Oct. 14, 2010: The Royal Winnipeg Ballet performed inTel Aviv. RWB Dancers, RWB Senior Ballet Master Johnny Chang, Minister David Chomiak, Minister Christine Melnick & Premier Greg Selinger backstage during intermission on opening night. Photo: Tim Fennel, RWB By Yves Engler…
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Why Canada lost its bid for a Security Council seat
by Yves Engler In a stunning international rebuke Stephen Harper’s government lost its bid for a UN Security Council seat last week. The vote in New York was the world’s response to a Canadian foreign policy designed to please the…
Haiti: fundamental problems unaddressed
A man pushes a wheel barrow past earthquake damaged buildings in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 21. Photo: Alexandre Meneghini/AP Six Months After the Quake The Political Roadblocks to Haiti’s Reconstruction By Yves Engler, Counterpunch, July 16-18, 2010 Six months ago…
Haiti: The Back Story
Our role in Haiti’s plight If we are serious about assisting this devastated land we must stop trying to control and exploit it By Peter Hallward, guardian.co.uk, Jan. 13, 2010 Any large city in the world would have suffered extensive…
Winnipeg Walk for Peace 2009
Winnipeg’s 28th consecutive annual Walk for Peace took place under a warm sun and clear blue skies on Saturday, June 13.While the turn-out of 100 people was small, it was broadly representative of Winnipeg’s diverse communities, with participants of all…
Dark side of Canada’s foreign policy exposed
Author critical of government, defence, mining industries, banks By TAMARA LORINCZ, Halifax Chronicle Herald, May 31, 2009 The Canadian government supplied the uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in the Second World War. Ottawa supported South African apartheid…
The Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy
Yves Engler, author of THE BLACK BOOK OF CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY, available now from Fernwood Publishing, will speak in Winnipeg at Mondragon Bookstore and Cafe, 91 Albert St., Thursday, June 11th, 2009 at 7 p.m. Buchwald Room, Millennium Library, 251…
28th Annual Winnipeg Walk for Peace
A scene from the 2008 Winnipeg Walk for Peace. Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009 Time: 12:30 to 4:00 p.m. Location: Manitoba Legislature Sponsor: Peace Alliance Winnipeg Peace Alliance Winnipeg invites you to participate in the 28th Annual Winnipeg Walk for…
PM Trudeau: Stop bombing Yemen. Canada, Out of the Red Sea.
A statement by the Canada-Wide Peace and Justice Network. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has done a grave disservice to Canadians and Canada’s long-term national interests by joining the US and UK-led Operation Prosperity Guardian in the Red Sea. This latest…