Richard Sandbrook “If the people are ready to defend Latvia, no aggressor will ever dare to attack our country,” recently declared Latvia ‘s Defense Minister. Is that true? Could that also be true for Canada? There are ways to deter and resist an invasion without taking up arms and without suffering major casualties and damage. The history, theory, and practice of organized nonviolent defence are well-known by a small coterie of specialists and activists, but they are virtual

Richard Sandbrook Nonviolent defence, also known as civilian-based defense, civilian defence, and social defence, has a long history as an idea and a practice. As for practice,   improvised instances have occurred throughout recorded history, including the American anti-colonial rebellion (1765-1775). As an idea or strategy, nonviolent defence (NVD) has had notable advocates for more than a century. Bertrand Russell  contended, in 1915, that a country could resist invasion t

The People of Canada Will Love Us Again: Seduction, Abuse and Subservience in Canada-US Relations | Senator Yuen Pau Woo Senator Yuen Pau Woo Speech at Science for Peace Friends House, Toronto Thank you, Richard Sandbrook, for the invitation to speak at tonight’s meeting of Science for Peace. I note that we are gathered at “Friends House” in Toronto, which I suppose is appropriate for a speech entitled “The People of Canada will Love us Again”. But as you know, the subtitle o

Richard Sandbrook Wikideas1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Canada must reject participation in Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile-defence project, and soon, to minimize the fall-out from the US president. This latest version of “Star Wars” will prove ineffective, at enormous cost, against a modern missile offensive, while militarizing space. This is the conclusion of numerous experts. To adopt such a defensive shield would upset the nuclear deterrence principle of mutually assured de

Richard Sandbrook The Threat Canadians face a threat to the sovereignty of Canada and their democratic, pluralistic way of life. How do...

Airman 1st Class Dennis Hoffman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons With the recent threats to annex Canada and make it the 51st state,...

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