nguMaya Garfinkel, World BEYOND War, Oktobha 28, 2022
EKhanada-Kuyo yonke inyanga ka-Okthobha, amashumi amatsha ntliziyo abonise kwilizwe lonke kwindawo I-Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Investment's iintlanganiso ezibanjwa kabini ngonyaka. Amatshantliziyo kwi aubuncinane izixeko ezithandathu (iVancouver, eLondon, eHalifax, eSt. Johns, eRegina, naseWinnipeg) waxoxa ukuba utyalo-mali lweSicwangciso soMhlalaphantsi saseKhanada kubavelisi bezixhobo, amafutha efosili, kunye neenkampani ezihambisana nokwaphulwa komthetho wamazwe ngamazwe zitshabalalisa ikamva lethu, kunokuba zilikhusele.
Ukugxekwa kwe Utyalo-mali olungekho sikweni lwe-CPP ibingumxholo ophambili weentlanganiso zabachaphazelekayo kwilizwe liphela. I-CPP ine-21.72 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi etyalwe kubavelisi bamafutha ezilwanyana zamandulo kuphela kwaye ngaphezulu kwe-870 yezigidi zeedola kubathengisi bezixhobo zehlabathi. Oku kubandakanya i-76 yezigidi zeedola etyalwe kwi-Lockheed Martin, i-38 yezigidi zeedola e-Northrop Grumman, kunye ne-70 yezigidi zeedola e-Boeing. Ukususela ngo-Matshi 31, i-2022, i-CPPIB yayine-$ 524 yezigidi zeedola ezityalwe kwi-11 kwiinkampani ze-112 ezidweliswe kwi-Database ye-UN njengento ehambelana nokuphulwa kwe-Israel yomthetho wamazwe ngamazwe.
Abazimasi abaxhalabele utyalo-mali lweCPPIB balawula iintlanganiso. Nangona kunjalo, bafumene ingxelo encinci kwaye bangabikho kwiinkokeli ze-CPP malunga neenkxalabo zabo. Ekuphenduleni imibuzo, uMichel Leduc, uMlawuli oyiNtloko we-CPPIB, wathi "uthethathethwano lwabanini-zabelo" lusebenza ngakumbi kunokwabiwa, kodwa lunike ubungqina obuncinci bokuxhasa le nkcazo.
EVancouver, indawo yokuqala yokhenketho, inqaku laphakanyiswa ukuba abantu baseCanada bakhathazeke kakhulu ukuba ingxowa-mali yomhlalaphantsi ayityalwanga ngokwemigaqo. “Ngokuqinisekileyo, iCPPIB iyakwazi ukufezekisa imbuyekezo entle yemali ngaphandle kokutyala imali kwiinkampani ezixhasa ngemali. ukubulawa kwabantu ngokungekho mthethweni ePalestine,” utshilo uKathy Copps, utitshala odla umhlala-phantsi nelungu le-BDS Vancouver Coast Salish Territories. “Kulihlazo ukuba iCPPIB ixabise kuphela ukukhusela utyalo-mali lwethu kwaye ayihoyi impembelelo embi esinayo kwihlabathi liphela,” uqhubeke watsho uCopps. “Uya kuphendula nini kwi- Matshi 2021 ileta esayinwe yimibutho engaphezu kwama-70 kunye nabantu abangama-5,600 bebongoza iCPPIB ukuba ihlukane neenkampani ezidweliswe kuluhlu lweUN njengezibandakanyeka kulwaphulo-mthetho lwemfazwe kwaSirayeli?”
Ngelixa iCPPIB ithi izinikele “eyona mdla wabaxhasi kunye nabaxhamli beCPP”, eneneni iqhawulwe ngokugqithisileyo kuluntu kwaye isebenza njengombutho wotyalo-mali oqeqeshelwe urhwebo, isigunyaziso sotyalo-mali kuphela. “Nangona iminyaka yezikhalazo, izenzo, kunye nobukho bukawonke-wonke kwiintlanganiso zikawonke-wonke zeCPPIB ezibanjwa kabini ngonyaka, kubekho ukunqongophala okukhulu kwenkqubela phambili enentsingiselo yokuguqukela kutyalo-mali olutyalomali kwezona mfuno zexesha elide ngokwenza ngcono ihlabathi kunokuba negalelo ekufikeleleni. ukutshatyalaliswa kwayo,” utshilo uKaren Rodman weJust Peace Advocates.
NgoLwesibini, nge-1 kaNovemba ukususela ngo-12:00 - 1:00 pm ET, iCPPIB ibamba INtlanganiso yeSizwe yeVirtual eziya kuphawula ukuphela kweentlanganiso zikawonke-wonke zika-2022 CPPB. Uluntu lunako bhalisa apha.
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