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The Canadian military “from the perspective of those harmed”

Review by Steve Lalla Many informed Canadians remain surprisingly unenlightened about the country’s military history. Canada’s military is widely viewed as either nonexistent, irrelevant or a force for good. The Canadian Forces’ (CF) public [...]

Stop the fighter jet purchase

On November 26, peace and antiwar activists launched a week of actions to oppose the Canadian government’s planned purchase of 88 new fighter jets. At an expected cost of at least $76 billion, these warplanes will soak up resources that are urgently [...]

Bolivian labour media warns Canada will move against Nicaragua

Kawsachun News With the federal election behind, Ottawa will be pivoting towards an attack on Nicaragua and may be contemplating increasing its illegal sanctions against the Central American country. Following Washington’s directives, [...]

Going for Gold: Neocolonialism and Canadian mining in Africa

By Owen Schalk Much of West Africa continues to be dominated by the mechanisms of global neocolonialism. This neocolonialism is political (see the French hand in the murder of Burkinabé president Thomas Sankara, or the American role in the coup [...]

#Elxn44: Peace Congress for realignment of foreign and defence policies

PV Staff It is often not at the forefront of voters’ minds, but foreign policy is one of the most important issues in this federal election. From ballooning military spending to the renewed Cold War against Russia and (especially) China to the [...]

Free Meng campaign marks 1000 days of incarceration

Thursday, August 26, 2021, marked the 1000th day of unjust incarceration by the Trudeau government of Meng Wanzhou. That’s 1000 days during which Ms. Meng has been denied her freedom, has not been able to be with members of her family, has not been [...]

Hands off Cuba!

CPC denounces US destabilization campaign, calls for end to blockade In response to the July 11 protests in Cuba, the Communist Party of Canada (CPC) has denounced this latest US-backed destabilization attempt and is calling for increased [...]

Canada-Cuba relations and the solidarity movement

Interview with Cuban Ambassador Josefina Vidal Part Two: Canada-Cuba relations and the solidarity movement Longtime peace and solidarity activists Miguel Figueroa and Larry Wasslen interviewed Cuban Ambassador to Canada, Josefina Vidal, to [...]

Social movements issue joint call for Canadian government to condemn state violence in Colombia

Peace and progressive movements in Canada have called on the Trudeau government to pressure on the right-wing Colombian government of Iván Duque to end its 'reign of terror' against the people. The statement was signed by the Colombia Working Group, [...]

Prairie farmers pay high price for Cold War with China

By David Gehl According to a recently released report from the Canola Council of Canada, worsened relations with China since the December 2018 arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou have cost prairie farmers a billion or more dollars. During the [...]