{"id":286271,"date":"2011-03-02T02:56:06","date_gmt":"2011-03-02T02:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/02\/canada-deploys-warship-to-libya\/"},"modified":"2011-03-02T02:56:06","modified_gmt":"2011-03-02T02:56:06","slug":"canada-deploys-warship-to-libya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/02\/canada-deploys-warship-to-libya\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada deploys warship to Libya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"57.0679419525\">\n        \t\t  <span><br \/>\n    <span>1 March 2011<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Last updated at <\/span><span>21:56 ET<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Canada is deploying a warship to the waters off Libya to assist in the evacuation of Canadian citizens, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the country moved to freeze $2.3bn (\u00a31.4bn) in Libyan assets, Canadian media reported.<\/p>\n<p>And Canadian singer Nelly Furtado has pledged to donate to charity $1m she received for a 2007 private concert for Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.<\/p>\n<p>Col Gaddafi has rejected calls to leave amid protests that have riven Libya.<\/p>\n<p>  <span>&#8216;No military action&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In Ottawa, Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay told reporters the frigate HMCS Charlottetown would leave Halifax for the Mediterranean Sea off Libya on Wednesday and that the voyage would take six days.<\/p>\n<p>He said the 4,750-tonne ship could be used to enforce a potential Nato- or UN-approved naval blockade.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are no plans whatsoever at this point that involve Canadian soldiers taking military action,&#8221; Mr MacKay told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our focus is evacuating Canadians, getting them safely and quickly out of harm&#8217;s way, [and] getting them out of the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On her Twitter page, Furtado said she had performed a 45-minute show for the Gaddafi family for a $1m fee.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Go here to read the rest:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/world-us-canada-12616509\" title=\"Canada deploys warship to Libya\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canada deploys warship to Libya<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 1 March 2011 Last updated at 21:56 ET Canada is deploying a warship to the waters off Libya to assist in the evacuation of Canadian citizens, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said. 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