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UNITED NATIONS -- Allan Rock never had much patience for process.
As a cabinet minister in Jean Chrétien's government, Mr. Rock found himself in hot water several times for ignoring proper procedure in favour of quick action that wasn't always well-considered.
But as Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, the former minister is immersed in a world where process is elevated to the level of first principle, and action (when it occurs at all) comes only after deliberations that seem to …
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