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the organization fell into disarray. In early 2013 Rebecca Wolsak wrote about Tin Maung Htoo and the failures of CFOB in
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in Burma. Its primary objectives are to raise awareness about the political, human rights and socioeconomic situation in Burma and how it pertains to
Canadians, as well as to encouraged Canadians to take action and to get involved.
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