February 16, 2016
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dene Moore Petition E-70 to the Government of Canada calls for an independent judicial commission of inquiry into Canada’s approach to Afghan detainees in Canadian custody. Please sign the petition! We have until April 15th, 2016 to let the Government of Canada know just how important an issue we think this is! To review and […]
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2015
A new report, entitled Torture of Afghan Detainees: Canada’s Alleged Complicity and the Need for a Public Enquiry, has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Read MoreJune 29, 2015
A new report, entitled Smart Defence: A plan for rebuilding Canada’s military, has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, by University of British Columbia Professor Michael Byers, identifies more than $10 billion in potential savings in spending on military equipment. At the same time, […]
Read MoreApril 12, 2013
The latest report on military procurement, co-produced by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, was released on April 11, 2013. Titanic Blunder: Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships on course for disaster, was written by Michael Byers, Professor of Political Science at the University of British Colombia and Stewart Webb, Visiting Research Fellow at […]
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