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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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Kathleen Ruff Op-ed: Russia, Zimbabwe pick up the asbestos baton from Canada
May 6, 2013
Canada is no longer in the asbestos business but its message is clear: if you can make money from a hazardous substance, then oppose safety requirements. Kathleen Ruff Toronto Star May 5, 2013 In February last year, an Italian court sentenced two asbestos industrialists to 16 years in prison for criminal conduct in having for […]
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