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Without arms control, hypersonic weapons will magnify already growing nuclear dangers
July 15, 2019
With the USA, Russia and China now engaged in an arms race to develop terrifying new “hypersonic weapons” of unimaginable speed and maneuverability, we call on Canada to champion urgently needed multilateral arms control talks.
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Canada needs more courage in its Ukraine policy
July 8, 2019
The new Ukrainian President has broken with the entrenched political old guard in his country and made peace negotiations with Russia his top priority. Yet, instead of forthrightly supporting this new approach, FM Freeland continues with her same old anti-Russian rhetoric.
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While applauding Canadian ATT accession, civil society looks for action to curb our Saudi arms exports
June 24, 2019
We welcome Canada’s long overdue accession to the global Arms Trade Treaty. But it will only be meaningful if it is accompanied by concrete action to end our complicity in the suffering of innocent Yemeni civilians by suspending the export of Canadian-made LAVs to Saudi Arabia.
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FM Freeland’s disarmament no-show and latest on Iran-USA confrontation
June 17, 2019
Canada’s Foreign Minister spurns a high-level meeting on nuclear dangers hosted by her Swedish counterpart. Meanwhile, she and the Prime Minister remain silent over heightening tensions between Iran and the USA.
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