On June 22nd Global National showed a story on the Canadian government’s plans to conceal the future costs of the war in Afghanistan, and it featured our very own Steven Staples. Click here to watch the video of the Global TV interview.
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Canadian government will no longer release cost of war
As reported in the Ottawa Citizen, citing reasons of national security the Canadian government will no longer report the cost of its ongoing conflict in Afghanistan. In previous years the government has complied with access to information requests but, for the next three fiscal years, this will no longer be the case. According to last […]
Long-term Strategy in Afghanistan?
Despite the 2011 planned end-date of Canada’s combat mission in Afghanistan many feel that rather than winding down combat operations in an attempt to foster some sort of a peaceful resolution to the conflict, Canada’s policy in Afghanistan is still one largely focused on expanding combat operations at the expense of approaches which seek to […]
Harper’s Secret War Plans
Dear Ceasefire.ca supporters, Evidence is mounting that the Harper government is quietly preparing for a major escalation of our combat role in Afghanistan, and this includes hundreds more troops and the possible deployment of Canadian CF-18 fighter bombers. We must act quickly. We are launching a major campaign to prevent this military build-up in Afghanistan, […]
Ottawa Book Launch for 'Afghanistan and Canada'
On Friday, May 29th, from 1:00 – 2:30 at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences Book Fair, editors Steven Staples and Lucia Kowaluk will be launching their newest book, Afghanistan and Canada: Is There an Alternative to the War? In the last seven years, thousands of troops and billions of dollars in foreign […]
The War on Women
In Paul Weinberg’s recent article “War on Women- Canada’s Kabul allies condone rape while our troops die trying to stop women-hating Taliban,” a grim picture is painted regarding the challenges that lie ahead for NATO. In light of the recent legislation condoning marital rape in Sharia law, Weinberg comments on the “motivational confusion” and “rational […]