May 2005 in Canada - May 7, 2005

May 7, 2005

• The Canadian government may send as many as 150 troops to war-torn Sudan on a peacekeeping mission, in addition to $20 million in aid. (CBC) (CP) (Globe and Mail)
• The House of Commons continues to debate the importance of a scheduled May 18 vote. The Conservatives and Bloc Québécois contend that the vote will also be a confidence vote and if the Liberals lose it, they will have to resign. The Liberals dispute this interpretation. (CBC)
• British Columbian Maher Ahmed Zaydan has been released from captivity in Damascus, Syria. Maher was placed in custody upon arriving in Syria on April 21. Reasons for neither his custody nor his release have been made available. (CBC) (CP) (Globe and Mail)