Emails - many MPs Misinformed abut Nuclear Ban Treaty

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Emails show that many MPs Misinformed abut Nuclear Ban Treaty

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December 23, 2020

Members of Parliament are misinformed about the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty, finds an expert review of email correspondence from MPs to PeaceQuest supporters who live in the ridings.

The review of 17 emails from MPs of all parties, except the Bloc Quebecois, revealed that the governing Liberals and opposition Conservatives continue to strongly oppose Canada signing the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty, officially called the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). The treaty is supported by the NDP, Greens, and the Bloc Quebecois.

“It is utterly disappointing that not a single MP from the two political parties most likely to form government will speak forcefully and unambiguously in favour of the TPNW,” said Cesar Jaramillo, Executive Director of Project Ploughshares, who conducted the review for PeaceQuest. “Moreover, the arguments they use are misleading, disingenuous or outright wrong.”

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