Sri Lankan Tamils vow second day of protest in Ottawa Ottawa Police and the RCMP had areas of Ottawa’s downtown closed off to traffic as protesters hit the streets to voice concerns over the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka.…
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NATO at 60
Statement by the Canadian Peace Alliance On April 4th 2009, NATO will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a summit meeting in Strasbourg, France. NATO has emerged as a broad military alliance that integrates the foreign policy and decision making of…
Rally: Canada out of NATO and Afghanistan
The theme of the rally is to demand that Canada leave NATO and withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009 Time: 4:00 p.m. Place: U.S. consulate in Winnipeg (corner of Portage Ave. & Notre Dame Avenue) Sponsor:…
Canada’s Iraq War Profiteers Exposed
United States Air Force spy plane U-2 Dragon Lady, a part of the arsenal deployed in Iraq. It uses Canadian technology developed by Calian Technologies. by Richard Saunders, Coordinator, Coalition to End the Arms Trade The Coalition to Oppose the…
What next in Afghanistan?
by Patrick Cockburn, Counterpunch, March 30, 2009 After seven long years in which it seemed a sideshow to the bigger conflict in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan has reached a critical point. The US must now choose how far it…
George Galloway’s March 30, 2009 Speech on Video
The Harper government’s attempt to silence George Galloway by denying him permission to enter Canada and preventing his speaking engagements failed miserably on Monday evening. Since the ban on Galloway, peace groups across the country organized to break it. If…
Film Screening: Myths for Profit
MYTHS FOR PROFIT: Film Screening and Discussion When: Sunday, April 5, 2009 Where: Rudolf Rocker Cultural Centre, 3rd Floor, 91 Albert Street Time: 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Admission: $5 Suggested Donation Filmmakers Amy M. Miller and Boban Chaldovich will…
Galloway to appear on CBC’s “The Hour” tonight
The Interview The Government Doesn’t Want You to See: George Galloway on The Hour, Monday March 30th by The Hour Blog, Mar. 27, 2009 **FRIDAY UPDATE:** George Galloway is challenging the decision not to let him into in Canada. Galloway’s…
Hear George Galloway Speak at a live webcast, Monday, March 30
Resisting War from Gaza to Kandahar British MP George Galloway, prevented from entering Canada by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney because of his leadership in delivering humanitarian aid to the besieged people of Gaza, will attempt to enter Canada on Monday.…
Afghanistan’s Killing Fields
March 24, 2009: Five American helicopters swooped in, filled with American Special Forces troops. Moments later, five Afghan civilians were dead, at least one of whom was killed as he slept. Just another day in Afghanistan. How many civilians have…