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Civil Society Letter on Bill C-47: Canada must do better
April 16, 2018
Rideau Institute President Peggy Mason and Group of 78 Chair Roy Culpeper sent a joint letter on behalf of their respective non-governmental organizations to Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland in light of recent changes to Bill C-47, the legislation to enable Canada to accede to the landmark Arms Trade Treaty. First they highlighted the good news: “We would […]
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Canada Prepares to Join the Arms Trade Treaty: Part One
April 18, 2017
April 13th the Government of Canada tabled Bill C-47 (ATT) in the House of Commons to enable Canada to accede to the landmark Arms Trade Treaty. Below is the associated press release from the Media Relations office of Global Affairs Canada. This is the first in a series of blog posts discussing and analyzing this […]
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Trudeau government: Room for improvement on key security issues
July 5, 2016
As we finish our Canada Day celebrations and the first long weekend of summer, it is a fitting time to provide a mid-term evaluation of some of the issues we have been tracking over the last few months. Arms Trade Treaty First the good news: Foreign Minister Dion announced June 30th, that on June 17th […]
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