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The Honourable Nancy Ruth, C.M.

1st Session, 42nd Parliament, Volume 150, Issue 88 Wednesday, December 14, 2016 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Tributes The Honourable Nancy Ruth, C.M. Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I rise to pay tribute to my dear friend Senator Nancy Ruth and her unflinching commitment to equal rights for [...]

The Honourable Wilfred P. Moore

1st Session, 42nd Parliament, Volume 150, Issue 87 Tuesday, December 13, 2016 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Tributes The Honourable Wilfred P. Moore Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, I rise to pay tribute to our colleague and dear friend Senator Moore, Q.C. The work Senator Moore has done [...]

Post-Cold War Missions: Adjusting to Modern Conflict

When people refer to Second-Generation Peacekeeping, the term is often used in reference to peacekeeping that started after the start of the 1990s. War and conflict had truly changed- and in many cases, this sudden change led to events where innocent civilians were now at risk instead of militaries. The [...]

The Multinational Force and Observers

While UN missions like UNEF-1 during the Suez Crisis are usually raised as examples of early peacekeeping, the practice of peacekeeping was not restricted to the UN itself. For example, the Multinational Force and Observers peacekeeping force that was created to enforce the Egypt-Israel Treaty of Peace perfectly reflected the [...]

The Suez Canal Crisis

Canada is often credited with “inventing” peacekeeping in 1956 largely because of the role played by former Prime Minister and then-Secretary of State for External Affairs, Lester B. Pearson, backed by the United States, in defusing the Suez Crisis. Today’s post will take a closer look into what is widely [...]

UN Peacekeeping’s Origins and Cold-war Era Peacekeeping

When considering our committee’s study of UN peacekeeping missions and UN peace support operations, it is important to remember that the UN Charter does not actually mention their existence at all. Rather, they are a combination of 2 different chapters of the UN Charter. Peacekeeping sometimes get the nickname “Chapter [...]

Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 Tragedy

1st Session, 43rd Parliament Volume 151, Issue 5 Tuesday, February 4, 2020 The Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 Tragedy Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, it has been almost one month since Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was accidentally shot down. It has [...]

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