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Alex Morrison

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You must first clearly see a thing in your mind before you can do it.


— Alex Morrison


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All of us who are convinced that our military needs all the support the government and public will provide are pleased that he will have his chance to do just that.


— Alex Morrison


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As Brian Urquhart has said quite correctly, I don't think that individual countries in the international community can stand aside and let all of these slaughters continue without doing anything.


— Alex Morrison


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I also believe that member states of the United Nations should live up their obligations to pay their dues.


— Alex Morrison


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I do believe that the United Nations needs to have more exacting, more enhanced professional standards for the military peacekeepers that are deployed.


— Alex Morrison


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I think there has to be greater heed paid by the Security Council members to military advice.


— Alex Morrison


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The Halifax area has long played a major role in Canada's military operations, being the port of departure for convoys, naval task forces and army units over the past 100 years or so.


— Alex Morrison


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We can no longer stand for the Security Council passing resolutions and then in effect heaving alongside and taking a vacation. We cannot leave it to the secretary general to go cap in hand.


— Alex Morrison


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We know darned well that in Bosnia, certain governments and the secretary had said tens of thousands are needed in Srebrenica and those people were never provided.


— Alex Morrison


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About Alex Morrison






Did you know about Alex Morrison?

From 1989 to 1997 he was the executive director of the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies. He coached the RMC Debating Team from 1978 to 1982.

He was vice-chairman of UN Peacekeeping Committee. William Alexander (Alex) Morrison MSC CD (born 1941) is a former Lieutenant Colonel of the Canadian Forces. He was the 2002 recipient of the Pearson Medal of Peace for his work in peacekeeping serving in the military of Canada for over thirty years.

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