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New Report on Canadians Abroad
March 29, 2016
A new report, entitled Canadians Abroad: A Policy and Legislative Agenda, has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The report, by former Ambassador and long-time head of the Canadian consular service Gar Pardy, analyses fourteen major issues associated with the provision of consular assistance to Canadians […]
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Some of our favourite Rideau Institute posts of 2015
December 31, 2015
Glancing back at the Rideau Institute blog posts for 2015 gives some idea of the range of important foreign, defence and security policy issues with which we dealt. We begin with the first of many posts on Canada’s grotesque $15 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia: Saudi arms deal makes mockery of Canadian values (Peggy Mason, Embassy, […]
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New Open Canada site features articles by RI President Peggy Mason
October 16, 2015
Two opinion pieces by RI President Peggy Mason are featured in today’s launch of the revamped Canadian International Council website. The first, co-authored with human rights researcher and activist Omar Sabry, is entitled How Canada failed Afghan detainees. Canada knowingly transferred detainees in Afghanistan to facilities where torture was rife. Since then, the Canadian government […]
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Get your copy of the report – Stuck in a Rut
September 18, 2013
“Stuck in a Rut: Harper government overrides Canadian Army, insists on buying outdated equipment,” is the most recent report written by Michael Byers and Stewart Webb, and produced by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. To get your copy of the report. Contact: operations@rideauinstitute.ca ++++++++++ Media Release For Immediate Release September 18, […]
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