August 05, 2005
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Paul Martin today announced that Canada’s Special Envoy for Peace in Sudan, Senator Mobina Jaffer, will represent Canada at the funeral of First Vice President of Sudan, Dr. John Garang de Mabior. Senator Jaffer will attend the service, to be held in Juba, Sudan on Saturday, August 6, at 11:30 a.m. local time.