Cluster Bombs
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Cluster munitions in Ukraine may unleash ‘dogs of war,’ ex-minister warnsFormer Canadian foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy says cluster bombs will 'be a legacy that Ukraine will have for years and years, where its own people will be under risk.'CanadaJul 14, 2023
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Ukraine receives cluster munitions from U.S., vows limited use amid concernThe Pentagon and Ukrainian military commanders confirmed the weapons had arrived a week after the United States said it would send them as part of an $800-million security package.WorldJul 13, 2023
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Trudeau on U.S. giving Ukraine cluster munitions: ‘They should not be used’When asked about the United States sending the controversial weapons to Ukraine to fight Russia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said cluster munitions should not be used.CanadaJul 10, 2023
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Canada commits $1M to clear landmines, cluster bombs in Cambodia, LaosPrime Minister Justin Trudeau made the pledge while in Cambodia to attend the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.WorldNov 13, 2022
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A Ukrainian village falls victim to another type of Russian war crime: cluster bombsRussian’s strategy of leveling cities before trying to advance has left Barvinkove battered and deserted.WorldMay 24, 2022
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Aleppo residents living ‘a daily holocaust’; mayor blames international inactionThe mayor of Aleppo says the international community hasn't done enough to stop the violence in the Syrian city.WorldOct 13, 2016
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Liberals, like Tories before them, won’t amend cluster bomb treaty loopholeThe Trudeau Liberals are facing criticism at home and abroad for not closing a controversial legal loophole that allows the Canadian Forces to operate alongside allies, such as the United States, which use cluster bombs.CanadaSep 11, 2016
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4 Canadian firms linked to manufacturing of cluster bombsThe companies are named in a report, released Thursday in Ottawa, by the Dutch peace group PAX.CanadaJun 16, 2016
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Loophole in cluster-bomb bill necessary to protect joint operations: governmentGovernment officials defended a loophole in a much-maligned bill that would ratify Canada's participation in the international treaty to ban deadly cluster bombs.CanadaNov 7, 2013
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Baird makes no promises on Canadian Forces’ cluster bomb useBaird made no promises he would back down from a clause that would allow Canada to be involved in the use of cluster bombs in joint operations with the US.CanadaOct 25, 2013
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