Islamic State and Stephen Harper

Minister Rob Nicholson: Stephen Harper faced questions over transparency in the House of Commons Tuesday, according to Globe and Mail. CP Video Video Video: Stephen Harper faces heat in Commons over Iraq costs Who are Islamic State Get caught up with The Globe primerA visual guide to the Middle East shifting relationships In a speech to foreign diplomats last month, Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson said the siege on Mount Sinjar last August was a perfect illustration of the larger problem in the region. Reuters Watch Video: Syria needs us now: Female soldiers sound rallying cry The parliamentary budget office says the government isn't co-operating with efforts to tally the cost of Canada combat mission in Iraq. Those people needed aid, he told the group, but they also needed protection. As Ottawa prepares to spend half a billion dollars on the military mission against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq by next year, non-governmental organizations are struggling to meet the basic needs of millions of people in the region. The two go hand in hand, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.