Jim Karygiannis Liberal 

A Conservative Senator Nancy Ruth was invited to Turkey by the Canadian Ambassador and his wife to give a speech on the economic opportunities of Canadian women and how Canada deals with violence against women. On her return, she sent a letter to the Chair of the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budget and Administration, Senator David Tkachuk, giving a summary of her meetings inTurkey.

The letter contained a section entitled “Next Steps”. The third step was:

“Keep working on getting Canada to drop the speeches on Armenian Genocide day. These are an impediment in our relations with Turkey. I have been asked to do this by our Ambassador in Ankara, Mark Bailey. The Speaker of The Senate has also been asked to do this.”

The Armenian Genocide is a fact. It is being recognized as such around the world. It may make the Ambassador’s job a little more difficult, but the Houses of the Canadian Parliament have spoken. To not mention the Genocide on the anniversary is tantamount to denying that it happened. That is unconscionable

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