CBC journalist Brian Stewart calls for Canada to once again contribute to UN peacekeeping operations.
Stewart: Get back to peacekeeping


CBC journalist Brian Stewart calls for Canada to once again contribute to UN peacekeeping operations.

Canada’s participation in global peacekeeping operations is now almost negligible, even though the demand for blue helmets is steadily increasing.

Prime Minister Harper has told Defence Minister Peter MacKay to find a role for 5 Wing/Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay, a military base in Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Peter Penashue’s riding.

Ten peace activists who blocked entry to a Trident nuclear submarine base were convicted earlier this month of “walking on a roadway where prohibited.”

Bill S-10, which is designed to bring Canada into compliance with the UN Convention on Cluster Munitions, contains serious flaws.

Stories about the poll were published by the Vancouver Sun, the Calgary Herald, the Ottawa Citizen, and the Edmonton Journal, reaching a joint circulation of over 346,000 people.