At what point does ‘interoperability’ simply mean buy American?
A military concept few have heard of is shaping Canada’s second largest ever government procurement. Ottawa is planning to spend tens of billions of dollars on 88 new fighter jets largely to serve the...
View ArticleDavid Suzuki an environmentalist to emulate
While we need to be careful about lionizing any individual and our central focus should always be on building collective strength, this writer’s favorite high-profile environmentalist is David Suzuki....
View ArticleReducing conflict with China an environmental necessity
Is the Canadian or Chinese military a greater threat to humanity? As the likelihood of military conflict with China grows it’s worth assessing the balance of power. This offers an indication of which...
View ArticleSouth Africa puts Canada to shame regarding Palestine
Like Canada, South Africa is a former British colony and settler state. But the divide between these two countries regarding the world’s most aggressive ongoing European colonialism is stark. While...
View ArticleLatest instalment of Paul-Zatzman anti-Green soap opera
The Israel lobby is rallying around Annamie Paul and Noah Zatzman. Must be their reward for doing battle with the internationalists and human-rights-for-all (including Palestinians)-supporters in the...
View ArticleTime to fight climate change, not each other
The Trudeau government’s plan to buy 88 new fighter jets and 15 combat vessels will do little to protect Canadians from this country’s most serious threats. And some people are angry enough to take the...
View ArticleClaims of Russian interference in Ukraine reek of hypocrisy
The Russians are up to no good and we must prepare to protect Ukraine. Moscow interferes in US and Canadian elections. That’s what Washington, Ottawa and their media sycophants claim. But is this just...
View ArticleFunny how Canadian ‘peacekeeping’ always aligns with US imperialism
President Biden pushing Prime Minister Trudeau to engage in peacekeeping may surprise those who view UN military missions as an alternative to US imperialism. But Washington has long promoted Canadian...
View ArticleThe sad truth about Canada’s likely new fighter jets
A startling about-face on fighter jets highlights the Liberals deference to Lockheed Martin’s influence. After aggressively criticizing the Harper government’s plan to buy 65 F-35s Trudeau’s Liberals...
View ArticleCanada’s NSA
This year marks the 75th anniversary of a little known but influential arm of Canada’s foreign policy apparatus. An entity called the Communications Security Establishment was established to spy...
View ArticleRacist Five Eyes spy network wages deceitful campaign to ban Huawei
Banning Huawei’s equipment from Canada’s 5G network demonstrates the subordination of powerful economic interests to the prerogatives of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance and imperial ideology. The...
View ArticleYes Ms. Diplomat, Canada does arm and fund Israel
Did Canada’s representative to the Palestinian Authority lie or was she simply ignorant of important facts? Yesterday Robin Wettlaufer criticized Electronic Intifada editor Ali Abunimah for tweeting...
View ArticleCanadian military’s ties to USA so deep one must question their loyalty
Who are they “standing on guard” for, really? The Canadian military has deep ties to their US counterparts. From naval patrols to special forces deployments, research initiatives to wars, the...
View ArticleThe ties that bind Canadian military to USA
Canadian admirals and generals often act as if this country’s armed forces are an appendage of the US military, but it’s a mistake to simply label them US lackeys. As I detailed recently, the Canadian...
View ArticleGlobe columnist blinded by Canadian chauvinism
Don’t let the Chinese buy up Canada’s strategic minerals… in Argentina. That’s what Eric Reguly argued in Saturday’s Globe and Mail. “The West is asleep while China hoards key minerals”, blared the...
View ArticleWhy the media silence about Trudeau’s worst foreign policy failure
Imagine if Nicolás Maduro’s vice president quit and called for his government to be disbanded. Or if Venezuela’s opposition won a landslide in regional elections or if 90% of member states voted...
View ArticleLet us count the ways Canada supports Israel’s crimes
One of the most disingenuous arguments made by Canadian apologists for Israeli crimes is that it is irrelevant what transpires here. If they genuinely believed this why seek to squash support for...
View ArticleBillions spent on institutional embodiment of toxic masculinity
Does a misogynist, right wing, racist institution rife with sexual assaults deserve tens of billions of our tax dollars per year and slavish praise from politicians, media, sports leagues and many...
View ArticleOf course these ‘experts’ are pro-military — follow the money
The military and arms industry sustain many ideological institutions, which goes a long way in explaining the strength of militarist ideology. Last week the Globe and Mail published “Canada must do its...
View ArticleFighter jets useless against real security threats
“It’s never enough” said former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien about military spending. “They always want more.” Canada shouldn’t spend huge sums on 88 new fighter jets incapable of protecting the...
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