Murray Thomson – anti-nuclear peace activist, development educator, founder of numerous organizations, amateur violinist and poetry lover – died in Ottawa on May 2, 2019 at age 96. When Murray turned 90 in December 2012, I attended the party organized by his friends (it doubled as a fund raiser for peace causes). I published the... Continue Reading →
Justin Trudeau “disengaged” on nuclear weapons file
At the United Nations in late October 123 countries voted in favour of a recommendation endorsing the launch of negotiations aimed at prohibiting nuclear weapons. Canada voted no. Douglas Roche, this country’s former Ambassador for Disarmament at the UN is clearly piqued. “The government turned its back on an important nuclear disarmament initiative,” he says, “and sided... Continue Reading →