Category: Opinions and Debates

Liberals side with Trump on Cuba, Iran, militarism

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…

Challenges for the Peace Movement

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…

Winnipeg Lanterns for Peace 2024

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…

NATO’s Global Aspirations

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…