News Release

From the Prime Minister's Web Site (http://www.pm.gc.ca/)

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PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES RE-APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSOR DAVID JOHNSTON

March 20, 2008
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today the re-appointment of Professor David Johnston, President of the University of Waterloo, as special advisor to the Prime Minister.

Professor Johnston has been asked to finalize recommendations by April 4, 2008 on the mandate for a public inquiry into allegations respecting the financial dealings between Mr. Karlheinz Schreiber and the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney. He will take into account his first report to the Prime Minister of January 9, 2008 and the recently completed hearings conducted by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.

The Prime Minister has announced previously that the Government would convene a public inquiry into this matter.

Terms of reference and biographical notes are attached. Professor Johnston will be unavailable for public comment until his report is completed.

The first report of the Independent Advisor into the Allegations Respecting Financial Dealings Between Mr. Karlheinz Schreiber and the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney can be found on the PCO website: www.pco-bcp.gc.ca.

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Statement

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STATEMENT FROM PRIME MINISTER HARPER ON THE SITUATION IN TIBET

March 20, 2008
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following statement today:

"Canada shares the concerns about what is happening in Tibet. As His Holiness the Dalai Lama told me when I met him and as he has been saying recently, his message is one of non-violence and reconciliation and I join him in that call. Canada calls upon China to fully respect human rights and peaceful protest. Canada also calls on China to show restraint in dealing with this situation."

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