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Canadian Auto Workers staff continue to support Ceasefire.ca

The Canadian Auto Workers’ staff made another $15,000 donation to the Rideau Institute’s Ceasefire program. Annie Labaj, Director of the CAW’s International Department, called attention to the important work that the Rideau Institute and the CAW have conducted together, including assisting in campaigns against the sale of MacDonald Dettwiler (maker of Radarsat and the CANADARM) and against […]

Canadian Auto Workers staff support Ceasefire.ca

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 […]

Canadians want a Torture Inquiry

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 […]