By Dave Markland, rabble.ca, April 15, 2010 Revelations don’t get much more explosive than this. On Parliament Hill Wednesday, the Afghanistan committee heard from Malgarai Ahmadshah, an Afghan Canadian who worked for the Canadian Forces as an interpreter. Here’s the…
Tag: Canada
C-11 threatens war resisters and other refugees from “safe countries”
In for the long haul – Five years after fleeing to Canada, American war resister Joshua Key is still fighting for refugee status Marlo Campbell, Uptown Magazine Online, April 15, 2010 Two dozen people gathered outside the Fort Garry Hotel…
Sanctions busting telethon for Abousfian Abdelrazik
Date: Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 Location: where you live Time: between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. EDT Call toll free 1 877 737 4070 Tune in to live-broadcast on Rabble TV Project Fly Home is organizing the first ever “Sanctions-busting…
7th Generation Walk for Mother Earth
Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010 Time: 12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location: CENTRAL PARK (behind Portage Place) Join us for the SEVENTH 7th Generation Walk for Mother Earth, April 18th. We meet at Central Park at 12:30 for speakers and…
Don’t extend Afghan mission, Canadians say: poll
CBC News, April 8, 2010 Half of Canadians do not support the country’s military being deployed to Afghanistan, and 60 per cent oppose extending the mission past its current end date of July 2011, a new poll suggests. The poll,…
Canadian Peace Alliance News
Here are some news items compiled by the Canadian Peace Alliance. To get on the CPA mailing list, go to http://www.acp-cpa.ca/en/index.html. After 2011 – Why Canada Needs to Leave Afghanistan Canadian Peace Alliance March 31, 2010 At the G8 Foreign…
Oppose Project Hero and the glorification of war
The “Project Hero” Scolarship Program Take Action – Sign the Petition – Send a letter of Support By the Canadian Peace Alliance, April 7, 2010 A group of Professors the University of Regina have drafted a letter to object to…
Project Hero = pro-war propaganda
Regina 16 say common folk won freedoms By John F. Conway, The Calgary Herald, April 6, 2010 The 16 University of Regina academics who signed the letter protesting the university’s participation in the Project Hero Scholarship program were clear in…
Canada out of Afghanistan? Don’t kid yourself!
By Paul S. Graham, March 31, 2010 A CBC online poll is asking “Should Canadian combat forces remain in Afghanistan past 2011?” At the moment, 74 per cent have answered “No.” While encouraging, this is somewhat higher than what we’ve…
E-mail your M.P. now to support Iraq War resisters and Bill C-440
by the Canadian Peace Alliance, Mar. 29, 2010 In only a matter of a few weeks, Parliament could be debating and voting on Bill C-440, a bill that would make legally binding two motions that have already passed in the…