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Article: Roundtables call for action (excerpt from Report of Discussions with Community Leaders across Canada on topic of nuclear weapons).
- Article from:
- Ploughshares Monitor
- Article date:
- September 1, 1998
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For the second time, September 8-26, 1998, Project Ploughshares conducted a series of Roundtables on the subject of nuclear weapons for community leaders and interested citizens across Canada. The first such exercise, in 1996, produced a national report recommending that Canada formally review its policies on nuclear weapons. This recommendation was accepted by the Government of Canada and a review launched by Parliament's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
On the eve of publication of the Parliamentary Committee's report, Project Ploughshares carried out a second set of Roundtables in 16 cities in all 10 provinces to discuss the ...