The Queen To Visit Canada in 2010

From The Prime Ministers Office: 

It is always a high honour to host a Royal Visit,' said the Prime Minister.  'This visit by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will be a celebration of our shared heritage and values which are enduring sources of pride for millions of Canadians.' The upcoming visit by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will be their first Royal Visit to Canada since 2005.  The Government of Canada has also announced that Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will make a Royal Visit to Canada in November 2009. Further details on the dates, locations and programme of the upcoming Royal Visit will be provided at a later date.

Leading HIV/AIDS researcher accuses Prime Minister of Genocide.

A leading HIV/AIDS researcher is accusing the Harper government of "genocide" for allegedly ignoring scientific evidence supporting Vancouver's controversial supervised drug injection site.
Dr. Julio Montaner, president of the International AIDS Society, accused the Conservatives of neglecting the needs of drug addicts and endangering their lives during a news conference Monday morning, held to mark the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Downtown Eastside facility called Insite.
"When you neglect purposely a percentage of the population that can be defined on the basis of a particular characteristic, that's genocide. And I will tell you that is exactly what they are doing," Montaner said.

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