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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Maxime Bernier

Maxime Bernier stories: 2 news summaries

 Canadian Minister Quits
 After Blunder With Lover
 

Foreign boss papered love nest with government documents

May 27, 08 2:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Canada's foreign affairs minister has been forced to resign because he left NATO summit briefing documents at the home of his former girlfriend. Maxime Bernier was already under fire for his just-dumped lover's connection to Quebec biker gangs, and his resignation follows other embarrassing revelations that have plagued the Canadian... More »

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NATO • Quebec • Canadian foreign ministry • Maxime Bernier • Julie Couillard • TVA • David Emerson

Canadian FM Apologizes for Torture List

Claims US, Israel
were 'wrongly' included with other countries

Jan 20, 08 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Canadian foreign minister Maxime Bernier has apologized for the inclusion of the US and Israel on a list of countries in which prisoners risk being subjected to torture, the BBC reports. The list, part of a torture awareness guide for diplomats, cited US interrogation techniques and referred to its Guantanamo... More »

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Israel • torture • Canada • United States • Guantanamo Bay • Maxime Bernier • torture list

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