206 Minister Dion at a joint press conference with Vietnam's deputy prime minister

Dion, S. (2016). 'Remarks by Minister Dion at a joint press conference with Vietnam's deputy prime minister' [Speech] 2016-09-05. Global Affairs Canada. Available at: this link (Accessed: 2019-09-15).

Subjects (Group/Subheading): Canadian Politics (current)/Canada-Vietnam relations

One liner: Canada's current relationship with Vietnam

Date Published: 2016-09-05   Acquired: 2019-09-15

Source (Type/Source/Notes): Government / Canada.ca [Canadian] / Global Affairs

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Author: Dion, Stephane (Lib)

Notes:

"[I] feel a responsibility to help rapprochement between our two countries."

This was a very weird thing to say when Canada has had a positive and friendly diplomatic relationship with the present government of Vietnam since 1973. He has apparently bought into someone's revisionist history, and this shows in other statements he made in 2015 and 2016. He's now speaking for the Saigon regime.

Citations:

[Cite] Government: Canada's pro-Saigon policy

[Cite] Government: Are federal politicians doing what they appear to be doing?

Item last updated: 2020-09-21