Sri Lankan Rights Abuses Obstruct Trade Efforts with Canada

Sunday, October 30, 2011 
By Fawzia Sheikh

TORONTO, Oct 29, 2011 (IPS) - Despite the crossfire of Canadian accusations of human rights violations by Sri Lanka at the end of its civil war and Colombo's corresponding counter-claims, the economically battered South Asian country aims to bolster its trading relationship with Canada and increase foreign direct investment.

A Sri Lankan trade delegation met with importers and exporters this week in Toronto and Montreal in the first trade-related push regarding Canada since 2009, which saw the end of nearly three decades of war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan army. Full Story>>>