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Inaugural CUPE Progressive Policy Internship at the Rideau Institute
July 9, 2012
The Rideau Institute is pleased to present Alana Roscoe as the first CUPE Progressive Policy Intern. Alana is a recent graduate of Carleton University’s Master of Arts Program in Sociology. With a lifelong interest in social justice concerns, Alana has been involved with community organizations working on poverty and human rights issues in Canada and […]
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Steven Staples on Afghanistan aid announcement
July 9, 2012
On July 8, PostMedia and the Canadian Press published “Afghanistan aid announcment greeted with caution, skepticism”, detailing the response to the news that Canada will continue aid to Afghanistan, “on the condition the money is not squandered through corruption or mismanagement.” Steven Staples predicts that “the money will be siphoned off by the Afghan military […]
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CAW Applauds Call for Greater Transparency and a Canadian-Made Search and Rescue Fleet
June 21, 2012
Canada NewsWire June 21, 2012 TORONTO- The CAW is commending the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ joint call for the federal government to a adopt a transparent, objective, made-in-Canada solution to the country’s need for a new Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) fleet. The report Search and Replace: The Case for […]
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Consider Made-In-Canada Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft, Report Urges
June 19, 2012
A new report calls on the government to replace the Canadian Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) fleet and proposes that a number of made-in-Canada aircraft be considered to fulfill Canada’s search and rescue requirements, especially on the West Coast.
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