Last year, under pressure from the Trump regime, Canada announced plans to increase military spending to the equivalent of 5% of Gross Domestic Product by 2035. The Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates this ramp up will cost Canadian taxpayers an extra…
By Kristine-Claire Bolisay & Althea Robert Arevalo Across Canada and most of the western world, we are taught to trust our leaders with the hope that they will choose the right paths that lead to peace. We are expected to…
by Yves Engler Mark Carney’s militarist imperialism is cascading out of control. From Cuba to Iran, Ukraine to submarines, the Liberals are pursuing belligerent, anti-democratic policy. Tuesday Carney’s government succumbed to Trump administration pressure and abstained on a UN General…
by Daniel McClelland This is a response to Lawrence Pinsky’s opinion piece in the Winnipeg Sun, titled ‘Hamas is coming for you’ shouted at Winnipeg pavilion‘ dated August 19th, 2025 As a member of Peace Alliance Winnipeg, I feel it…
by Glenn Michalchuk, Chairperson Peace Alliance Winnipeg We are living in a period of unbridled militarism. Having been active in the peace and anti-war movement for more than 40 years I can say it is unlike any period I have…
Peace Alliance Winnipeg held its annual general meeting on April 12, 2025. This year’s meeting featured a keynote address by Manitoba author Owen Schalk entitled “Confronting imperialism in the age of Western decline.” Owen is a columnist for Canadian Dimension,…
by Marianne Cerilli One of my favourite quotes is, “when the love of power, is replaced by the power of love, the world will know peace.” I even have it on a T-shirt that attributes it to Jimi Hendrix, but…
Community Solidarity Manitoba Statement On the rise of anti-immigrant policies and increasing militarization in Manitoba and Canada January 27, 2025 Community Solidarity Manitoba opposes all federal and provincial policies that promote racism and militarization. The federal government’s 20% cut to…
On August 6, 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. On August 9th, the Americans dropped another atomic bomb, this time on Nagasaki. The immediate combined death toll of the two raids was about 200,000. Over…
by Anuradha Chenoy The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) of 32 Western countries has formally declared its security interests to be global, despite its title and founding mandate as a transatlantic security alliance. The 75th anniversary summit held in Washington…
