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  2. Anti-nuclear movement in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The anti-nuclear movement in Canada began as a part of the overall peace movement within Canada. The impetus for the anti-nuclear movement can be ascribed to the threat of nuclear arms during the Cold War, and the ineffectiveness of the United Nations in resolving the political tensions. [3]

  3. Canada and weapons of mass destruction - Wikipedia

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    In short, the Canadian Government was thoroughly committed to supporting US nuclear doctrine and deployments through the Cold War, in spite of any popular reservations concerning this dynamic. While it has no more permanently stationed nuclear weapons as of 1984, Canada continues to cooperate with the United States and its nuclear weapons program.

  4. Gordon Edwards (activist) - Wikipedia

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    Edwards gained public profile after he debated Edward Teller, the famous physicist and ‘father of the hydrogen bomb’, on live Canadian national television on October 17, 1974, [3] [4] becoming known as a leading anti-nuclear activist. [5] The Great Debate was moderated by Canadian television personality and author, Pierre Berton. The ...

  5. Category:Canadian anti-nuclear activists - Wikipedia

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    Canadian anti–nuclear weapons activists (12 P) This page was last edited on 18 November 2024, at 21:50 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

  6. Nuclear Weapons Free Zones in Canada - Wikipedia

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    The Peace Movement of the 1960s coincided with the emergence of national campaigns to prohibit nuclear weapons on Canadian soil. Sporadic anti-nuclear protests had since occurred around 1960, but NWFZs provided anti-nuclear groups with a tangible policy goal to promote. [51] Although the decision of Prime Minister Pearson’s liberal government ...

  7. Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission - Wikipedia

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    Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission was established under the 1997 Nuclear Safety and Control Act with a mandate to regulate nuclear energy, nuclear substances, and relevant equipment in order to reduce and manage the safety, environmental, and national security risks, and to keep Canada in compliance with international legal obligations, such as the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear ...

  8. Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit (CJIRU) (French: Unité interarmées d'intervention du Canada, UIIC) of the Canadian Armed Forces was created "to provide timely and agile broad-based CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) support to the Government of Canada in order to prevent, control and mitigate CBRN threats to Canada, Canadians, and Canadian interests".

  9. Canadian Nuclear Association - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian Nuclear Association (CNA), founded in 1960, is the trade association for the nuclear industry in Canada.The CNA undertakes several advocacy tasks related to nuclear technology in Canada, such as participating in relevant regulatory and environmental affairs, public, government, and media relations, education, and also provides several business functions such as conferences and ...