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Alternative Federal Budget 2012 calls for greater social program spending and reductions in defence spending
March 14, 2012
[wufoo username=”rideauinstitute” formhash=”s7x1z5″ autoresize=”true” height=”261″ header=”show” ssl=”true”] With the 2012 Federal Budget only two weeks away, The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), in coordination with the Rideau Institute and more than 30 other Canadian civil society organizations, has offered a different vision for Canada’s future. Titled A Budget for the Rest of Us, the […]
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CF Readiness: “Ready for what?”
February 26, 2012
Remarks by Steven Staples, President of the Rideau Institute, to the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence (NDDN) as part of its study on the readiness of the Canadian Forces.
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Embassy: “Great threats to Canadians’ security are not military, but economic,” says Rideau Institute
February 23, 2012
Rideau Institute is advocating for reduced defence spending that would eventually return to pre-9/11 levels, reports Embassy newspaper this week.
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F-35: Holy and Decent says Fantino
February 10, 2012
Hansard for February 9, 2012, where Minister Fantino responds to Rideau Institute’s release of an article on the F-35 by Michael Byers and Stewart Webb, and Steven Staples’ appearance before the Standing Committee on National Defence.
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