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Viewing cable 08OTTAWA1567, CANADA'S UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08OTTAWA1567 2008-12-18 19:15 2011-04-28 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Ottawa 
VZCZCXRO9996
PP RUEHGA RUEHHA RUEHMT RUEHQU RUEHVC
DE RUEHOT #1567 3531915
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 181915Z DEC 08
FM AMEMBASSY OTTAWA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8882
INFO RUCNCAN/ALL CANADIAN POSTS COLLECTIVE
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 1304
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0514
 
UNCLAS OTTAWA 001567 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR DRL/MLGA (CHRIS SIBILLA) AND IO/RHS (AMY 
OSTERMEIER) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PHUM UNHRC CA
SUBJECT: CANADA'S UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW 
 
REF: STATE 130829 
 
1. (SBU)  According to Department of Foreign Affairs and 
International Trade Deputy Director for Human Rights Victoria 
Berry and Policy Officer for Human Rights Daniel Ulmer, the 
Canadian government will soon submit a 20 page report for the 
Human Rights Council's February 3rd Universal Periodic Review 
(UPR) of Canada.  Berry explained that Canada's October 14 
federal election had delayed its official submission to the 
UPR.  Canada plans to hold six nationwide engagement 
consultation meetings with NGO stakeholders to prepare the 
government for its February appearance at the UPR Fourth 
Session in Geneva.  The meetings will take place in 
Vancouver, Winnipeg, Halifax, Ottawa, Montreal, and Toronto. 
The Department of Canadian Heritage, which has federal 
responsibility for promoting a greater understanding of human 
rights and reporting to the UN on the implementation of human 
rights instruments, will be the government's lead agency in 
the meetings.  Berry added that the Deputy Minister of 
Justice will likely head the Canadian delegation to Geneva. 
 
2.  (SBU)  The Secretary General of Amnesty International 
Canada confirmed to poloff that his NGO had made a submission 
on Canada, and noted that it was especially critical of the 
government's performance regarding aboriginal peoples.  He 
also expressed dissatisfaction about the tardiness of and 
lack of consultations so far on the government's submission. 
 
3. (U)  According to the UN Office of the High Commissioner 
for Human Rights' (OHCHR) website, 50 Canadian stakeholders 
have already submitted reports for Canada's UPR, including 49 
NGOs as well as the Canadian Human Rights Commission, an 
independent national body. 
 
Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at 
http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/can ada 
 
WILKINS