Peggy Mason, the President of the Rideau Institute, debated Canada’s role in Iraq with Michael Petrou, a senior writer for Maclean’s, on CBC Radio’s The 180 with Jim Brown on Sunday, January 25th.
Peggy Mason debates Canada’s role in Iraq


Peggy Mason, the President of the Rideau Institute, debated Canada’s role in Iraq with Michael Petrou, a senior writer for Maclean’s, on CBC Radio’s The 180 with Jim Brown on Sunday, January 25th.

Op-ed by Peggy Mason in Embassy News, January 21, 2015.

On Thursday January 22nd Ambassador (ret’d)Peggy Mason, the President of the Rideau Institute will give a talk entitled “Countering the Islamic State: Why Canada needs to Change course” hosted by the Canadian Club of Kingston. Talk is open to all.

Paul Rogers, professor of peace studies at the University of Bradford and OpenDemocracy’s international-security editor, discusses the recent attacks in Paris and the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Jean-Marie Guéhenno, former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, provides an overview of 10 conflicts the international community will face in 2015.

Experts warn against deepened Islamophobia in the wake of the murderous attack on Paris-based satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo