Immigration Minister Chris Alexander: Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird: Your comments, your concerns, have been heard, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird told Ukrainian-Canadians through the cameras. On Tuesday he announced that Canada is barring key Ukrainian officials responsible for what Immigration Minister Chris Alexander called the repression and silencing of opposition voices calling for the resignation of the countrys president. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Doug Saunders How the West dropped the ball on Ukraine The pair of cabinet ministers delivered their announcement not alone, but flanked by about two dozen Conservative caucus members who have ties to Ukraine or represent constituents who do. Paul Waldie The Globe in Kiev: Parliament offers conditional amnesty to protesters (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.