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OTTAWA, Oct. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Former President Bill Clinton has abruptly canceled his appearance as keynote speaker at the unveiling of the Professeurs pour la liberte program, days before it was scheduled to occur. Supporters and staffers of Professeurs pour la liberte are heartbroken at this last-minute change in plans.
"A day ago we were discussing the agenda," says a shell- shocked Shelvan Kannuthurai, head of the PPL initiative. "His keynote address and what we might discuss in the question period. Now I've got to contact everyone on a guest list of about a thousand! Jack Layton and 19 members of his caucus. Justin Trudeau -- he just emailed me -- he wants to bring his mother. High Commissioners and Ambassadors from 105 different countries. About 145 Canadian Members of Parliament. Hundreds of government officials. Stockwell Day. Twelve cabinet ministers. Reverend Mpho Tutu, that's Archbishop Desmond Tutu's daughter. A Saudi prince - - flying here on Monday!"See the full content of this document
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Clinton Cancels Appearance Days Before Event
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