In a last ditch effort to avoid a complete defeat, Canada withdrew its bid before what was expected to be a complete drumming by member states as support swung to Portugal over Canada. What is your reaction? Tell everyone. Leave your reply below.
Peacekeeping
TVO's The Agenda – After Afghanistan: Peacekeepers or War makers?
TVO’s The Agenda – After Afghanistan: Peacekeepers or War makers? Recorded Thursday, April 29 2010. Canada’s military role After Afghanistan. Live from the Munk School of Global Affairs.
Petition: Make Canada a UN Peacekeeper again
Once the world’s top contributor of troops for UN Peacekeeping, Canada has fallen far down the list as the military has turned away from the UN. Urge Prime Minister Harper, the political party leaders and your Member of Parliament to make Canada a proud UN Peacekeeeper once again.
Prof. Walter Dorn on CPAC
In February, Ceasefire.ca launched its campaign to make Canada a UN peacekeeper again. To kick off the campaign, we co-hosted Prof. Walter Dorn in conversation …
Loon watch: CDAI "promotes informed public debate"
The mandate of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute is to “provide research support to the Conference of Defence Associations (CDA) and promote informed public …
Canadians support humanitarian aid/peacekeeping
The earthquake in Haiti this week has created a humanitarian disaster, with hundreds of thousands of people killed or injured and millions requiring assistance. Canada …