Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has directed the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to accept — “in exceptional circumstances” only of course — information obtained through the use of torture.
Tortured policy
Archive | February, 2012
On the road to war with Iran?
Former Republican House and Senate staffer Mike Lofgren warns that fear of an Iranian “Islamic Bomb” may be pushing the U.S. towards war with Iran.
$21 for a bag of concrete
Big-ticket items such as the planned F-35 purchase tend to get the headlines, but smaller examples of wasteful military spending are also important.
Staples testifies on DND spending
Steven Staples of the Rideau Institute testified before the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence on Thursday, 9 February 2012 on the subject of Canadian defence policy and military spending.
Byers & Webb: F-35 a costly mistake
Michael Byers and Stewart Webb argue that the Harper government should consider alternatives to the planned F-35 fighter-bomber purchase.
Byers & Webb: F-35 a costly mistake
Michael Byers and Stewart Webb argue that the Harper government should consider alternatives to the planned F-35 fighter-bomber purchase.