Archive » Tag: International Peace and Security
Some new foreign policy promises from the Trudeau Liberals. Are they credible?
October 6, 2019
Three new Liberal campaign promises will strengthen Canada’s contribution to international peace and security if and only if they are actually fully implemented. So the Prime Minister needs to demonstrate these commitments are credible.
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We call on Canada to work with Europe to save the INF Treaty
November 5, 2018
Under the malign influence of U.S. national security advisor John Bolton, who views international law as a tool of the weak, President Trump has recently announced his intention to “terminate” the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. This landmark nuclear arms control agreement helped end the Cold War arms race by banning an entire class of destabilizing U.S. and […]
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Why Canada is right to send peacekeepers to Mali
April 3, 2018
20 months after the Justin Trudeau government formally pledged that Canada would re-engage in UN peacekeeping with up to 600 soldiers, 150 police and the provision of specialized equipment, an actual commitment to an actual mission was finally announced. The Aviation Task Force will include Chinook helicopters to provide urgently needed transport and logistics capacity […]
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Bill C-47 leaves majority of Canada’s military exports unregulated
March 5, 2018
In her address to the Geneva Conference on Disarmament on 28 February last, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland discussed Bill C-47, Canada’s legislation for accession to the Arms Trade Treaty: Canadians are rightly concerned about how arms could be used to perpetuate regional and international conflicts in which civilians have suffered and lost their lives. We […]
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