Canada Asked U.S. To Intervene In Talisman Case

The company has made at least two attempts to have the case thrown out of court and maintains the charges in the suit are "outrageous and absolutely without merit." The Canadian government's move to stop the case from going forward was made public in a Toronto Star newspaper report on Wednesday. The intervention could be troublesome for Ottawa, which has emphasized soft power and legal remedies over military strength in Sudan. Prime Minister Paul Martin made a show in May of pledging C$170 million ($137 million) in aid for Sudan's ravaged Darfur region. The six-page diplomatic note to the U.S. State Department from the Canadian embassy in Washington that was made public by the Star shows the Canadian government asked U.S. officials to intervene. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/112072316516.htm [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on July 10, 2005]

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