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Ottawas High Commission: Andrew Bennett

Andrew Bennett: It was an unusually quick success for Andrew Bennett, the Harper governments newly minted Ambassador of Religious Freedom, whose denunciation of the imprisonment a day after the arrest made Canada one of the first countries to speak out publicly in defence of Mr. Salleys rights. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Quebec soccer federation to kids with turbans: Play somewhere else After he was released from more than a week of detention by Sri Lankan police last month, Muslim leader Azath Salley personally telephoned Ottawas High Commission in Colombo to thank Canada for condemning his arrest. labour Canadian diplomats in 12 countries walk off the job (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.