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Staples and Naqi op-ed: Who will be watching over the shipbuilding program?
August 2, 2012
By Steven Staples and Mahmud Naqi Published in the August 2012 issue (Volume 19 Issue 7) of Esprit de Corps From the Cyclone helicopter to the F-35 stealth fighter, defence procurement problems have been dominating the headlines. However, the federal government’s planned $35 billion National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy is bigger than both of these combined. […]
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The Rideau Institute’s 2012 submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance
August 1, 2012
Today the Rideau Institute submitted its suggestions to for the annual pre-budget consultation of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. The results of the consultation process will be presented to the House of Commons for the government to consider when it makes the 2013 Budget. The Rideau Institute calls on the government to […]
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Rideau Institute researcher Mahmud Naqi on Chemical Weapons in Syria
August 1, 2012
Embassy Magazine in its August 1, 2012 issue looked at what more Canada could be doing in Syria. Mahmud Naqi, a researcher for the Rideau Institute said that despite the risks posed by chemical weapons it would be hard to assess and prevent risk without being on the ground. “I’m not entirely sure there is […]
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Rideau Institute Board Member Kathleen Ruff on asbestos opposition in Thailand
July 24, 2012
CBC news reported on Tuesday, July 24, that opposition to Canadian asbestos is growing in Thailand. Kathleen Ruff, Rideau Institute Board Member, says “one of the reasons is that studies that were done show the appalling conditions for the use of asbestos.” The Quebec government recently pledged $58 million to aid in the reopening of […]
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