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Canada Ratifies UN Treaty for Disabled Rights

Canada has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the eve of the Paralympic Games in Vancouver.

“Canada is committed to promoting and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities and enabling their full participation in society,” Foreign Affairs
Minister Lawrence Cannon said Thursday after delivering the ratified document to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York City as activist Traci Walters
looked on, beaming, from her wheelchair.

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