countries hosted by the Danes, EU member state representatives evinced surprising optimism about the potential for a constituent assembly and constitutional changes to resolve the impasse in Nepal. We noted a clear preference for an I [...] |
2005-04-01 14:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MASS KDEM IN NP BT DA NL SW SZ CA FR UK FI NO CH PK |
| 05NEWDELHI4449 | SIKH TERRORISTS, WEAPONS CACHES SEIZED AFTER DELHI [...] (C) Summary: The recent arrests of terrorists from the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) group -- which is proscribed under the US Terrorist Exclusion List -- included all the main conspirators in the May 22 twin cinema bombings as well as a BKI leader who had escaped police custody earlier t [...] |
2005-06-13 13:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL IN PK CA GM TH TC |
| 05NEWDELHI627 | CANADIAN PM MEETS WITH SONIA, DISCUSSES ENRON [...] (C) Summary: The unprecedented meeting with Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi marked the highlight of Canadian PM Paul Martin's January 18 trip to New Delhi, Canadian Embassy PolCouns Adrian Norfolk told PolCouns and Poloff on January 25. Canadian PM Paul Martin also met with Prime Mini [...] |
2005-01-27 01:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO KNNP EINV CA IN |
| 05OTTAWA1007 | (C) IRANIAN SCIENTIST OF CBW CONCERN IN CANADA [...] (C) Polmiloff met April 5 with Foreign Affairs Canada Acting Director for Arms Control and Nonproliferation Marina Laker, at the latter's request, to discuss Iranian national Mehdi Arbabi Ghahroudi, currently in Canada on a one-year work permit that will expire 04 July 2005. In addition to he [...] |
2005-04-06 14:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PARM PREL CVIS CA IR CBW |
| 05OTTAWA1020 | VEHICLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS: [...] AS ANTICIPATED (REFTEL), ON APRIL 5 THE GOC AND REPRESENTATIVES OF NINETEEN AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES ANNOUNCED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) UNDER WHICH THE COMPANIES PLEDGE TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM NEW CARS. THE TARGET IS TO CUT EMISSIONS FROM THE CANADIAN VEHICLE FLEET BY [...] |
2005-04-06 20:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG CA |
| 05OTTAWA1021 | Canada reacts to invasion of (not on) bicycles [...] In January, CITT informed the Embassy that it had received a complaint from the Canadian Bicycle Manufacturers Association (CBMA) requesting that CITT "initiate a global safeguard inquiry into the importation of bicycles, assembled and unassembled, with a wheel diameter greater than 15 inches. [...] |
2005-04-06 21:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD CA CITT NAFTA |
| 05OTTAWA1028 | TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC PLANS TO LIST [...] (S) Reftel requested USG views on GOC plans to list Hizb-i-Islami (HIG), Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) under Canada's criminal code. Canadian Deputy Ministers met on April 1 and decided in principle to list MEK. However, given political sensitivities that listing will [...] |
2005-04-07 14:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA IR |
| 05OTTAWA1029 | MAKING THE ECONOMIC CASE FOR CANADA: [...] (SBU) Having invested a decade of their top talent in an effort to win Quebecers to the federalist cause, the GOC's national-unity strategists now find themselves in a changed landscape. Provincial governments have grown bolder and more effective in asserting themselves on fiscal issues (re [...] |
2005-04-07 15:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI EFIN PGOV CA |
| 05OTTAWA1057 | TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC READY TO PROCEED [...] (U) This is an action request: see para 3. 2. (S) The GOC confirmed late on April 7 that, having reviewed the supplementary information in Ref A, they are prepared to proceed with designation of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and all aliases provided in Ref B. They could proceed as early as Monday, Ap [...] |
2005-04-08 14:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | EFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA |
| 05OTTAWA1079 | CANADIAN VIEWS ON THE CONGO BASIN FOREST [...] Demarche requested in reftel was made to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). While Canadian officials were unable to respond on substance at the time of the demarche, they subsequently provided the following comments on the U.S. position. 2. Text of Canadian Response W [...] |
2005-04-11 18:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL CA CIDA |
| 05OTTAWA1104 | SCENESETTER: CANADA AND THE SPP [...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables offering Mission views and background information on elements of the Security and Prosperity Partnership. This cable outlines some political and economic factors in Canada that may affect progress toward SPP goals. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Security [...] |
2005-04-13 11:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD ECIN PREL CA |
