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FlamesAddiction · 05-13-2008, 10:55 PM

I'm not sure how many people even know about this, but Canada is planning to put sanctions on Myanmar in July this year.

My brother-in-law works in Myanmar (spends about 1/2 a year there from January to December every year). He found out that the company he works for (one of the few foreign and/or western companies allowed by the Myanmar government to do business there) is being forced to pull out by July because of sanctions the Canadian government is putting on Myanmar.

He is pretty bummed out about it because he is set to go back there for 6 weeks on Monday, and now he has to tell the locals who work for the company that they are going to be out of work... people who don't have a lot. These are prime jobs, and now these people will be out of work at probably the most inconvenient time imaginable.

Sanctions against the people of Myanmar are a horrible idea. It's the common people who suffer and their government won't care one bit. I thought Harper would be smarter than to use this kind of tactic in foregin policy.

05-13-2008, 10:55 PM	#1
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	Canada Putting Sanctions on Myanmar I'm not sure how many people even know about this, but Canada is planning to put sanctions on Myanmar in July this year. My brother-in-law works in Myanmar (spends about 1/2 a year there from January to December every year). He found out that the company he works for (one of the few foreign and/or western companies allowed by the Myanmar government to do business there) is being forced to pull out by July because of sanctions the Canadian government is putting on Myanmar. He is pretty bummed out about it because he is set to go back there for 6 weeks on Monday, and now he has to tell the locals who work for the company that they are going to be out of work... people who don't have a lot. These are prime jobs, and now these people will be out of work at probably the most inconvenient time imaginable. Sanctions against the people of Myanmar are a horrible idea. It's the common people who suffer and their government won't care one bit. I thought Harper would be smarter than to use this kind of tactic in foregin policy. __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can." Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 05-13-2008 at 11:05 PM.