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10 Questions about Libya
June 13, 2011
(Ottawa) Canada’s involvement in Libya raises important issues which deserve serious consideration. The following questions were put forward by experts and Rideau Institute senior advisors in preparation for this week’s parliamentary debate on the issue.
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Cost of Libya mission will be $80-85 million – not $60 million
June 10, 2011
Using the figures available from DND and adjusting to today’s dollar, we estimate that the incremental cost of the Libya mission from its beginning to the end of September will be between $80-$85 million.
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Leger & Dorn: It’s time to keep the peace again
June 6, 2011
In today’s interconnected world, Canada’s interests as a trading nation and middle power are best served by working toward a stable and peaceful world. United Nations peacekeeping remains one of the best tools to achieve that, say Dominic Leger and Walter Dorn.
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Nobel Women’s Initiative reaches 1.6 million Canadians in campaign to end rape as a weapon of war
May 30, 2011
On the heels of an alarming new international study that found that an estimated 48 women are raped in the Congo every minute, the Nobel Women’s Initiative launched a major organizing and media campaign to push the international community, including Canada, to do more to protect women in wars around the world.
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