Canada tried to placate Gadhafi in 2009

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Source: CBC News

Government documents obtained by CBC News reveal the Canadian diplomatic efforts to placate Moammar Gadhafi after he became incensed that he would be lectured by officials during his planned stopover in Newfoundland in 2009.

Gadhafi was set to stop in St. John's to refuel his personal jet on his way back to Libya after addressing the UN General Assembly in New York. But he cancelled the trip after learning that then-Foreign Affairs minister Lawrence Cannon planned to meet with him and express Canada's displeasure over the hero's welcome Libya gave to the Libyan national convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.

Three Canadians were among the 270 people killed when the plane exploded.

Gadhafi threatened to seize billions in assets of Canadian companies, including Petro-Canada, if he didn't get an apology.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/09/07/gadhafi-petro-canada.html