Conservative Government and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird: The delegation, led by Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and comprised of three Conservative caucus members and four Ukrainian-Canadian community leaders, will rendezvous in Kiev to start their series of meetings Friday morning with the new government, civil society representatives and religious leaders. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Analysis: Ukraine draws Obama into Putins long game The Conservative government says it shut out opposition parties from a historic delegation to Ukraine because one leader made light of the crisis and the other wouldnt pick a side at the outset of the political uprising. Baird to lead Canadian mission to help Ukraine tilt toward West (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.