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Let’s make it clear to Saudi Arabia that bullying will not work
August 14, 2018
The RideauInstitute.ca is on a short summer break, back next Friday 24 August. However, in the meantime, why not show your support to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for standing up to the Saudi Arabian bully boy, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, by sending an email to: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at: pm@pm.gc.ca Foreign Minister Chrystia […]
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Prime Minister Trudeau, bold steps are needed on global nuclear disarmament
August 13, 2018
The 73rd anniversaries of the terrible atomic bombings of Hiroshima, on 6 August, and Nagasaki, on 9 August, have just passed. We commemorated those unspeakable events in our 27 July blog Ceasefire.ca post, which culminated in this Call to Action: Dear Prime Minister, Please start to regain a leadership role on nuclear abolition by meeting urgently […]
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National Defence Committee calls for Canadian action on nuclear disarmament
July 31, 2018
Photo credit: wagingpeace.org (Setsuko Thurlow giving 2017 Nobel Peace Prize address) On 18 June 2018 the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence presented its report to Parliament on Canada and NATO. While most of the recommendations were a continuation of current policy, the one on NATO and nuclear weapons most certainly was not! Referencing testimony from […]
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Crime of aggression can now be prosecuted by ICC
July 23, 2018
In a July 17th statement, on the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute, Chrystia Freeland, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, praised Canada’s role in establishing the International Criminal Court: The ICC plays a pivotal role in obtaining justice for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression. We thank the numerous Canadians who pushed for […]
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