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Figure. Dr. David Swann of Calgary is so concerned about the impact Western economic sanctions are having on Iraqi children that he held a 24-hour vigil outside the constituency office of his MP, Progressive Conservative leader Joe Clark, in March. “[Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein] is a terrible character but that doesn't mean we should prevent food, medicine and other necessities of life from reaching the Iraqi people,” says Swann, a public health physician and member of the Canadian Network to End Sanctions on Iraq. The sanctions were imposed in August 1990 after Iraq invaded Kuwait. Swann, who met with Clark, hopes the vigil will encourage the Tory leader to adopt a more humanitarian position in the House of Commons. — Jack Locke, Calgary Photo by: Jack Locke