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Ottawa lecture: Religions on War – How Similiar are They?
December 6, 2012
Walter Dorn, Senior Advisor to the Rideau Institute will be giving a public lecture at Dominican University College, entitled “Religions on War: How Similar are They?” December 13, 2012 7:30 pm Albert the Great Hall Lecture is open to all For more information, contact: Prof. Eduardo Andújar Faculté de Philosophie / Faculty of Philosophy [96 […]
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Steven Staples to Finance Committee: “Canada’s future is in Bombardier’s passenger jets, not Lockheed Martin’s fighter jets”
December 5, 2012
The Rideau Institute presented pre-budget consultation recommendations to the House of Commons Finance Committe on October 24, 2012. The full minutes and transcripts of the committee meeting are available online. Steven Staples (President, Rideau Institute): Good afternoon, honourable members of the committee and guests. Thank you for inviting me back to present our pre-budget consultation […]
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Steven Staples on the Delisle case in the Chronicle Herald
November 30, 2012
Steven Staples, President of the Rideau Institute, says that the documents released this week in the Delisle case should pressure the Department of National Defence to explain how years of spying went undetected and how the military will strengthen its internal defences. Mr. Staples was quoted in the Chronicle Herald article, “Spy-papers seen as wake […]
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Rideau Institute Senior Advisor Gar Pardy op-ed: Canada could be drawn into Chinese containment strategy
November 28, 2012
Embassy News November 28, 2012 On Feb. 22, 1946, the American chargé in Moscow, George F. Kennan, replied to a State Department inquiry on Soviet foreign policy in the aftermath of the Second World War. His 8,000 word response, historically referred to as the Long Telegram, within a few months became the basis of American […]
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