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Kathleen Ruff op-ed: “Sordid asbestos tale could be nearing its end”

August 13, 2012

The political tide is turning against asbestos in Quebec. If Premier Jean Charest loses the upcoming election, the plan to revive the Quebec asbestos industry may be stopped in its tracks.

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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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