Civil society prepares for Senate hearings to improve draft legislation on Canada’s accession to the Arms Trade Treaty, domestic gun control, and national security oversight.
Canadian civil society gears up for crucial Senate hearings
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Civil society and the imperative of nuclear disarmament
Two important civil society gatherings on urgent next steps to stave off nuclear catastrophe and start making real progress towards nuclear disarmament.
RI President on CBC Power and Politics
Canada has been absent so long from UN peacekeeping that our military leadership simply does not understand its value in building a sustainable peace.
Bill C-47 leaves majority of Canada’s military exports unregulated
Canada needs an export permit control system worthy of a country with a proud history of working to strengthen human rights, international law and international peace and security.
2-year extension of Iraq mission lacks transparency and oversight
Trudeau government waits until Parliamentary recess to announce two-year extension to Canada’s military mission in Iraq.
New Canadian defence policy neither credible nor affordable
The funding timeline for the new defence budget undermines credibilty of the entire exercise.