And … the Duffy Trial re-opens! This election has already seen many twists and turns with the Harper government showering us in taxpayer dollars, and then new travel restrictions proclaimed in the name of anti-terrorism. Wednesday marks the resumption of the Mike Duffy criminal trial, with Harper’s former Chief of Staff Nigel Wright set to begin […]
And … the first leaders debate is complete! (Maclean’s National Leaders Debate 2015, Maclean’s, 6 August 2015) Click on the image below to view the full debate: Continue to visit our Canada Election Watch 2015 page and stay up-to-date with occurrences throughout, what has been coined as, ‘The longest Canadian election campaign’. Over at Ceasefire.ca, we […]
In an effort to provide our Ceasefire supporters and other interested readers with tools and resources in the lead up to the Canadian Federal Election 2015, we are bringing you a new and informative series for all of your election needs. Follow the link: Canada Election Watch 2015, for informative polls, party policies, election analysis, […]
Amanda Connolly, writing for iPolitics, discusses the potentially disturbing implications of so-called “killer robots” for modern warfare (“‘Killer robots’ could spark violence against Canadians, change global power balances: DND,” iPolitics, 19 July 2015). One of the main arguments used by those supporting the development of lethal autonomous weapons — “killer robots”, to use the popular […]
The United Nations Security Council called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday, as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to the region to “express solidarity with Palestinians and Israelis and help bring about a ceasefire”.
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a time when the world was on the brink of nuclear war. Has the threat of nuclear war diminished since 1962?