In Memoriam On Tuesday, April 28 we learned that our friend and former colleague, Maribel Gonzales, had died at her home in Guelph, Ontario. Maribel worked with Project Ploughshares from …
Diminishing Transparency: Once in the top ten, Canada now ranks 24th among most transparent arms-exporting countries
Author Charmila Ireland In 2008 the United Nations Security Council recognized that “a core element in preventing conflict and securing peace and stability is encouraging predictable, transparent behaviour by all …
Canada’s push into new arms markets
Author Kenneth Epps The Ploughshares Monitor Volume 34 Issue 3 Autumn 2013 A look at how the federal government is helping Canada’s military industry find new export customers Billed as the world’s leading …
A meaningful treaty at last
On April 2 the United Nations General Assembly approved by an overwhelming majority vote a historic global Arms Trade Treaty. Only three UN pariah states – Iran, North Korea and …
WCC and adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty
April 3, 2013 Public comment on the adoption of the world’s first Arms Trade Treaty We give thanks to God for the adoption of the world’s first Arms Trade Treaty …
Arms Trade Treaty adopted
April 3,2013 For immediate release Project Ploughshares is celebrating the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty at the UN in New York on April 2. The 193-nation UN General Assembly …
States vote overwhelmingly for ground-breaking Arms Trade Treaty
April 2, 2013 Control Arms For immediate release Governments called on to immediately start the signing and ratification process New York: Campaigners today say the vote for the first ever …
A last push for an effective global arms trade treaty
Authors Kenneth Epps, Mark Fried, Hilary Homes, Lina Holguin. Published by Embassy, an Ottawa-based foreign policy weekly. Now is the time for active diplomacy by Canada and others. Next week …
Canada and the brokering provisions of the Arms Trade Treaty
Briefing 13-2 Author Kenneth Epps Canada will join other UN member states for the “final” negotiations of an international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in March 2013. Canadian opposition to a …
Arms Trade Treaty: Briefing document
March 2013 Click here for PDF version Click here for PDF French version Armed violence kills up to 2,000 people every day and keeps millions more living in fear or …