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Illegal Dumping, NORAD upgrading, Ban Treaty lessons and a just peace for Ukraine
June 26, 2022
In today’s post we ask why Canada has yet to ratify the international ban on dumping waste in developing countries, consider key lessons from NATO allies who attended the historic Ban Treaty conference, examine what a just peace might mean for Ukraine and more.
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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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2019 Moscow Nonproliferation Conference: The big losers were the no-shows
November 13, 2019
Ambassador Peggy Mason gives her assessment of the 10th Annual Moscow Nonproliferation Conference, which sought to identify realistic, practical steps that could be taken to promote greater dialogue and understanding in relation to some of the most fundamental and pressing international security challenges now facing the global community.
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CSO Open Letter to PM on review of Saudi arms deal and update on gun control in Canada
March 13, 2019
On 5 March 2019 a large group of civil society organizations including the Rideau Institute released to the media and public the text of its latest Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Canada. It calls for a decision to be rendered in the matter of the government’s never-ending “review” of its export of armoured […]
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