Bugging Baird
When the Grannies got the word that John Baird was speaking at a Canadian Club luncheon on Sept. 19, Gale, Jo, Rosalie and Shannon wasted no time getting down to the Chateau with our signs and banner to show what we think of his decision to cut diplomatic relations with Iran at this sensitive time. After about an hour of leafleting and talking with people outside the Chateau, we headed for the side door, hoping to get near enough to the ballroom to shout out “No war with Iran.” Unfortunately, the hotel manager who had been politely checking us out on numerous occasions came...
Read MoreSilent vigil to mourn closing of Iranian Embassy
When the news hit that the Harper Government has severed diplomatic relations with Iran, we felt we had to take action. So we quickly organized a silent vigil to mourn diplomacy’s passing. Here is the obituary: Obituary for diplomacy: Diplomacy passed away suddenly on September 7, 2012 at the hands of Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird. She is survived by those beating the drums of war. Her death puts at risk the opportunity for a peaceful solution, the lives of two Canadian citizens currently under sentence to death in Iran, and the safety of countless Canadians in Iran who...
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