Archive » Tag: Canadian mission in Iraq and Syria
A Canadian defence and security policy for the 21st century
May 13, 2015
Canada is in urgent need of a progressive, innovative and effective defence and security policy for the 21st Century. Peggy Mason provides insight into why the United Nations is central to making that happen. Embassy News: A Canadian defence and security policy for the 21st century Peggy Mason, President of the Rideau Institute May 13, 2015 Much […]
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Military spending and the federal budget
April 20, 2015
With the 2015-2016 Federal Budget slated for release on 21 April 2015, have a look at the CCPA’s Alternative Federal Budget 2015 (Alternative Federal Budget 2015: Delivering the Good, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 19 March 2015). With Canadian participation in the war in Afghanistan ending in 2014, the ongoing fight against ISIL in Iraq and […]
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Peggy Mason: Countering Islamic State: A failing strategy
April 3, 2015
By Peggy Mason CCPA Monitor, April 1, 2015 The U.S.-led air campaign being waged in Iraq and Syria against Islamic State features a cast of regional allies, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, whose repressive governance, gross human rights abuses and stifling of political dissent fuel the very terrorism the West says […]
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