Parliament resumes on 27 January 2020. With the Justin Trudeau Liberals leading a minority government, they will have to pay close attention to securing majority support for their legislative programme. In the 2019 election fully 63% of the popular vote …
More on USA-Iran Confrontation & Time to reassess Canada’s military role in Iraq
As the American campaign of “maximum pressure” against Iran and that country’s response of “maximum resistance” wreak havoc in the region and beyond, a chorus of international voices have called for de-escalation and renewed peaceful engagement. On 15 January, Canadian …
Canada and the rest of NATO should stay out of Trump’s rogue Iranian affair
Since launching his unspeakably irresponsible missile attack — resulting in the death of the second most senior figure in the Iranian government and that of a senior Iraqi commander — President Trump has called on NATO to get much more …
All the best of the season to everyone!
Dear Folks, The Rideau Institute is going to take a short break. Our next blog will be on Monday 6 January, 2020. We wish everyone of you the best of the season. We will be back fresh and reinvigorated, …
Doha Forum 2019: Global solutions for global problems
On 14 and 15 December, RI President attended the Doha Forum 2019. This is the second year that she has experienced this magnificent global gathering: I cannot express how energizing it is to be at a forum where there are …
NATO London Declaration, gun control in Canada and next steps for Bolivia
Forward-looking “reflection” process agreed in London Declaration After downgrading the Summit to a Leaders’ Meeting, failing to agree on a communiqué and delegating the final press conference to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the hapless NATO heads of government managed to …
UK summit expected to launch “expert group” on future of “brain-dead” NATO
NATO is about to mark its 70th anniversary with a summit-level meeting in Watford (just north of London), England. This has spawned even more interesting headlines than usual, given President Trump’s somewhat hostile relationship with the transatlantic alliance. See for …
A new Canadian Foreign Minister, updates on Yemen, Israel-Palestine, Ukraine, Bolivia and more!
New Foreign Minister for Canada Canada has a new Foreign Minister and not a moment too soon. Despite the general media view that Chrystia Freeland was a star in the role, many in the know do not agree. See for …
Will a minority Liberal government be compelled to address growing nuclear risks?
In a recent article, Cape Breton Professor Sean Howard, political scientist and longtime peace activist, examines whether a minority Liberal government will take more seriously the growing nuclear peril. Sitting just 13 seats short of a majority, and with no …
2019 Moscow Nonproliferation Conference: The big losers were the no-shows
The week of 4 November 2019 RI President Peggy Mason attended the 2019 Moscow Nonproliferation Conference, the 10th consecutive year it has taken place. Click here for the conference agenda. It was organized by the Center for Energy and Security …
A Canadian foreign policy that practices what it preaches: Part Two
In the lead up to the 2019 federal election, we set out some of the key elements for a foreign policy that practices what it preaches. We looked at Canada’s role in the global arms trade, addressing the nuclear peril, …
Canada needs a world class centre focused on strengthening international peace and security
In an earlier blog post we highlighted one of the Liberal Party’s foreign policy campaign pledges and the conditions under which we would support it. We wrote: Perhaps the most interesting new [Liberal campaign] proposal — and one which could …