| 05OTTAWA1105 | CANADIAN OFFICIALS SUGGEST THAT MINISTER LAPIERRE'S [...] (SBU) Emboffs met on April 6 with Chief of Staff to Minister of Transport Jean Lapierre, Leslie Swartman, and Lapierre's Senior Policy Advisor, Paul Stothart, to discuss the Government of Canada's (GOC) slow steps toward air liberalization discussions. When Lapierre and Secretary of Transport [...] |
2005-04-13 13:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECIN EINV CA |
| 05OTTAWA1123 | DEMARCHE ON LIGHTER BAN [...] (U) As discussed with TSA in reftelcons, the Government of Canada (GOC) is still seeking to find the regulatory means to implement the ban on lighters on U.S.-bound aircraft. The GOC is considering the issue of whether a policy change such as the addition of lighters to the list of prohibited [...] |
2005-04-14 17:20:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER CA |
| 05OTTAWA1125 | CANADA UNVEILS CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY: [...] ON APRIL 13 CANADA ANNOUNCED ITS LONG-AWAITED STRATEGY TO MEET ITS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION COMMITMENTS UNDER THE KYOTO PROTOCOL. MOST PLAYERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT CANADA'S KYOTO TARGET (EMISSIONS SIX PERCENT BELOW 1990 LEVELS BY 2012) IS NO LONGER ATTAINABLE, IF IT EVER WAS. THE NEED [...] |
2005-04-14 18:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG CA |
| 05OTTAWA1128 | CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON FOURTH GLOBAL [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche discussing the Fourth Global Forum on Fighting Corruption (GF IV) to Alain Tellier, Deputy Director of the International Crime and Terrorism Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC), on April 8. Tellier thanked us for the points, said that FAC was tracking the [...] |
2005-04-14 19:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PREL PINR KFRD SOCI CVIS CA GF IV FAC |
| 05OTTAWA1134 | HAS THE CAMPAIGN STARTED? [...] (C) Summary: The phony war between the Conservatives and Liberals broke out into open trench warfare April 13 as the PM turned a direct question on his relationship with a key figure in the sponsorship scandal into an attempted grilling of Conservative leader Harper on the Conservative health [...] |
2005-04-15 12:15:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA PGOV PREL |
| 05OTTAWA1142 | VISIT TO OTTAWA OF CHAIRMAN OF U.S. COMMISSION ON [...] This is an action message. Please see paragraph 8. 2. Summary: Admiral James D. Watkins (ret.), former Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, visited Ottawa April 12 to brief senior Canadian officials on the Commission's final report. GOC officials reviewed the status of Cana [...] |
2005-04-15 16:26:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS PGOV CA |
| 05OTTAWA1166 | CANADA SCENESETTER FOR POL-MIL BILATS [...] (C) Your leadership of the U.S. delegation at the inaugural US-Canada political-military consultations is greatly appreciated. While the United States and Canada meet regularly in continental security and defense forums, there has been growing recognition in both governments that broader poli [...] |
2005-04-18 15:37:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR CA |
| 05OTTAWA1168 | Canadian Reaction to GOC's Proposed Copyright Law Amendments [...] (U) Summary: On March 24th, GOC released its highly anticipated response to the 2002 Heritage Committee report on the need for copyright reform. Many Canadian observers had hoped that the GOC's recent announcement would adequately address remaining IPR questions, but the government's goals f [...] |
2005-04-18 18:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON CA |
| 05OTTAWA1172 | CANADA'S PRIORITIES FOR THE ST. JOHN'S CONFERENCE [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (SBU) Summary: As the host of the Conference on the Governance of High Seas Fisheries and the UN Fish Stocks Agreement, May 1-5 in St. John's, Newfoundland, the Government of Canada will be pursuing recommendations for concrete measures to strengthen Regio [...] |
2005-04-18 19:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EFIS PGOV CA |
| 05OTTAWA1175 | CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON COMMUNITY OF [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning the upcoming April 28-30 Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial in Santiago to Jessica Blitt, Policy Advisor in the Peacebuilding and Human Security Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC), on April 13. Blitt said that FAC was still considering [...] |
2005-04-19 12:40:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL CA |
| 05OTTAWA1190 | INTERNATIONAL POLICY STATEMENT CALLS FOR ENHANCED [...] (C) Summary: Ottawa unveiled its long-awaited International Policy Statement today, which the government pledged would give Canada a more prominent place on the world stage and provide needed focus to its first-ever effort to integrate defense, diplomacy, development aid, and trade. The docum [...] |
