Turkey

: It a historic tragedy that Ottawa calls genocide, to the anger of Turkey, according to Globe and Mail. This is a catch-all ASF view; only displays when an unsupported article type is put in an ASF drop zone Meanwhile, junior foreign affairs minister Lynne Yelich is off to Turkey to lead Canada delegation, including veterans of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, at ceremonies marking the centenary of the start of the Gallipoli campaign. The Harper government is sending Immigration Minister Chris Alexander to Armenia to attend the commemoration of the 1915 massacre of Armenians at the hands of Ottoman Turks. Canada position is noticed by both sides. The label has strained relations between Canada and Turkey, which wants the Harper government to change its stand. The Conservatives have publicly endorsed the Armenian view that the 1915 slaughter of 1.5 million people was genocide. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.