There's a great video on the Canadian Press site of Prime Minister Stephen Harper explaining his trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
That's a bit of a mystery since the Harper government has become very averse to having dealings with countries that don't have the utmost respect for human rights. Like Iran for example.
In fact, Canada closed her embassy in the Islamic Republic because the Ayatollahs oppress their people.
So when he shows up in the DRC not a month later, some folks saw a bit of hypocrisy, maybe a bit of a double standard at work.
He's glad he went to the DRC, he says, because it allowed him a chance to make Canada's concerns know to the DRC leadership.
What are those concerns?
Human rights.
Sexual violence.
Rigged elections...
Last, but certainly not least, transparency in the "extractive industries".
In other words, he's there to shill for Canadian mining multi-nationals.
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