Canada condemned North Korea's failed rocket launch Friday, calling Pyongyang's behavior "reckless and provocative." "Canada unreservedly condemns North Korea's rocket launch," Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said in a statement. "This type of brazen behavior is entirely reckless and provocative." The foreign minister said the test showed that the North Korean government was ignoring the plight of its people, who are acutely in need of international food aid. "The launch ignores not only international will but also the basic needs of the North Korean people," Baird said. North Korea acknowledged Friday its long-range rocket launch had failed, disintegrating soon after liftoff and plunging into the sea.
