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Archive | August, 2013
Our documents reveal Air Force's disregard for civilian oversight of drones in Canada
Steven Staples says the debate over German drones in Europe raise significant unease about drone safety in Canada. “It’s one thing to be flying a drone over the desert in Afghanistan but it’s something else to fly them over Ottawa or Toronto,” said Staples, adding that a deficiency in civilian safety oversight may result in […]
Our documents reveal Air Force’s disregard for civilian oversight of drones in Canada
Steven Staples says the debate over German drones in Europe raise significant unease about drone safety in Canada. “It’s one thing to be flying a drone over the desert in Afghanistan but it’s something else to fly them over Ottawa or Toronto,” said Staples, adding that a deficiency in civilian safety oversight may result in […]
Sanctions? What sanctions?
The Harper government has awarded a $400 million contract to SNC-Lavalin PAE Inc. just months after the group’s parent company was banned from bidding on Canadian aid projects due to multiple bribery and corruption scandals.
MPs endorse a nuclear weapons ban
Ceasefire.ca would like to thank all volunteer campaigners across Canada, and to the many MPs who have voiced their support for peace and global nuclear disarmament.
Harper’s War Lobby is reacting to our campaign
Last week the head of Canada’s largest defence industry lobby association, Tim Page, challenged us in a 700-word opinion piece published in the Ottawa Citizen. Read our reply.