In response to a violent crackdown last month by the Burmese government, Canada has announced tougher sanctions to be imposed on the military junta. ‘The strongest message has to be sent. Sanctions are the means by which we, not just Canada, but the international community, can best exert pressures against the military junta,’ said Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier.

In August, a pro-democracy uprising began as a result of the government’s decision to increase the price of fuel. An increase in the cost of staple items has caused pro-democracy activists, the hundred thousand or so monks, and others to march and protest in the streets of Burma.

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