Tag Archives: Rideau Institute

Hawks versus doves

Last weekend’s National Post published a letter from Senator Pamela D. Wallin questioning the independence and expertise of three critics of the Department of National Defence’s purchase of F-35 fighter jets on the basis that all of them have ties to the Rideau Institute. Dismissing the Rideau Institute as an organization that “routinely criticizes Canada’s military spending”, […]

Blackwater trained Canadian troops

The National Post reported last week that the Department of National Defence has paid the notorious Blackwater security company, now called Xe Services, more than $6 million to train Canadian troops  (Tom Blackwell, “Blackwater trained our troops,” National Post, 27 April 2010): The department sent a succession of personnel to Blackwater’s Moyock, N.C., training compound […]

Staples headed to Afghanistan?

Rideau Institute President Steve Staples has asked the Department of National Defence to include him on the next stakeholders’ tour of the Canadian mission in Afghanistan. DND has organized several tours of the Afghanistan mission for Canadian academics, defence lobbyists, journalists, and other “opinion leaders”, but rarely (if ever?) have these tours included prominent critics […]

Ban nuclear weapons from Arctic: Report

Arctic and nuclear weapon states need to work together to rid the Arctic region of nuclear weapons, finds a new report by security analysts Michael Wallace and Steven Staples. Ridding the Arctic of Nuclear Weapons A Task Long Overdue was released today by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Pugwash Group, the national affiliate of […]

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 […]