The Rideau Institute presents researchers Professor Michael Byers and Stewart Webb as they share the results of their study of the F-35 stealth fighter, which will be published in the esteemed Canadian Foreign Policy Journal in February 2012.
Read More“The intention of the [values guide] was to inform new Canadians that we live in a democracy,” said Steven Staples, president of the Rideau Institute (video), “But I think they should be handing out copies to the bureaucrats at city hall because I think they think we live in a country like Iran, to be doing this kind of thing.”
A Moroccan immigrant living in Gatineau, Que., was mistakenly included in an email chain that revealed city officials investigated him after he made a complaint about a new values guide.
Read MoreSteven Staples the president at Rideau Institute and Norman Inkster the president at Inkster Incorporated debate what the new border deal will mean in terms of privacy, security and national sovereignty.
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Steven Staples joined host Dale Goldhawk on Sunday for a look at the F-35 jets.
Guests:
Elinor Sloan, Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University; former defence analyst with Canada’s Department of National Defence;
Steven Staples, President of the Rideau Institute, a public policy think-tank; Director of Security Programs for the Polaris Institute for 15 years;
(by phone) Alan Williams, former procurement specialist with the federal government;
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Steven Staples joined host Dale Goldhawk on Sunday for a look at the F-35 jets.
The purchase of F-35 stealth fighter jets by the Canadian government is, depending upon who you ask, either possible or probable. Minister of Defence Peter Mackay has been consistent in his remarks about the purchase of the jets and what they will add to Canada’s future air force capability. The cost is the point of contention for many critics, and, this week, the ability of the jets to communicate with other aircraft immediately has been questioned.
Read MoreCBC’s John Lancaster discusses a renewed push to permanently shut down the asbestos industry in Canada.
Asbestos controversy
November 24, 2011
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