In Ukraine and the Middle East, Canada is not an “honest broker”

May 25, 2020

We call on Canada to bring its international policies vis-à-vis Ukraine and Israel into full compliance with the fundamental principles of the UN Charter.

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War, famine, and pandemic in Yemen but business as usual for Canadian arms exports

May 18, 2020

Today’s blog post features the full text of the Press Release issued in conjunction with the 14 May Open Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Civil Society Organizations Decry Global Affairs Canada Justifications for Resumption of Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia 15 May 2020 Today, in an Open Letter addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a […]

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UN 911 first-responder system is overdue

May 11, 2020

If Canada is to win a UN Security Council seat over UN stalwarts, Norway and Ireland, then we need to think big. Now is the time for Canada to throw its weight squarely behind a UN Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS).

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Canadian ban on “military assault rifles” only one of many steps needed

May 5, 2020

The Canadian government should buttress its decisive action to ban assault-style weapons by bringing the already-enacted Bill C-71 amendments into force and committing to a handgun ban.

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