Critics pan government plaque praising Canada’s evacuation efforts in Afghanistan
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada plans to install a plaque commemorating Canada’s evacuation of Afghans and embassy staff when its capital Kabul fell to the Taliban, but critics argue that sends the wrong message.
The plaque carried a $10,000 price tag and was approved in a July 2022 memorandum that The Canadian Press obtained through an access-to-information request.
It reads, in part: “This plaque pays tribute to all the government of Canada employees who contributed to t
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