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Dawn Black MP, New Westminster - Coquitlam Afghanistan Forum |
Webcast of the Public Forum on Afghanistan on Monday November 13, 2006 at the Poirier Community Centre, Coquitlam, hosted by New Westminster - Coquitlam MP Dawn Black. |
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NDP Defense and Peace Advocacy critic hosts Public Forum on Afghanistan"I have received more mail, email and phone calls on the subject of our military commitments in Afghanistan than on any other issue" said New Westminster - Coquitlam MP Dawn Black. She is the Federal NDP caucus critic for Defence and Peace Advocacy."With so many interested constituents, I wanted to host a public discussion on the issues surrounding our involvement". Panelists at the forum included two individuals with academic credentials and expertise on the matter, and a member of the local Afghan-Canadian community. Nearly 200 people braved stormy weather to attend and many took part in a lively question and answer session with panelists. |
Intoduction: Dawn Black, Member of Parliament for Coquitlam - New Westminster ( NDP ) / Marilyn Craig, Coquitlam community leader and lawyer  RT: 5:01 |
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Abdul Rahim Parwani, a member of the local Afghan-Canadian community, and is the director of the weekly "Ariana" television program on Channel M. RT: 20:50 |
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Aisha Ahmed, Pt. 1 of 2 a research fellow and doctoral candidate at McGill University and a freelance writer on Afghanistan where she was born. RT: 15:19 |
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Aisha Ahmed, Pt. 2 of 2 RT: 12:44 |
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Dr. Michael Byers, is the Canadian Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the University of British Columbia, and a regular contributor to the "Globe and Mail" newspaper. RT: 20:37 |
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Audience Questions Pt. 1 of 2 RT: 19:37 |
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Audience Questions Pt. 2 of 2 RT: 18:35 |
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Close RT: 3:06 |
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