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Robin Collins and Sylvie Lemieux

Robin Collins and Dr. Sylvie Lemieux are co-chairpersons of the Canadian Network to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

Why two per cent?

  • Canada can engage in diplomatic efforts to end our reliance on nuclear deterrence. This means signaling to all NATO’s members to slow and reverse
Opinion | BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX | March 25, 2024
Lester B. Pearson, pictured on May 9, 1962 in Toronto. The rarely-mentioned competing alternative is Pearson’s proposal that States pay 0.7 per cent of their gross national income for overseas development. Photograph Ashley and Crippen/City of Toronto Archives

Why two per cent?

Opinion | BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX | March 25, 2024
  • Canada can engage in diplomatic efforts to end our reliance on nuclear deterrence. This means signaling to all NATO’s members to slow and reverse

Why two per cent?

Opinion | BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX | March 25, 2024
  • Canada can engage in diplomatic efforts to end our reliance on nuclear deterrence. This means signaling to all NATO’s members to slow and reverse
Lester B. Pearson, pictured on May 9, 1962 in Toronto. The rarely-mentioned competing alternative is Pearson’s proposal that States pay 0.7 per cent of their gross national income for overseas development. Photograph Ashley and Crippen/City of Toronto Archives

Winter is coming in Ukraine: are there prospects for peace?

  • How wars end is important. The First World War ended with the Versailles Treaty that many argue led to unresolved grievances and another war.
Opinion | BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX | January 5, 2023
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. There is debate about the usefulness of Canada in resolving the Ukraine crisis because this country is not seen as neutral, is loudly backing one side, and is showing little interest in a peace negotiations track. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Winter is coming in Ukraine: are there prospects for peace?

Opinion | BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX | January 5, 2023
  • How wars end is important. The First World War ended with the Versailles Treaty that many argue led to unresolved grievances and another war.

Winter is coming in Ukraine: are there prospects for peace?

Opinion | BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX | January 5, 2023
  • How wars end is important. The First World War ended with the Versailles Treaty that many argue led to unresolved grievances and another war.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. There is debate about the usefulness of Canada in resolving the Ukraine crisis because this country is not seen as neutral, is loudly backing one side, and is showing little interest in a peace negotiations track. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Cuban missile crisis provides 60 years of lessons

  • The 1962 Cuban missile crisis started because two superpowers, each capable of global annihilation but misjudging the security expectations of their rivals, called the
Opinion | BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX | October 13, 2022
With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, weathering the invasion from Russian President Vladimir Putin, the global community faces the same risk of escalation as in the 1960s and the same possibility of positive transformation. Photographs courtesy of Flickr and Wikimedia Commons

Cuban missile crisis provides 60 years of lessons

Opinion | BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX | October 13, 2022
  • The 1962 Cuban missile crisis started because two superpowers, each capable of global annihilation but misjudging the security expectations of their rivals, called the

Cuban missile crisis provides 60 years of lessons

Opinion | BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX | October 13, 2022
  • The 1962 Cuban missile crisis started because two superpowers, each capable of global annihilation but misjudging the security expectations of their rivals, called the
With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, weathering the invasion from Russian President Vladimir Putin, the global community faces the same risk of escalation as in the 1960s and the same possibility of positive transformation. Photographs courtesy of Flickr and Wikimedia Commons

Canada can do more at the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons  

  • The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons entered into force in 1970 and is designed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, to promote
Opinion | BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX | July 27, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 6, 2022, in Ottawa. After two years of delay due to the COVID pandemic, the NPT review conference is being held in New York in August. Divisions have worsened between nuclear-weapon-possessing states and those allies supporting NATO nuclear deterrence policy on the one hand, and states supporting the TPNW on the other. . The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can do more at the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons  

Opinion | BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX | July 27, 2022
  • The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons entered into force in 1970 and is designed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, to promote

Canada can do more at the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons  

Opinion | BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX | July 27, 2022
  • The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons entered into force in 1970 and is designed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, to promote
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured June 6, 2022, in Ottawa. After two years of delay due to the COVID pandemic, the NPT review conference is being held in New York in August. Divisions have worsened between nuclear-weapon-possessing states and those allies supporting NATO nuclear deterrence policy on the one hand, and states supporting the TPNW on the other. . The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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

  • 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
Opinion | BY ROBIN COLLINS AND SYLVIE LEMIEUX | June 24, 2021
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

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

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

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

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
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
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