2005-04-19 21:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA MARR PGOV PREL AID KCRS |
| 05OTTAWA1197 | Canada and China conclude expanded air transport [...] On April 19 Canada's Transport Minister Jean Lapierre and International Trade Minister Jim Peterson announced the conclusion of a new and expanded bilateral air transport agreement with the People's Republic of China. The new entitlements include possibilities for all-cargo and code- sharing [...] |
2005-04-20 13:56:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECIN EINV CA CH |
| 05OTTAWA1199 | SPP Institution Building: Regulatory Cooperation [...] Summary: This is the second in a series of cables discussing the background and possible future course of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (Ref A). Summary: As SPP working groups move through the first phase of reaching out to stakeholders and identifying key issues, we recommend that [...] |
2005-04-20 14:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD CA |
| 05OTTAWA1201 | SPP: Can-Am Business Council shares views on next [...] Summary: Members of the Canadian-American Business Council (CABC), a Washington DC based industry advocacy group, outlined for the Charg their principal concerns that they think need to be addressed by the SPP. The CABC underscored the pressing need to quickly build appropriate infrastructur [...] |
2005-04-20 17:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECIN CA |
| 05OTTAWA1203 | DETAILS EMERGE ON CANADA'S CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. 2. (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 12. 3. (SBU) Summary: According to a senior official at Environment Canada, the GOC's recently unveiled climate change strategy (reftel) reflects an attempt to meet Canada's Kyoto targets while [...] |
2005-04-20 19:22:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ENRG CA |
| 05OTTAWA1205 | CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNRWA EMERGENCY [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche concerning an appeal for countries to make contributions to the 2005 Emergency Appeal for UNRWA to Sam Hanson, Deputy Coordinator, Middle East Peace Process Division at Foreign Affairs Canada, on April 12. Hanson stated that the Government of Canada had just [...] |
2005-04-20 20:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF KPAL PREL CA EUN CIDA |
| 05OTTAWA1217 | EVALUATION FOR A DVC ON THE U.S. NATIONAL [...] DESCRIPTION: Anne E. Stone, President, the Stone Group (Political Consultants) and Craig Charney, President, Charney Research gave a one hour, one country (Embassy and four constituent posts) DVC on the subject: "U.S. National Election: the results are in - A look back at the campaign and a [...] |
2005-04-22 13:17:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OIIP CA OBSP |
| 05OTTAWA1221 | CANADA: IRAQI POLICE TRAINING PROGRAM IN JORDAN [...] (U) The Government of Canada has every intention to continue its International Police Trainers participation at the Jordan International Police Training Center through CY2006. According to Foreign Affairs Canada, Regional Peacekeeping Director Wendy Gilmour on April 22, recommendations have a [...] |
2005-04-22 15:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER SNAR SOCI CA IQ |
| 05OTTAWA1226 | CANADA: DEMARCHE ON FUNDING AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (C) In a conversation on April 20 with Foreign Affairs Canada contacts (please protect), poloff was told privately that GoC financial assistance to the Afghanistan elections could be in the range of CDN 5-10 million (approximately USD 4-8 million). The amount of the contribution is expected t [...] |
2005-04-22 19:44:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID AF CA UNSC |
| 05OTTAWA1244 | MISSION CANADA 90 DAY GOALS - 3RD QUARTER [...] Summary - Over the next three months, Mission Canada commits to supporting the SPP, finalizing our budget and continuing our enhancement of our SIPRnet site. In this next period, we also expect to prepare for the arrival of a new Ambassador and to follow-up on our project to design an emerge [...] |
2005-04-26 12:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT PREL PGOV CASC ECON CA ETRA |
| 05OTTAWA1246 | CANADA: CANDIDATE FOR MEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTOR [...] Post received the following note (original/fax) from Foreign Affairs Canada: QUOTE NO LIA-0057 Foreign Affairs Canada presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to inform the Embassy that the Government of Canada has the honour to presen [...] |
2005-04-26 13:30:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM CA OAS |
| 05OTTAWA1248 | CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the demarche (per ref a) outlining a USG initiative to develop universal election standards that will be presented at the April 28-30 Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial in Santiago, to Jessica Blitt, Policy Advisor in the Peacebuilding and Human Security Division [...] |
2005-04-26 14:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL CA |
