If most oppose nuclear weapons, why do we still have them?

Canada can also at minimum sit in as observer to the inaugural meeting of States Parties (likely in January 2022) of the new TPNW to show solidarity with the goals of its 122+ supporting or signatory states. This is also being considered by Germany.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, pictured June 16, 2021, in Geneva. A new global campaign for No First Use (NFU) of nuclear weapons has been established and was encouraging U.S. and Russian leaders Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin at their bilateral meeting in Geneva on June 16 to engage in talks to reduce nuclear risks.Photograph courtesy of the Kremlin

Opinion

BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX

June 24, 2021

A recent Nanos poll found 80 per cent across-the-board support for nuclear weapon elimination. A strong 74 per cent majority believe Canada should join the new Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons ("the ban treaty" or TPNW), even if there is pressure from the United States to stay clear. Tho...

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