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United Nations: Human Rights Council

Navi Pillay Dept: OTTAWA - The Charest Liberals and Harper Conservatives formed a united front Monday in condemning a United Nations agency for its criticism of Quebec's controversial Bill 78, according to Winnipeg Free Press. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Monday she found the controversial Quebec law to be part of an alarming trend and u.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay delivers a statement during the opening of a session of the Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, June 18, 2012. AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi The latest spat, the second in recent weeks between the federal government and a branch of the UN, also sparked debate over who is responsible for the growing divide between Canada and the world body. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.