Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird: Baird rebuffed critics and experts who say the move signals the end of the Harper governments strategy in South America, Central America and the Caribbean, according to 660 News. I want to underline: it continues to be a big priority and OTTAWA Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says he ll take the lead in Canadas relations with Latin America after the recent cabinet shuffle eliminated the portfolio for the region that usually went to a junior minister. One of the realities is having a minister and a minister of state with one minister of state having geographical priority it didnt allow me to spend as much time as I would like on these files, Baird said Thursday at a podium shared with his Mexican counterpart, Jose Antonio Meade Kuribrena. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.