There has been a significant development in the Campaign for a Federal Department of Peace. Bill C-447 – An Act to Establish the Department of Peace – has been introduced in the House of Commons and has passed its first reading. It was tabled on September 30th by NDP MP Bill Siksay and seconded by […]
Archive | October, 2009
Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Late last week US President Obama was chosen by the Nobel Committee to be a recipients of the most prestigious prize known to public servants because of his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people.” The committee said that, “Obama has as President created a new climate in international politics. Multilateral diplomacy […]
Steven Staples, Graeme Smith discuss Afghan progress on TVO
Problems during the recent Afghan election
Amid recent reports of widespread fraud during the Afghan elections, the Afghan Research and Evaluation Unit has released a report entitled : Why Afghans voted in 2009. The report outlines many individual, community-based, ethnic and national motivations, as well as numerous key factors that impeded voter participation. Although there were fears that security problems would prevent the people of […]
RETHINK AFGHANISTAN premier in Toronto, Oct 2
M.U.C.K. FILM FESTIVAL & FORUM ‘Movies of Un-Common Knowledge’ ENLIGHTEN! ENRAGE! ENGAGE! CHANGE! October 1 – 4, 2009 The Royal, 608 College Street, Toronto www.muckfilmfestival.com The inaugural M.U.C.K. Film Festival & Forum (Movies of Un-Common Knowledge) takes place Thursday through Sunday, October 1st – 4th at The Royal, 608 College Street. Aimed at tearing […]