Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird: Canada

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird Dept: BAGHDAD - Fresh from establishing a new diplomatic beachhead in Iraq, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird turns his attention Tuesday to knocking down a contentious visa imposed on Canadians when he visits the United Arab Emirates, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The following year, the U.A.E. imposed a costly visa on Canadians visiting the country and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird responds during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, November 23, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle Relations between Canada and the U.A.E. soured in 2010 over Canada's refusal to grant Emirati airlines extra landing rights in Canada, a dispute that prompted the closure of a key Canadian Forces staging base outside Dubai. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.