Earl Turcotte, CNANW Chair writes: Canadian diplomacy can and has had major impact on global affairs in the past, and the country is extremely well placed to take substantive action in support of the total elimination of nuclear weapons.

On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States of America unleashed atomic horror upon the people of Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, Nagasaki suffered the same fate. Two rudimentary, and—by modern standards—tiny atomic bombs ended the lives of more than 200,000 people. Most were incinerated instantly. Thousands of others died in excruciating pain in the weeks and months that followed. The impact of these most violent of acts continue to reverberate 80 years later.

Read full opinion piece here: Turcotte –  Hill Times, Aug 6, 2025