Ottawa fast-tracking travel visas for AIDS conference amid sharp criticism

OTTAWA — The federal government says it is now prioritizing temporary travel visas for people seeking to attend the International AIDS Conference in Montreal at the end of July.
The move comes as the head of the African Alliance health rights organization slams Canada for bidding to host the conference and spending millions of dollars on it without making sure all attendees would be given a visa to attend.
Founder Tian Johnson says it is “truly vile” that thousands of people fr