Conservative’s explanation of position on Afghanistan fails to impress

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October 5, 2009

Canada's former Afghan ambassador Chris Alexander, who was recently nominated to run for the Conservative Party in the Toronto riding of Ajax-Pickering, was pilloried in the political blogosphere last week for refusing to speak about Afghanistan after telling The Globe and Mail

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