DATE: August 13, 2010
TO: The Honourable Jason Kenney
Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism
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Archive for the ‘War and Peace’ Category
“Deserter Directive”: Letter to Minister Kenney
Friday, August 13th, 2010Zero Nuclear Weapons
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010On April 8, 2010, United States President Barak Obama and Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev signed a landmark new nuclear weapons treaty.
The US and Russia agreed to reduce the number of nuclear weapons they hold by one third, and reduce the number of missiles that can deliver nuclear bombs by half.
The end of [...]
Atamanenko Condemns Gaza Attack
Friday, June 4th, 2010OTTAWA – NDP MP Alex Atamanenko – BC Southern Interior – is calling for an immediate independent investigation into the horrendous attack by Israeli Defence Forces against the Freedom Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.
“This deadly assault on peace activists who were providing very much needed aid to the people of Gaza is simply, not [...]
Recruitment of Students to the Armed Forces in Schools - petition
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010June 1st, 2010
Alex Petitions the House of Commons
RE: Recruitment of students to the Armed Forces in schools
Mr. Alex Atamanenko (British Columbia Southern Interior, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present a petition signed by some members from my riding and also folks from Kelowna and Vancouver.
The petitioners state that currently Canada’s commitments have overstretched [...]
Afghanistan
Friday, February 12th, 2010It is hard to imagine that before the 1979 Soviet invasion, Afghanistan was a country where many ethnic groups and tribes lived in harmony with their neighbours. They had a subsistence economy and a central government. Unlike today there was no sign of extremist inspired suicide bombings or a heroin based economy. [...]
“Stones Into Schools” Making a Difference in Afghanistan
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Like most Canadians I struggle to make sense of our mission in Afghanistan amidst daily headlines which tell of torture allegations, roadside bombs, the cowardly killing of civilians by unmanned U.S. drones, and the deaths of our military personnel. That’s why it is so inspiring to read about the successful work being done by [...]
NDP MP Renews Stand Against Unethical Weapons
Monday, March 30th, 2009BC Southern Interior MP re-introduces his motion on abolishing depleted uranium arms
OTTAWA – NDP MP Alex Atamanenko (BC Southern Interior) – re-introduced his motion from the 39th parliament on Thursday, calling once again for the government to take a leading role in helping to abolish the use of depleted uranium (DU) in armaments and munitions. [...]
Atamanenko Calls for Veteran War Resister to Remain in Canada
Friday, January 16th, 2009Today, BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko called on Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney and Federal Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan to allow U.S. war resister Chris Teske, of South Slocan, to remain in Canada, following a negative Pre-removal Risk Assessment.
Atamanenko stated Friday: “With a negative ruling on Mr. Teske’s Pre-removal Risk Assessment (PRAA) [...]
Atamanenko calls on P.M. to End Silence about Gaza Attacks and Back UN Call for Ceasefire
Friday, January 9th, 2009Urges return to Peace Process
CASTLEGAR – Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, called on Prime Minister Harper today to condemn the unacceptable escalation of violence in Gaza that is causing the death and injury of so many civilians.
“The government of Canada should be calling for an immediate end to the aerial bombing of [...]
War Resisters - Letter to Editor
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Dear Editor,
Tuesday, July 15th will go down as a black day in Canadian history.
The first Iraqi War Resister from the American military was deported from Canada for refusing to fight in a war that Canada refused to get involved in, that the United Nations has called illegal, and that much of the world sees as [...]