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Ten questions about the CETA
After weeks of rumours, it’s now official: the CETA talks have produced an “agreement-in-principle”. This proposed treaty is about far more than simply trade. It…
Stuck in a Rut
Harper Government Overrides Canadian Army, Insists on Buying Outdated Equipment Download 3.27 MB40 pages This report questions the government’s planned procurement of 108 new heavily…
Canada’s Ongoing Involvement in Dirty Wars
Like the U.S., Canada is “outsourcing” warfare in Afghanistan The U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS) published its latest of many reports last February, indicating that…
Canada and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Presentation to the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade Download 137.9 KB 6 pages CCPA Senior Research Fellow testified to the House of…
The EU wants a wide-open banking system. We should say no.
The stakes are high in the last stages of the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) talks, yet there remains a serious lack of…
Will CETA Help Tories…Or Hurt Them?
With Prime Minister Harper making the diplomatic rounds in Europe, media interest has heightened this week regarding the potential free trade agreement which his government…
That Sinking Feeling
Canada’s Submarine Program Springs a Leak Download 2.18 MB58 pages The Royal Canadian Navy projects that its (second-hand) Victoria-class submarine fleet will reach the end…
Future of Canada’s submarine program is in doubt, report finds
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – A new report on the future of Canada’s submarine program has just been released by the…
Canada’s submarine fleet never worked: it’s time to stop ignoring the problem
Most Canadians know the sad story of Canada’s second-hand submarines. Purchased from Britain in 1998 for a suspiciously low price, the four vessels have spent…
Un rapport conclut que l’avenir du programme canadien des sous-marins est compromis
OTTAWA – L’Institut Rideau et le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives viennent de publier un rapport sur l’avenir du programme canadien des sous-marins. « That…
The Neocolonization of Africa (Part II)
U.S. and China’s rivalry over Africa’s riches intensifies In my report on France’s invasion of Mali published in the March issue of The Monitor, I…
Titanic Blunder
Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships on Course for Disaster Download 2.01 MB50 pages This report demonstrates that the federal government is headed for a disaster with their plans…
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