More on USA-Iran Confrontation & Time to reassess Canada’s military role in Iraq

January 20, 2020

As the American campaign of “maximum pressure” against Iran and that country’s response of “maximum resistance” wreak havoc in the region and beyond, a chorus of international voices have called for de-escalation and renewed peaceful engagement.  On 15 January, Canadian Pugwash Group, whose Vice-Chair is RI President Peggy Mason, added its voice. Their Statement on […]

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Canada and the rest of NATO should stay out of Trump’s rogue Iranian affair

January 14, 2020

Canada said no to rogue American behaviour in Iraq in 2003. We should do the same regarding Iran in 2020.

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All the best of the season to everyone!

December 23, 2019

Canadians deserve a foreign policy that gives priority to  constructive engagement, peaceful conflict resolution and strengthening the UN and international law.  Help us in this worthy effort.

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Doha Forum 2019: Global solutions for global problems

December 21, 2019

Canada should engage much more fully in the Doha Forum multilateral dialogue process, both as an extremely worthwhile endeavour in its own right, and as a much-needed counterbalance to our troubling relations with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

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