Chemical Weapons: Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird: A hastily organized meeting of foreign ministers on the sidelines appeared designed to keep the larger economic forum from getting completely swamped with talk of the political crisis, according to 660 News. I think we hope that rational, sane people, freedom-loving people, people who abhor the use of these weapons, want to work collectively to ensure to the best of our ability that these weapons are not used again, Baird told reporters travelling on Prime Minister Harpers plane and ST. PETERSBURG, Russia Canada is holding out little hope of reaching a compromise with Russia on the continuing violence and alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria, as Stephen Harper and fellow leaders began arriving Wednesday for the G20 summit. But Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird threw cold water on the prospect of a larger consensus on how to respond to the alleged chemical attack launched against civilians two weeks ago in a Damascus suburb. Russian President and summit host Vladimir Putin has long backed the regime of Bashar Assad, and has warned that any strike against Syria without UN sanction would be in violation of international law. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.