Sexual Minorities: Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird: "We have put a great deal of emphasis on promoting Canadian values," Baird told The Canadian Press from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, according to CBC. Baird also said that political and religious freedoms and women's rights' are values the government promotes around the world and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is brushing off criticism of Ottawa's defence of sexual minorities' rights in other countries, saying the vast majority of Canadians support the government's stance despite claims from a conservative women's group to the contrary. "With respect to sexual minorities, we've focused on three things. One, against the criminalization of sexual minorities, two, against violence, and three, against the death penalty and I think 99.9 per cent of Canadians support us on those three issues." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.