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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.

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.

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.

Harper to meet with Dr. Polanyi, others, on eve of historic nuclear summit in Washington

April 8, 2010

On Friday afternoon, April 9, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. Canadian Nobel Laureate John Polanyi, along with Senator Douglas Roche (ret.) and Murray Thomson will meet with Prime Minister Harper to discuss President Obama’s summit and Canada’s position on nuclear disarmament.