Canada Gets It Wrong

Pettigrew refuses to condemn Hamas
'Wait and see' how terrorists do in election
National Post

Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew says he wants to "wait and see" how the banned terrorist group Hamas fares in upcoming Palestinian elections before condemning their political participation in the key July vote.

Mr. Pettigrew's assessment, in an interview yesterday, differed sharply from the one put forth by U.S. President George W. Bush during the visit yesterday of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas to Washington -- one day before he arrives in Ottawa. - More...