Both Michael Ignatieff and Stephen Harper are engaged in the same corporate, military, “warlike” mentality, which these two MPs see as problematic. A federal Department of Peace could employ hundreds of professionals whose role would be to help promote a culture of peace in Canada and strategize on how conflicts could be solved non-violently both nationally and worldwide.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
All we are saying, is give peace a chance
In a time when war is seen as one of the most effective ways to resolve international conflict, two Canadian MPs and calling for the creation of a federal Department of Peace. NDP MP Bill Siksay and Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis brought forth the private member’s bill last thursday. Private members bills are rarely given attention, and the MPs acknowledged that this one, which challenges Harper’s military establishment, will likely go by the wayside as well.
Both Michael Ignatieff and Stephen Harper are engaged in the same corporate, military, “warlike” mentality, which these two MPs see as problematic. A federal Department of Peace could employ hundreds of professionals whose role would be to help promote a culture of peace in Canada and strategize on how conflicts could be solved non-violently both nationally and worldwide.
Both Michael Ignatieff and Stephen Harper are engaged in the same corporate, military, “warlike” mentality, which these two MPs see as problematic. A federal Department of Peace could employ hundreds of professionals whose role would be to help promote a culture of peace in Canada and strategize on how conflicts could be solved non-violently both nationally and worldwide.
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