Just last night Canadian diplomats, along with representatives from other countries, walked out of the United Nations General Assembly in protest of the speech that was due to be given from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran. President Ahmadinejad, who has been criticized in the past due to his anti-semitic remarks and denial of the Holocaust, caused a stir among the remaining diplomats with a strong criticism of Israel and the West in his speech. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made his feelings clear on his view of President Ahmadinejad, stating, "There is no way I am going to permit any official of the government of Canada to be present and give any legitimacy to remarks by a leader like that."
Source: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090923/national/un_cda_ahmadinejad
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