US embassy cable - 03OTTAWA1066

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CANADIAN COMMENTS ON BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (BWC) MEETINGS

Identifier: 03OTTAWA1066
Wikileaks: View 03OTTAWA1066 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Ottawa
Created: 2003-04-11 21:32:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PARM PREL CA CBW BWC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS OTTAWA 001066 
 
SIPDIS 
 
GENEVA FOR CD DEL; THE HAGUE FOR CWC DEL; USUN FOR UNDC DEL 
(PUTNAM) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PARM, PREL, CA, CBW, BWC 
SUBJECT: CANADIAN COMMENTS ON BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION 
(BWC) MEETINGS 
 
REF: STATE 89707 
 
(U) Canada agrees with us that there is plenty of work to be 
done within the scope of the 2003-2005 BWC agenda (reftel), 
and will encourage contributions by BWC member countries. 
Marina Laker, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for 
Non-Proliferation, told us that Canada strongly promotes 
national measures, and expects to have three papers of its 
own for the August 18-29 Expert Group meeting.  Two of its 
papers will deal with CBRN controls and terrorism, and one 
will be an update on Canada's BTWC implementation 
legislation.  The latter is part of Omnibus Public Safety Act 
C-17, which is currently in Parliamentary Committee.  BTWC 
implementation is not controversial, but C-17 has been held 
up by debate on other aspects of the bill such as air 
passenger information. 
CELLUCCI 

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