| 05OTTAWA1256 | PACIFIC SALMON TREATY AMENDMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-26 17:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS KTIA CA |
| 05OTTAWA1258 | CANADA: FOREIGN MINISTER TO TRAVEL TO SANTIAGO TO [...] (SBU) Further to reftel, contacts at Foreign Affairs Canada have just advised us that Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew is now scheduled to attend the CD Ministerial in Santiago, April 28-30. 2. (SBU) Canada's Chief Elections Officer, Jean-Pierre Kingsley, remains undecided because of the [...] |
2005-04-26 17:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL CA |
| 05OTTAWA1283 | HARPER SUGGESTS POINT OF NO RETURN ON ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-27 21:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CA PGOV NDP |
| 05OTTAWA1305 | Canada's Response to the 2005 Special 301 Report [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic officers met with Doug George, director of IPR issues, and other officials at International Trade Canada (ITCAN) to inform them of the Special 301 decision and deliver reftel points. While rejecting the Special 301 process as a whole and disappointed with this year's r [...] |
2005-04-29 19:48:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR CA |
| 05OTTAWA1315 | SPP: Canadian Chemical producers like SPP, see it [...] Summary: Representatives of the Canadian Chemical Producers Association (CCPA) are supportive of the SPP and suggested that enduring institutional links between government agencies will be a major factor in increasing continental commerce in the chemical sector. They identified the Four Corner [...] |
2005-05-02 17:09:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECIN CA |
| 05OTTAWA1364 | Security and Prosperity Partnership in Canada - A [...] (SBU) Summary - From a distance Mission Canada is heartened by the effect and attention given to the SPP in Washington, throughout our government. We are hearing from Canadians most affected that this is precisely what is needed. Because of the political situation now in Canada, we can affor [...] |
2005-05-05 19:16:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EIND ELTN ECON PGOV PREL CA MX |
| 05OTTAWA1368 | CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR LIBERIAN SECURITY REFORM [...] (SBU) In response to ref a, poloff followed up with Andrew Armstrong, Manager of Fleet Policies and Standards at Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Headquarters. Armstrong stated that he would advise CCG management of our interest in using these boats as part of a nascent Liberian Coast Guard, but a [...] |
2005-05-06 12:00:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL MARR EAID LI CA FAC |
| 05OTTAWA1371 | PARLIAMENTARY MELTDOWN WHILE THE SHARKS CIRCLE [...] (C) Summary: The Conservatives continue to press the Liberals to allow a vote in the House of Commons that would let them attempt to bring down the government, but the Liberal leadership has thus far skillfully maneuvered around the circling sharks. Speaker Milliken announced today that the [...] |
2005-05-06 13:42:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA PGOV NDP |
| 05OTTAWA1373 | CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON AN UNMANDATED [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed the reftel demarche concerning a 2005 Commission on Human Rights (CHR) resolution establishing a five-day working group in Geneva to discuss CHR reform, with Henri-Paul Normandin, Director of the Human Rights Division at Foreign Affairs Canada, on May 5. Normandin stat [...] |
2005-05-06 18:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM CA UNCHR UNGA |
| 05OTTAWA1374 | Members of Transport Committee appear hostile to [...] On May 4 Canada's Commissioner of Competition, Sheridan Scott, addressed the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport as part of that Committee's on-going examination into the liberalization of civil aviation in Canada. Emboff was surprised at the extent to which MPs on the committee [...] |
2005-05-06 18:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV CA |
| 05OTTAWA1384 | CANADA: MISSION PERSPECTIVE ON SPP SECURITY GOALS [...] SUMMARY: Mission Canada appreciates the opportunity to comment on the interagency effort under way to identify a coherent and forward looking security road map for North America. We must continue to search for security weaknesses and identify areas where our three countries can strengthen ou [...] |
2005-05-06 20:55:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | CA ECON ETRD MX PGOV PREL EWWT SMIG SNAR SOCI |
| 05OTTAWA1385 | SPP IN CANADA: THE PROSPERITY AGENDA [...] Summary: Following are Mission's general comments on the areas covered in the SPP declaration. Mission Canada recommends that Washington agencies focus on the following overarching elements for progress in SPP: -- a permanent dialogue between the two executive bodies charged with regulato [...] |
2005-05-09 11:53:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN EFIN CA |
