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Harper wanted Russia out of the old G8 even before Ukraine crisis struck
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he wanted Russia kicked out of the old G8 even before it breached Ukraine’s borders last year. Harper says Russia simply does not share the values of the G7 members. He says the newly reconstituted G7 is doing well after completing its second summit without Putin and he doesn’t want him back. Harper...
G7 leaders talk climate on final day
The Group of Seven summit enters it’s final day with the official group photo op outside Elmau castle in the picturesque Bavarian Alps in Germany. Talks then moved inside with Canada and Japan attempting to water down a strong G7 statement on climate change and leaders also agreed on keeping sanctions against Russia in place until President...
Harper catches a break when G7 discussion on climate change reduced to half an hour, ISIL discussed instead
Prime Minister Stephen Harper caught a break Monday at the G7 summit when a discussion on climate change was cut to half an hour so the leaders could devote more time to Harper’s favourite international subject, global security. Europeans have been sharply critical of Harper’s environmental policies. Freed of potentially embarrassing...
History becomes a weapon in Russia-West rift over Ukraine
Critics say Russia is attempting to rewrite history in its own favour using textbooks and other media …read more Source: The Globe and...
Harper renews attack on Putin over Ukraine
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has renewed his condemnation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, even as the G7 summit seemed to balk at Ukraine’s plea for weapons in its struggle with Russian-backed separatists. …read more Source:...
Stephen Harper renews attack on Russia’s Vladimir Putin over Ukraine
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has renewed his condemnation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, even as the G7 summit seemed to balk at Ukraine’s plea for weapons in its struggle with Russian-backed separatists. Harper told U.S. television channel CNBC in an interview that Putin does not share Western values and has “no place” at the...
Mulcair urges Harper to seek papal apology for abuse at residential schools
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper is being urged to take advantage of an audience with Pope Francis this week to seek a formal apology for the role the Roman Catholic Church played in Canada’s residential school disgrace.NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says the timing of Harper’s visit to the Vatican is fortuitous, coming just one...
Harper pushes Canada-EU trade pact on first day of G7′ summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, second right, walks with G-7 leaders prior to a group photo at the G-7 summit at Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Sunday, June 7, 2015. The two-day summit will address such issues as climate change, poverty and the situation in Ukraine. From left, Italian Prime Minister Matteo...
Matthew Fisher: Mere hours into the G7 summit, Stephen Harper may have already got what he wanted
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany — Prime Minister Stephen Harper may already get what he wanted most from the G7 summit only hours after the two-day meeting began Sunday in the Bavarian Alps. The West’s two most powerful leaders, U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, agreed Sunday to continue supporting the...
Harper uses G7 summit to push for Canada-EU free trade agreement
Prime Minister Stephen Harper used Sunday’s opening of the G7 summit to push European leaders to ratify the comprehensive Canada-EU free trade agreement. Harper’s office said he talked up the trade pact at the G7’s first working session of the day on the fragile global economy. …read more Source:...
