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Canada must not abandon Mali

New Democrats remain critical of the government’s plan to withdraw Canada’s Task Force in Mali, currently scheduled to take place at the end of

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | May 27, 2019

Members of Task Force-Mali’s force protection team prepare to embark a CH-147F Chinook helicopter as part of a long range shooting exercise near Gao, Mali during Operation Presence, pictured April 11, 2019. The world cannot afford Mali becoming a failed state. This would lead to an enormous humanitarian crisis, an increase in trafficking in guns, drugs, and people throughout the region, and cause yet another flow of migrants towards developed nations, writes NDP MP Randall Garrison. Photograph courtesy of Corp. François Charest, 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron

Canada must not abandon Mali

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | May 27, 2019

New Democrats remain critical of the government’s plan to withdraw Canada’s Task Force in Mali, currently scheduled to take place at the end of

Canada must not abandon Mali

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | May 27, 2019

New Democrats remain critical of the government’s plan to withdraw Canada’s Task Force in Mali, currently scheduled to take place at the end of

Members of Task Force-Mali’s force protection team prepare to embark a CH-147F Chinook helicopter as part of a long range shooting exercise near Gao, Mali during Operation Presence, pictured April 11, 2019. The world cannot afford Mali becoming a failed state. This would lead to an enormous humanitarian crisis, an increase in trafficking in guns, drugs, and people throughout the region, and cause yet another flow of migrants towards developed nations, writes NDP MP Randall Garrison. Photograph courtesy of Corp. François Charest, 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron

Let’s scrap self-harm from military offences

For too long, self-harm has been an epidemic within the Canadian Armed Forces. While this is an issue that has to be addressed within

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | November 21, 2018

Let’s scrap self-harm from military offences

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | November 21, 2018

For too long, self-harm has been an epidemic within the Canadian Armed Forces. While this is an issue that has to be addressed within

Let’s scrap self-harm from military offences

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | November 21, 2018

For too long, self-harm has been an epidemic within the Canadian Armed Forces. While this is an issue that has to be addressed within

Canada’s peacekeeping mission in Mali

Taking on a support role for the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is an important mission both for Mali and for Canada. This mission

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | September 10, 2018

Canada’s peacekeeping mission in Mali

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | September 10, 2018

Taking on a support role for the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is an important mission both for Mali and for Canada. This mission

Canada’s peacekeeping mission in Mali

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | September 10, 2018

Taking on a support role for the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is an important mission both for Mali and for Canada. This mission

Royal Canadian Air Force facing immense recapitalization needs

Canada is undergoing a defence policy review which will identify the priorities for the Canadian Forces and ensure the various branches of the military

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | November 28, 2016

Royal Canadian Air Force facing immense recapitalization needs

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | November 28, 2016

Canada is undergoing a defence policy review which will identify the priorities for the Canadian Forces and ensure the various branches of the military

Royal Canadian Air Force facing immense recapitalization needs

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | November 28, 2016

Canada is undergoing a defence policy review which will identify the priorities for the Canadian Forces and ensure the various branches of the military

Keeping the peace in an ever more unstable global security climate has been easier said than done

Keeping the peace in an ever more unstable global security climate has been easier said than done in recent years. Under successive Liberal and

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | September 26, 2016

Keeping the peace in an ever more unstable global security climate has been easier said than done

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | September 26, 2016

Keeping the peace in an ever more unstable global security climate has been easier said than done in recent years. Under successive Liberal and

Keeping the peace in an ever more unstable global security climate has been easier said than done

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | September 26, 2016

Keeping the peace in an ever more unstable global security climate has been easier said than done in recent years. Under successive Liberal and

Almost a year after it became law, Liberals slow to fix C-51

More than a year ago, New Democrats stood virtually alone in taking on the challenge of opposing Bill C-51 and suggesting better ways to

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | May 4, 2016

Almost a year after it became law, Liberals slow to fix C-51

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | May 4, 2016

More than a year ago, New Democrats stood virtually alone in taking on the challenge of opposing Bill C-51 and suggesting better ways to

Almost a year after it became law, Liberals slow to fix C-51

Opinion | BY NDP MP RANDALL GARRISON | May 4, 2016

More than a year ago, New Democrats stood virtually alone in taking on the challenge of opposing Bill C-51 and suggesting better ways to