Canada heralds nuclear material treaty but critics call for full ban
OTTAWA — Two recent votes at the United Nations show Canada’s preferred path towards ridding the world of nuclear weapons — saying no to a push for full-scale nuclear disarmament in favour of a treaty to ban bomb-making material.
However, a coalition of Canadian anti-nuclear activists criticizes the government for not backing a broader effort to work towards an outright ban on nuclear weapons.
The government favours the creation of the creation of a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty as a more realistic approach.
Canada is a member of the NATO military alliance, which has a policy of supporting nuclear weapons as a deterrent.