Why debate in Canada over military drone use is sorely needed
Canada
can expect more drone sales from the US to Canada under the Trump
administration, writes Ernie Regehr, making a debate over regulations even more
urgent.
Ernie Regehr
Senior Fellow, The Simons Foundation
Ernie Regehr is Senior Fellow in Arctic Security with The Simons Foundation, and Research Fellow at the Centre for Peace Advancement at Conrad Grebel College, University of Waterloo. His most recent book, Disarming Conflict, was published by Between the Lines in the fall of 2015.
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