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HH Dalai Lama Ottawa follow-up

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From the Toronto Star: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1169958–dalai-lama-to-speak-in-ottawa-today From Sun News: http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2012/04/20120428-181004.html From The Globe & Mail: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/dalai-lama-mocks-chinas-interest-in-naming-his-successor/article2416580/ From CTV: http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120430/mtl_dalai_120430/20120430/?hub=MontrealHome From the Central Tibetan Administration: http://tibet.net/2012/04/30/his-holiness-inaugurates-world-parliamentarians-convention-on-tibet-meets-canadian-pm/

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6th World Parliamentarians Convention on Tibet, Ottawa 4.26-29.12

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The story can be found here: http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/2465-6th-world-parliamentarians-convention-on-tibet-to-be-held-in-canada Information about the organizers can be found here: http://www.tpprc.org/about-wpct.html So far, no Canadian news media outlet has reported on this impending event!

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Upcoming Public Talk and Film Screening in Vancouver

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Lhamo Tso on Voicing Tibetan Courage April 10, 2012 – 7 pm The Canada Tibet Commitee (CTC) – Vancouver is honoured to host Lhamo Tso for a public talk and a film screening of “Leaving Fear Behind.” Her husband, Dhondup Wangchen, created this 30-minute documentary film in 2008. He filmed clandestinely in Tibet, hoping to... Read more »

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National Post on Bhutan’s experiment with National Happiness

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From the National Post: http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/04/03/world-happiness-report-canada/ For a different take on collateral damage from Bhutan’s initiative, here’s a dissenting view from The Himalayan, a Nepalese newspaper: http://thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Bhutanese+without+Bhutan&NewsID=326215

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Tom Lodge, Canadian Buddhist broadcaster, rock revolutionary, dead at 75

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From The Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/tv-radio-obituaries/9169986/Tom-Lodge.html

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