The Honourable Larry Bagnell - Chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Burma - spoke at Carleton about his recent fact finding trip to the Thai-Burma border on Monday March 10th. Bagnell, a Liberal MP from the Yukon, went to the Thai-Burma border over the Christmas break and met with members of Burma's democratic opposition, including dissident monks who took part in last September's street protests which were brutally crushed by Burma's brutal military dictatorship. Bagnell also visited refugee camps housing thousands of refugees who have fled a violent military regime.
Bagnell accompanied his lecture with photographs he took during his visit to the Thai-Burma border. A lively question and answer session followed.
Alyssa O’Dell covered the event for Carleton’s student newspaper the Charlatan. Take a look at her article "Liberal MP helps shine light on Burma."
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