Our American neighbours will elect their next President on November 4, 2008. How will their choice affect Canada? The Rideau Institute, Ceasefire.ca’s parent organization, has produced a dossier on the McCain and Obama platforms called Canada After Bush: How the Next U.S. President Could Affect Our Country. How do you think the US election will […]
Archive | October, 2008
Do you know where your local candidates stand on peace and human rights issues?
At the outset of the federal election, Ceasefire.ca launched a campaign to ask local candidates and parties where they stand on peace and human rights. Hundreds of Ceasefire.ca users sent queries to local candidates using the Canada Votes 2008 online action system. See the candidates’ replies, as compiled by Ceasefire.ca users. If you have received […]
Harper Hid the Cost of Afghan War
As you may have seen from reports in yesterday and today’s morning newspapers, the cost of the war in Afghanistan will reach $18 billion by the end of 2011, according to a new report released by the Parliamentary Budget Office. (more…)
War in Afghanistan to cost Government $20.7 billion, UN Peacekeeping abandoned: Rideau Institute Report
The Rideau Institute released a report this week that examines the full cost of Canada’s war in Afghanistan, raising important new questions about the government’s ability to afford the mission with an economic recession looming, and highlighting the corresponding abandonment of Canadian participation in UN peacekeeping efforts. (more…)
Join Steven Staples during his cross Canada tour, 2008
PETERBOROUGH, ON Canada in Afghanistan: the Parties, the War and Wedge Politics George St. United Church, 534 George St. N Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00pm John Etches, Council of Canadians Peterborough-Kawarthas chapter Tel: 705-748-2219 OTTAWA, ON Canada After Bush: What is at Stake? Carleton University, Senate Room (6th Floor, Robertson Hall) Wednesday, October 8 at […]
They even have a word for it.
The word is bacha bazi, which means “boy play.” In Afghanistan, it is the sexual abuse and rape of young boys, it is widespread, and a United Nations official described like this: “What I found was nobody talks about it; everyone says ‘Well, you know, it’s been there for 1,000 years so why do we want to […]