NATO, Russia and the Ukraine Issue

  President Putin is responding to Ukraine just as President Biden would under similar circumstances. NATO needs to find a face-saving formula expressing the reality that Ukraine will not be joining NATO, thereby avoiding a devastating war. In the 19th century and today great powers have spheres of influence. Russia no more “deserves” or “has … Read more NATO, Russia and the Ukraine Issue

Science for Peace Stands with the Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders

  Science for Peace is shocked by last week’s RCMP raid on Wet’suwet’en territory, lands that have never been ceded to Canada and that support an Indigenous nation and culture with a governance structure thousands of years old. We hold that the court injunction favouring Coastal Gas’s pipeline construction, which is the rationale for the … Read more Science for Peace Stands with the Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders

Fossil Fuels Non-Proliferation Treaty

July 13, 2021 Dear Mayor Tory and Councillor Matlow: RE: Fossil Fuels Non-Proliferation Treaty I am writing to urge City Council to endorse the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty (Member Motion MM35.29) on Wednesday (July 14th). This treaty calls for an ending of the expansion of coal, oil and natural gas production, an orderly and rapid … Read more Fossil Fuels Non-Proliferation Treaty

Joint Statement: World Says No to War on Yemen

CALL TO PROTEST INTERNATIONALLY MONDAY, 25 JANUARY 2021 Since 2015, the Saudi-led bombing and blockade of Yemen have killed tens of thousands of people and devastated the country. The U.N. calls this the largest humanitarian crisis on Earth. Half the country’s people are on the brink of famine, the country has the world’s worst cholera … Read more Joint Statement: World Says No to War on Yemen

Canada proclaims its dedication to abolishing nuclear arms – so why hasn’t Canada signed the UN Ban Treaty

November 2020 Open letter to: The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Dear Mr. Prime Minister, On January 22, 2021 the historic United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will enter into force for ratifying states. The treaty, negotiated and adopted by 122 non-nuclear nations, is an extraordinary achievement which points … Read more Canada proclaims its dedication to abolishing nuclear arms – so why hasn’t Canada signed the UN Ban Treaty

Federal funding of small modular reactors (SMRs) must be put on hold

Dear Prime Minister: As organizations working tirelessly to protect the environment and seeking solutions to the climate crisis, we reflect the concerns of millions of Canadians.  We are dismayed to learn that your government plans to announce on November 18 at an industry conference its action plan to support the development of small modular nuclear … Read more Federal funding of small modular reactors (SMRs) must be put on hold

Covid-19 Research and Canada’s Intelligence Agencies

Science for Peace is heartened by Public Safety Minister Bill Blair’s statement that Canada’s intelligence agencies will not “help track COVID-19’s spread within the country’s border”, thankfully indicating that our government will not allow intervention into this public health emergency by Canada’s intelligence agencies. The CSIS warning of “an increased risk of foreign interference and espionage”, however, suggests … Read more Covid-19 Research and Canada’s Intelligence Agencies

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