It is urgent that we find out exactly why Canada is failing to strictly adhere to national and international obligations in relation to war crimes.
Why is Canada failing when it comes to the laws of war?
Tag Archives: Operation IMPACT
No pandemic pivot in Canada’s defence budget
The federal budget tabled this week continues the pre-pandemic pattern of defence spending increases, which will do nothing to address the existential threats of climate catastrophe, the destruction of nature and nuclear armageddon.
Canadian peacekeepers can make a real difference in Mali
It’s time for Canada to make good on its UN peacekeeping promises with new military and civilian contributions to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali.
Canada lacks coherent Iraqi assistance plan
The decision to suspend the Kurdish training and assistance mission underscores the need for a broader Canadian plan going forward.
CTV Power Play with May and Mason
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and Rideau Institute President Peggy Mason on Countering ISIS
Parliamentary Budget Officer criticizes Department of National Defence for withholding cost of Iraq combat mission
In a succinct letter, Parliamentary Budget Officer Jean-Denis Fréchette took aim at the deputy defence minister, Richard Fadden, for saying the military’s cost estimate for the six-month airstrike is a cabinet confidence.