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Canadian Auto Workers staff support Ceasefire.ca

Friday, January 22, 2010

The Canadian Auto Workers’ staff has made a $15,000 donation to the Rideau Institute’s Ceasefire program. The CAW and the Rideau Institute “have worked together on important issues and expect to do so in the future,” said Annie Labaj, the Director of the CAW’s International Department, in her letter announcing the donation. She also praised the [...]

Canadians want a Torture Inquiry

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

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Dear Ceasefire.ca supporters, The news from Ottawa is shocking. Senior intelligence officer Richard Colvin repeatedly warned the government about the routine use of torture in Afghan prisons, yet the Canadian Forces continued to hand over their prisoners to brutal Afghan authorities. Stephen Harper’s Conservative government, rather than taking the charges seriously, has instead used a smear campaign [...]

Afghanistan Postcard Campaign Moves into High Gear

Friday, July 31, 2009

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This week we moved our campaign to Stop Stephen Harper’s Secret War Plans into high gear. We have launched our Afghanistan postcard campaign, and already the demand from Ceasefire.ca supporters has far exceeded our supply of 5,000 postcards. In July we invited Ceasefire.ca supporters to help with the campaign to end Canada’s war in Afghanistan by distributing [...]

Harper’s Secret War Plans

Saturday, May 30, 2009

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Dear Ceasefire.ca supporters, Evidence is mounting that the Harper government is quietly preparing for a major escalation of our combat role in Afghanistan, and this includes hundreds more troops and the possible deployment of Canadian CF-18 fighter bombers. We must act quickly. We are launching a major campaign to prevent this military build-up in Afghanistan, but we [...]

Tell Harper: Don’t Deploy Laser Weapons

Sunday, July 13, 2008

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The Canadian military is about to deploy low-power laser weapons, also known as “laser dazzlers,” to Afghanistan. Experts have raised serious concerns about the dangers these devices pose to civilians - including potentially blinding children.