On February 10, the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) tweeted: “Face-to-face meetings won’t resume for a while, but we’ve got the next best thing – no commute required! Introducing Canadian Defence Marketplace [via] virtual B2B/G meetings. May 6 & Nov 4.”
Canada likes to trade on the “middle power” trope. Tucked away among the many, snuggled up with peer states just outside the focus given to global hegemons, the country goes about its business, friendly and mild. Nothing to see here.
This week on Talk Nation Radio, putting your body in front of weapons shipments and organizing for peace. Our guest is Rachel Small, Canada Organizer for World BEYOND War.
We blocked trucks outside Paddock Transportation International. Paddock ships armored vehicles to Saudi Arabia for the Saudi-led war on Yemen — or at least it tries to!
BREAKING: Activists in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada block trucks at company transporting weapons to Saudi Arabia, demand Canada stop fuelling war in Yemen.
World BEYOND War has joined with organizations, grassroots groups, and individuals across Canada to call upon the Government of Canada to have Parliament debate and hold public hearings on the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and on Canada’s role in advancing global nuclear disarmament.
The movement to abolish nuclear weapons has been around for a long time, taking a tortuous path through highs and lows. Another high will be achieved next week when the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty enters into force.
Our sustainable liveable futures are interconnected. Let us support all farm workers.
Chad Norman lives beside the high-tides of the Bay of Fundy, Truro, Nova Scotia. He has given talks and readings in Denmark, Sweden, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, America, and across Canada. His poems appear in publications around the world and have been translated into Danish, Albanian, Romanian, Turkish, Italian, and Polish.
