Activists Block Rail Line Near General Dynamics Over Arms Sales
A small group of activists blocked a rail line in east London Friday, demanding the federal government cancel a contract to provide military vehicles to Saudi Arabia.
A small group of activists blocked a rail line in east London Friday, demanding the federal government cancel a contract to provide military vehicles to Saudi Arabia.
Members of anti-war organizations World BEYOND War, Labour Against the Arms Trade, and People for Peace London are blocking railway tracks near General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, a London-area company manufacturing light armoured vehicles (LAVs) for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Saturday, April 10, will be a day of fasting across Canada. Canadian peace advocates are organizing these public displays to help persuade the Government of Canada to invest in our children’s future rather than in bomber jets.
Hearings in the extradition trial of Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Huawei, resumed on March 1.
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A report produced by the No Fighter Jets Coalition estimates that the real cost of the planned purchase of 88 new fighter jets by the Canadian government will total $77 billion.
March 1 marks the resumption of hearings in Vancouver in the extradition trial of Meng Wanzhou. It also marks an event by her supporters in Canada, determined to block her deportation to the USA where she would stand trial again on fraud charges that could potentially put her in jail for over 100 years.
Not only are the actions of the Israeli military being recognized as illegal, but their recruitment as well.