Originally Posted by
jsfrSE
No, it was Qatar and not the UAE who pushed in 2012-13 to have ICAO's headquarters moved to Doha.
I mixed up the ICAO move with the Camp Mirage fiasco, my bad. The original point is however still valid - the two countries spat disproportionally over EK's request for expanded landing rights in Canada. UAE booted Canada out of Camp Mirage, both countries engaged in retaliatory actions against each other due to AC voicing fears over EK intruding on its turf.
Originally Posted by
jsfrSE
Or maybe you should read this Toronto Star article from a "relevant time" instead of relying on some greatly sanitized "official press release" more than three years after the fact?
U.A.E. minister ‘insulted’ by Ottawa’s actions
Originally Posted by Toronto Star, January 2011
The United Arab Emirates’ top diplomat says he’s been “insulted” by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s war of words aimed at his country but floated a possible olive branch, saying he’d be willing to visit Canada if invited.
[...]
the Harper government openly questioning whether the Arab nation — which has hosted Western militaries and sent troops to Afghanistan — is a trusted ally.
The bold and underlined part was largely interpreted back then as the Canadian Government suggesting UAE was a supporter of international terrorism, thereby, not an ally of the West. So yes, I think I got my facts straight right here but thanks for checking.
Originally Posted by
Daffie
There are no cabanas in the newly re-opened the Pier. If you had actually been there since its re-opening, you wouldn't be confused.