Canada Re-Engagement: Government and Sri

canada re-engagement: That because Canada is home to hundreds of thousands of ethnic Tamils, the Sri Lankan minority group that fought a 26-year civil war against the mainly Sinhalese central government that ended in a final wave of bloodshed in May 2009, according to The Waterloo Record. In the aftermath, the previous Conservative government downgraded relations with Sri Lanka government as the Tamils continued to face persecution. The ultimate success of Canada re-engagement with Sri Lanka, which was formalized last month when Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion visited the south Asian country, will have domestic political implications for the Liberals government in the years ahead. At the same time, the Colombo government resisted international pressure for an independent investigation of war crimes committed by its military and the Tamil rebels in 2009. It raised hopes among many Canadians of Sri Lankan descent, including the large Tamil bloc mainly centered in Toronto. The stars realigned last year with the election of a more conciliatory Sri Lankan government and the arrival of Canada Liberals. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.