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Feds should think carefully about Canadian military’s push for drones
May 31, 2013
The Hill Times talks to Steven Staples, President of the Rideau Institute, and others about the Harper government’s plan to acquire armed drones for Canada (Matt Moir, “Feds should think carefully about Canadian military’s push for drones, say experts, critics,” Hill Times, 27 May 2013 — subscription required): “As we’ve learned in Afghanistan, the misuse […]
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Op-ed: What we’ve learned in 65 years of peacekeeping
May 28, 2013
Steven Staples and Joshua Libben Ottawa Citizen May 28, 2013 Decades after its first mission in 1948, United Nations peacekeeping is as controversial today as it was back then. Sixty-five years ago this week, on May 29, 1948, officers were sent to monitor the truce established following the First Arab-Israeli War. Canadian prime minister Lester […]
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Op-ed by Rideau Institute Special Advisor Gar Pardy
May 15, 2013
Quatar’s quiet understanding of Canadian politics Gar Pardy Embassy News May 8, 2013 Canadians can be forgiven if they have trouble recognizing Qatar or its significance to Canada. That has changed in the last few days. Qatar, with surprising adroitness, offered to host the International Civil Aviation Organization—and in doing so wrest it away from […]
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Steven Shrybman to receive Rideau Institute Leadership Award
May 8, 2013
May 8, 2013 Ottawa – The 2013 Rideau Institute Leadership Award will be presented to public-interest lawyer Steven Shrybman for his many years of work and achievements in promoting democracy, sovereignty and environmental protection. The Rideau Institute Leadership Award is given by the Rideau Institute Board of Directors to a person or group for making […]
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