By Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, Jan. 22, 2010 In January, the Harper government quietly announced that after decades of support, Canada was ceasing aid to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA.) Founded in 1949,…
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The kidnapping of Haiti
Jan. 20, 2010: A young boy keeps his eyes on soldiers of the U.S. 82 Airborne Division outside the general hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photo: Nikki Kahn-The Washington Post By John Pilger, Jan. 28, 2010 The theft of Haiti has…
Humanitarian relief urgently needed in Haiti, not militarization of aid
by the Canadian Peace Alliance The Canadian Peace Alliance (CPA) urges its member organizations and supporters to give generously to the relief efforts responding to the catastrophic disaster in Haiti following last week’s massive earthquake. The CPA also wishes to…
Canada ranks 13 in global military spending
In December, 2009, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a 10-page report on Canadian military spending by Bill Robinson. Among it many findings: Current fiscal year military spending will reach $21.185 billion, a 9.6% increase over the previous year.…
URGENT APPEAL FOR THE PEOPLE OF HAITI
By Canada Haiti Action Network, Jan. 14, 2010 Two days ago at 5 p.m. local time, a powerful magnitude-7 earthquake struck in Haiti. It was centred near the capital city Port-au-Prince and has caused massive destruction. The Canada Haiti Action…
Canada’s War Industry Profiteers Exposed
by Richard Sanders, Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade The Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT) has just published a 50-page report called “CANSEC: War is Business.” This latest issue of Press for Conversion! magazine, which marks COAT’s 20th…
Canada must withdraw troops from Afghanistan immediately
Malalai Joya, addressing an audience of 300 in Winnipeg, Nov. 16, 2009. You can watch video of her Winnipeg speech here. Photo: Glenn Michalchuk by Malalai Joya I have just completed a two-week speaking tour across Canada, bringing a message…
Ceasefire.ca campaigns for a torture inquiry
The news from Ottawa is shocking. Senior intelligence officer Richard Colvin repeatedly warned the government about the routine use of torture in Afghan prisons, yet the Canadian Forces continued to hand over their prisoners to brutal Afghan authorities. Stephen Harper’s…
Video: Malalai Joya’s Nov. 2009 Winnipeg visit
Malalai Joya visited Winnipeg on November 16 and 17 as part of her 2009 cross-country tour to convince Canadians to press for the withdrawal of their troops from Afghanistan. This feisty woman packed the house at the University of Winnipeg…
Malalai Joya packs the house in Winnipeg
Malalai Joya speaking at Convocation Hall, Univeristy of Winnipeg, Nov. 16, 2009. Photo: Glenn Michalchuk Malalai Joya spoke to a pack house of in Winnipeg last night at the University of Winnipeg. Three hundred people jammed into Convocation Hall to…