By Mike Blanchfield, Canwest News Service, May 27, 2009 OTTAWA — The global economic downturn won’t prevent the Canadian Forces from spending $60 billion on new equipment, Defence Minister Peter MacKay told the defence industry elite on Wednesday. As he…
Canada to be asked for more troops in Afghanistan
By Mike Blanchfield, Canwest News Service, May 25, 2009 Canada and its allies are expected to face renewed pressure from the Obama administration, keen to show progress in Afghanistan, to maintain or add additional troops to the NATO-led military mission,…
FUSION Benefit Concert
FUSION is a benefit concert where every cent of our ticket sales proceeds will go to help bring clean water to our world. We are supporting: www.watercan.com and The Lake Winnipeg Foundation. More Information: http://www.musicforjustice.com/
Pakistan war diary
Imran Khan, Al Jazeera’s reporter in Pakistan, is filing regular dispatches from the country as the army battles Taliban fighters in the North West Frontier Province. His daily posts offer unique insights into this growing conflict and its impact on…
The Torture Memos and Historical Amnesia
by Noam Chomsky The torture memos released by the White House elicited shock, indignation, and surprise. The shock and indignation are understandable. The surprise, less so. For one thing, even without inquiry, it was reasonable to suppose that Guantanamo was…
The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy
Yves Engler, author of THE BLACK BOOK OF CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY, available now from Fernwood Publishing, will speak in Winnipeg at Mondragon Bookstore and Cafe, 91 Albert St., Thursday, June 11th, 2009 at 7 p.m. Buchwald Room, Millennium Library, 251…