| 05OTTAWA1386 | SEEKING SUPPORT FOR U.S. APEC RADIOACTIVE SOURCES [...] (C) Reftel points were delivered on May 2 to the APEC Unit of Foreign Affairs Canada's International Economic Relations and Summit Division (EER), the International Crime Division (AGC) and the Regional Security Office (IDC). In a follow up discussion on May 6, AGC's Katie McLaurin informed pol [...] |
2005-05-09 14:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSTC EAID CA APECO |
| 05OTTAWA1403 | Canada announces airport rent reductions with 5-year [...] On May 9 Canada's Minister of Transport, Jean Lapierre, announced a new rent policy for federally owned airports. The new policy is expected to result in close to C$8 billion in rent relief for Canada's airport authorities over the life of the airport leases, which are typically for 60 years. [...] |
2005-05-10 18:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EINV CA |
| 05OTTAWA1410 | CANADA ON ISAF CAVEATS [...] (C) Though Canada has not/not provided a formal response to ref b demarche, the GOC's position on ISAF-related caveats was discussed on the margins of the April 27 US-Canada polmil talks. Paul Chapin, Director General for Security Policy at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) explained that the cavea [...] |
2005-05-10 19:58:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AF CA NATO FAC |
| 05OTTAWA1411 | DEVIL'S LAKE: CONTAINING THE DAMAGE [...] (C) Summary - The U.S. and Canada are clearly on a collision course over Devils Lake, one that could have been avoided in a number of ways over the past two years. We continue to believe that a reference to the International Joint Commission (IJC) would have been the most constructive approa [...] |
2005-05-10 20:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV CA |
| 05OTTAWA1412 | CANADA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON OAS WORKING GROUP [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Pamela Moore, Senior Policy Officer at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC), on May 5. Moore thanked us for the points, and advised that she would review the demarche with her colleagues at FAC, including Marie Gervais-Vidricaire, Director General of the Glob [...] |
2005-05-10 20:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM AORC CA USOAS |
| 05OTTAWA1459 | CANADA: ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES' MAY 18 VISIT [...] (SBU) As you prepare for your first meeting with Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan and Minister of Justice Irwin Cotler, I want to extend my welcome and offer the Embassy's continuing support for the range of issues, initiatives, and processes that form the core of the Department o [...] |
2005-05-13 18:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER KCRM CA |
| 05OTTAWA1460 | OTTAWA'S CHARGE CALLED TO MEET TRADE MINISTER [...] (SBU) On May 12, Charge John Dickson met with International Trade Minister Peterson at the Minister's request to discuss U.S. designation of Caribe Sol and Hola Sun as Specially Designated Nationals under the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (comment: Minister Peterson also included Internet [...] |
2005-05-13 18:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON CU CA |
| 05OTTAWA1461 | CANADA: PARALYSIS IN PARLIAMENT -- WHO'S RUNNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canada's House of Commons came to a grinding standstill on May 12, when the opposition Conservative Party and Bloc Quebecois flexed their muscle by adjourning the daily session of Parliament, to the surprise of the ruling Liberal Party. In the wake of a controversial "confiden [...] |
2005-05-13 18:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV CA NDP |
| 05OTTAWA1472 | VOIP: CANADA CONFIRMS IT WILL REGULATE INTERNET- [...] Canada's communications regulator has confirmed a decision which it foreshadowed in April 2004 (reftel): that its existing telecoms regulatory framework will cover "voice over Internet protocol" services when VOIP is used for local calling. (The decision, by the Canadian Radio-Television a [...] |
2005-05-16 14:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ETRD CA |
| 05OTTAWA1475 | THE POLITICS OF CANADA'S DARFUR INVOLVEMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: In an effort to shore up support for his tottering minority government, PM Martin gave in to the demands of independent MP David Kilgour and accelerated the announcement of a major increase in aid for Darfur, to include CN $200 million and up to Canadian Forces technical advis [...] |
2005-05-16 22:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | CA PGOV EAID MARR MASS MOPS PREL SU |
| 05OTTAWA1487 | NATO-AFGHANISTAN: ISAF CAVEATS [...] (C) In a diplomatic note (No. IDR0258) dated May 17, 2005, Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) provided a formal response to our demarche on ISAF caveats (ref (c)), delivered April 5,2005. Text follows: 2. (C) Begin text. Canada recognizes the potentially detrimental effect national caveats ca [...] |
2005-05-17 19:27:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR |