Stoking the Tsunamis of War and Repression
Canada’s military exports arm world’s most belligerent nationsAuthor(s): Richard SandersMay 1, 2011Finally, after years of delays and just a few hours after Japan’s horrifying earthquake on March 11,...
View ArticleThe Middle East Revolution (Part III)
The Empire strikes back: Libya attacked by the U.S. and NATOAuthor(s): Asad IsmiMay 1, 2011No sooner had the popular revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia overthrown corrupt and repressive U.S.-backed...
View ArticleThe Middle East Revolution (Part IV)
Saudi Arabia helps crush the democratic uprising in BahrainAuthor(s): Asad IsmiSeptember 1, 2011In a display of astounding hypocrisy in mid-August, the Saudi Arabian government denounced the Syrian...
View ArticleMilitarizing Canadian Culture
Our government and media not just excusing war, but glorifying itAuthor(s): Robert A. HackettFebruary 1, 2012“The deformed human mind is the ultimate doomsday weapon.” —British historian E.P....
View ArticleThe Latin American Revolution (Part XII)
Uruguay makes great social gains under left-wing governmentAuthor(s): Asad IsmiApril 1, 2012Uruguay, a small South American nation located between Argentina and Brazil, has been carrying forth the...
View ArticleSearch and Replace
The Case for a Made-in-Canada Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue FleetAuthor(s): Michael ByersStewart WebbJune 19, 2012Download3.15 MB40 pagesThis report, released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian...
View ArticleConsider Made-In-Canada Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft, Report Urges
June 19, 2012OTTAWA – A new report, released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, calls on the government to replace the Canadian Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue...
View ArticleThe Latin American Revolution (Part XIV)
Opposition to Canadian mining companies rising in ColombiaAuthor(s): Asad IsmiJuly 1, 2012Canadian companies operating in Colombia are more economically powerful than ever before: they partly own and...
View ArticleGovernment should consider options for Sea King replacement, report urges
February 11, 2013OTTAWA – A major, deep-reaching report about the maritime helicopter procurement has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.“The...
View ArticleLe gouvernement devrait chercher d’autres solutions pour remplacer les Sea...
February 11, 2013Ottawa — L’Institut Rideau et le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives viennent de publier un rapport fouillé et en profondeur sur l’acquisition des hélicoptères maritimes.« La...
View ArticleProcurement of Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships contains Titanic blunder, report...
April 11, 2013OTTAWA – A new report examining the government’s plans to build Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy...
View ArticleL’acquisition des navires de patrouille extracôtiers / de l'Arctique comporte...
April 11, 2013OTTAWA – L’Institut Rideau et le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives publient un nouveau rapport sur le projet du gouvernement canadien de construire des navires de patrouille...
View ArticleA government blunder teaches us how not to buy helicopters
Author(s): Stewart WebbMichael ByersFebruary 13, 2013The botched procurement of F-35 stealth fighter jets has attracted much attention, and rightly so at $40-billion and counting. But the F-35s are not...
View Article"The Worst Procurement in the History of Canada"
Solving the Maritime Helicopter CrisisAuthor(s): Michael ByersStewart WebbFebruary 11, 2013Download3.51 MB36 pages2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the entry into service of Canada’s Sea King...
View ArticleTitanic Blunder
Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships on Course for DisasterAuthor(s): Michael ByersStewart WebbApril 11, 2013Download2.01 MB50 pagesThis report demonstrates that the federal government is headed for a disaster...
View ArticleThe Victims Of Drones (Part I)
Opposition to U.S. drone attacks rises globally and in U.S.Author(s): Asad IsmiFebruary 1, 2013Joe Lombardo is co-coordinator of the United National Anti-War Coalition (UNAC), the largest anti-war...
View ArticleThe New Silk Road
Canada joining the U.S. in exploiting Afghanistan’s resourcesAuthor(s): Michael SkinnerMarch 1, 2013Since George Bush declared the Global War on/of Terror on September 20, 2001, some influential...
View ArticleThe Victims Of Drones (Part II)
Devastating drone attacks on Pathans completely unjustifiedAuthor(s): Asad IsmiMarch 1, 2013Much has been written and broadcast in the Western media about U.S. drone attacks in northwestern Pakistan,...
View ArticleThe Weapons Makers On Display
Canada’s war industries flog their wares at big arms bazaarAuthor(s): Richard SandersApril 1, 2013The glittering opulence and sheer pageantry of the Middle East's largest arms bazaar held recently in...
View ArticleThat Sinking Feeling
Canada’s Submarine Program Springs a LeakAuthor(s): Michael ByersStewart WebbJune 11, 2013Download2.18 MB58 pagesThe Royal Canadian Navy projects that its (second-hand) Victoria-class submarine fleet...
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