"Another chance to bury the scourge of land mines"

By The Hon. Lloyd Axworthy
Special to The Globe and Mail
Published July 18, 2014

Lloyd Axworthy discusses an important diplomatic opportunity that has opened for Canada in recent weeks, given the growing interest and accompanying pressure for U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration to finally bring the United States in as a signatory to the Ottawa Treaty banning the use of land mines.

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The Hon. Lloyd Axworthy, P.C., O.C., O.M., Ph.D., was Foreign Minister for Canada from 1996 - 2000.  He is currently President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Winnipeg and is one of The Simons Foundation's Peace Shapers.