The United Nations’ High Representative for Disarmament, Angela Kane, is among those asking Canada to sign the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty
Canada asked to sign Arms Trade Treaty
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Add your name! Urge Harper to sign the UN Arms Trade Treaty
So far 115 countries have signed the UN Arms Trade Treaty, including the United States, the U.K., France, and many other allies — but the Harper government has not signed.
Dismissive CSSA President sent as Canadian delegate to small arms conference
The Harper government spent taxpayers’ money to send Steve Torino, the President of the Canadian Shooting Sports Association, to a conference on the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons, despite the fact the CSSA dismissed the Programme as not “even remotely important.”
Afraid to pull the trigger on ATT
The United States signed the Arms Trade Treaty last week, raising the total number of signatures to 107. Unfortunately, Canada remains one of the shrinking number of countries that have failed to sign the treaty. Months after Canada voted in favour of the treaty at the UN General Assembly, the Harper government remains reluctant to […]