John Baird: Iraq

John Baird Dept: Video: John Baird calls UN drought agreement talkfests Former prime minister Jean Chretien reflects on Canada's decision not to follow the U.S. to war in Iraq in 2003. CTV video, according to Globe and Mail. Iraq, still troubled by violence, now has one of the fastest growing economies in the world, including an oil industry in which Canadian companies can see bigger potential. It also a fragile country with partisan divides whose stability is, Ottawa believes, important to a region with many fault lines and Video: John Baird under tight security as he continues his tour of Middle East The Canadian Press Video Video: 10 years later: Why Chretien said no to Iraq (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.