CTV: A spokesman for the prime minister is downplaying Governor General Michaelle Jean's comments today about the genocide in Rwanda. During a state visit to the African nation, Jean expressed regret at Canada's failure to act during the atrocity. Officials with Rideau Hall describe Jean's message as an apology from Canada and say it had been cleared with the Department of Foreign Affairs before it was delivered. But a spokesman for Prime Minister Harper will only describe the statement as an acknowledgment of the atrocity and the global community's failure to act in a timely way.
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