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The Trouble with Billionaires Rideau Institute 3rd Annual Gala Dinner

October 7, 2010

The 3rd annual Rideau Institute Gala Dinner will feature a keynote address by author and Toronto Star columnist Linda McQuaig and the presentation of the inaugural Rideau Institute Leadership Award to the founders of Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention.

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Inaugural Rideau Institute Leadership Award to be Presented to Founders of Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention

September 28, 2010

The Rideau Institute Board of Directors will present the inaugural Rideau Institute Leadership Award to Murray Thomson, Doug Roche, and John Polanyi, founders of Canadians for a Nuclear Weapons Convention, at the Rideau Institute Gala Dinner on October 7, 2010.

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Ad Campaign Urges PM Harper to Call off Afghanistan Military Offensive

August 11, 2010

Today the Rideau Institute initiated an ad campaign to stem the growing number of civilians killed in the Afghan war. It calls on Prime Minister Harper to urge U.S. and NATO leadership to call off the plan to launch a major offensive against insurgents inside the city of Kandahar, which risks many more civilian casualties.

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Opinions Mixed on Whether to Influence or Scrap G8/G20 Summits

June 25, 2010

(Ottawa) Protests this weekend will reflect a mix of concern over the G8/G20 summits’ agendas, and objections to the very legitimacy of the meetings themselves, suggests an online survey of “engaged Canadians” by the Rideau Institute.

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