The government could adopt and promote a broader common security framework for national and international defence.
Canadian diplomacy can and has had major impact on global affairs in the past, and the country is extremely well placed to take substantive action in support of the total elimination of nuclear weapons.
Persuade the Russian president that he simply cannot win militarily, setting the stage for substantive peace negotiations.
UNEPS is envisioned as a permanent, integrated, multi-functional unit of up to 13,000 well-equipped and highly trained personnel, ready for almost immediate deployment when authorized by the Security Council.
Now would be the time to finally amend Canada’s domestic law on cluster munitions so it conforms to the standards established in the convention itself.
Ukraine should be provided with robust military assistance to defend itself, but the further use of cluster bombs would be a tragic mistake.
