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Kathleen Ruff: Canada at heart of global asbestos lobby

November 1, 2011

Canada was in the world spotlight earlier this year, when our government refused to allow chrysotile asbestos to be put on a UN list of hazardous substances. Over and over, the government has repeated the following words: “For thirty years, Canada has promoted the safe, controlled use of asbestos at home and overseas.”

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Michael Byers, Steven Staples and Walter Dorn on recent death during Afghan CF “training mission”

November 1, 2011

“The Canadian government calls it a non-combat mission, but there are cases where you might find your soldiers actually engaged in combat, if only for self-protection,” Walter Dorn said.

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Bill Robinson on Canada’s $10B Nuclear Submarine Options

October 28, 2011

All in all, a huge amount of money for a marginal capability at a time of supposed austerity even though the money the government has promised for the Canada First Defence Strategy is almost certainly insufficient to pay for its currently planned equipment purchases and DND is supposed to be under pressure to reduce its spending.

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Steven Staples presents recommendations to House of Commons Finance Committee

October 21, 2011

On October 20, Steven Staples went before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance to recommend changes in defence spending. Below is a transcript of the presentation:

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