MPs to examine ransom, hostage policies in unprecedented consular review

A committee member says the study will likely begin in the fall.

NDP MP Hélène Laverdière put forth a motion for the committee to take on a study of consular practices and procedures, which garnered all-party support. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

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BY CHELSEA NASH

February 15, 2017

For the first time since at least the Second World War, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development has decided to study the way the foreign ministry handles sensitive consular issues. NDP MP Hélène Laverdière (Laurier-Sainte Marie, Que.) ...

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