Bill S-10, which is designed to bring Canada into compliance with the UN Convention on Cluster Munitions, contains serious flaws.
Why is Canada going soft on cluster bombs?
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Tell Harper to Abolish Nuclear Weapons!
Tell Harper, other party leaders, and your own MP that nuclear weapons need to be abolished!
ICC celebrates first verdict
The International Criminal Court issued its first verdict in its 10 years of existence on March 14th when it found Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga guilty of conscripting child soldiers for his private army.
Unbalancing refugee reform
When the Balanced Refugee Reform Act came up for discussion in parliament in 2010, the then-minority Harper government was forced to compromise with the opposition parties in order to get the legislation passed. But that was then. It looks like those compromises may be about to be revisited.
Business ethics meet Gadhafi's Libya
Canada’s largest engineering firm, Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin, has come under criticism for its operations in Libya. A recent story by Globe and Mail reporter Graeme Smith revealed close ties between the Canadian engineering company and Col. Gadhafi’s son Saadi before the regime collapsed. SNC-Lavalin’s work with Saadi focused on establishment of a civil-military corps of engineers […]
Business ethics meet Gadhafi’s Libya
Canada’s largest engineering firm, Montreal-based SNC-Lavalin, has come under criticism for its operations in Libya. A recent story by Globe and Mail reporter Graeme Smith revealed close ties between the Canadian engineering company and Col. Gadhafi’s son Saadi before the regime collapsed. SNC-Lavalin’s work with Saadi focused on establishment of a civil-military corps of engineers […]