Bob Geldof talks Canada on CTV


Sep 29th, 2009 10:17 AM UTC
By Chris Scott

Yesterday Bob Geldof, advisor to ONE, appeared on the Canadian Television News segment “Power Play” to discuss Canada’s progress in meeting the 2005 Gleneagles Summit commitments and its role in hosting the upcoming G8 Summit. He had some very kind words for the Canadian peoples’ strong commitments (and strong follow-through) in ending extreme poverty.

You can check out the clip here:

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TAGS: Bob Geldof, Canada, G8

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